Posts about Development
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15th Street’s protected bikeway is back!
It’s a Bike to Work Day miracle! For the last few months, demolition of the old Washington Post building has squeezed people on both bikes and foot into the same narrow space. But as of this morning, there’s both a protected bikeway and a sidewalk, meaning there’s a safe way for everyone to travel. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get with the plan
SafeTrack 2.0; Make way for the bus lane; Enough housing?; New Communities success; McMillan Park’s new park; Express extending; Toe tapping for affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All about access
Office space shift; Capitol B for bike; Dedicated funding from the Dome; Cycling stress no more; Taxi tastes; A peek at the pier; DC, fitness king; Two stories too tall; City slides over in Sweden. Keep reading…
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DC has way more vacant properties than it thinks
Editor’s note: While this post has two authors, it’s written from David Sheon’s perspective. The official count of vacant and blighted properties in DC is about 1,200, but in reality, there are likely many more. The reasons for the discrepancy? A number of loopholes in the system for counting these properties, and not enough staff to close them. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The living isn’t cheap
Six figures for two bedrooms; Watch the boom; Strip mall tease; Filling the Metro gap; Arlington by the numbers; Another avoidable death; False car alarm; Death by TSA; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shelter shifts
Helter shelter; Shelter priorities?; Before the shelter; Toward dedicated Metro funding; Toke tax bonanza; Wavering on the Wiz; Slow on speed restriction communications; Streetcar promo director’s cut; And…. Keep reading…
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How can we help people get around during SafeTrack?
Metro’s SafeTrack plan (plus any FTA-mandated changes) will mean weeks with no service, or month-long single-tracking, on big sections of the rail system. Our region will need to help people get around in other ways that avoid crippling traffic. How do we do that? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s promises
Seeking safety solutions; SafeTrack skepticism; Less service, same price; Jailhouse redevelopment; Takoma Park’s big bridge rebuild; More density for Reston; Shopping mall blues; A shrinking middle class. Keep reading…
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When housing mixes rich and poor, it’s not instant harmony
To make cities inclusive for everyone, individual neighborhoods need to welcome people of many incomes. Unfortunately, that’s not always an easy task. A recent panel discussed some obstacles to this important goal, such as how mixing rich and poor can create unexpected conflict. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget and bus lanes
Budget autonomy to the brig; Parking rate parity; 14th St streetscape; 16th St bus lane lag; IZ in DC; Plaza over Connecticut; Fort Reno done for?; Dollars for demand; A new VPP. Keep reading…