Posts about Public Spaces
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Breakfast links: Green and moving
FBI might move to Greenbelt?; Barracks or community garden?; Adroit opposition keeps LeDroit static; Dose of bad news for pedestrians; He lied, but didn’t assault; Bike parking USA; Plop art?; No Phone Zone. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Distracted driving not fine
Not “fine,” even for Redskins; Alexander hits cyclist; Don’t talk to someone while they’re driving; Fear not, aspiring U Street restauranteurs; Stormwater fee or tax?; Don’t fear Smart Growth; Keep riding on instead of building big garage; And…. Keep reading…
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Chalupi Architekti unveils design for Czech Embassy
The Embassy of the Czech Republic has announced a design for a new building to replace an aging facility on Tilden Street in Northwest DC. The current embassy is a not-quite-modernist structure at the edge of Rock Creek Park near Peirce Mill. The new structure will be a postmodern Y-shaped landscraper that clings to the site, in a flattened valley. The architects are Prague-based… Keep reading…
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Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t get near the protesters
Service members protesting the ban on gays in the military Tuesday cuffed themselves to the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. US Park Police decided to restrict public and media access to the protest location by closing not only the sidewalk in front of the White House but also the entire avenue and half of Lafayette Park. The incident caught the attention of Ben Smith at… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Nonsense
National Highways-In-Parks Service?; Wilson Building ATM machine still running; Silver Line car price fight; Finalists selected for Planning Board; More cents and sense for Bethesda parking; Tenleytown: 60 years of anti; So high-speed, it never stops; Post’s new network. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s easy being green
Zoo listens to us; Green plan, needs green money; Planning Department veggies; People and things bumping cyclists; Rosslyn’s temporary plaza; The art avenue; X marks the cuts; Vote in Congress versus home rule. Keep reading…
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National Zoo blocks pedestrian access from the east
Tourists often reach the National Zoo by Metro to the Connecticut Avenue entrance. But many local residents walk or bike to the east side gate off Harvard Street from Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, or nearby neighborhoods. Begninning this spring, they have been turned away, as the Zoo closed all east side entrances due to construction. At the Harvard Street bridge, a sign directs… Keep reading…
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“Monumentalism” puts postcard DC above human DC
Three recent opinion pieces in the Washington Post raise some thought-provoking questions about the way planners, preservationists, and others view Washington, DC, and question the long-standing consensus around a “monumentalist” vision at odds with other preservationist, environmental, and urbanist viewpoints. The widely-accepted view of Washington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery’s losses
Dan Reed leaving; Vacant stores and gas stations not the path; Lots in (& near) LeDroit; Oh, these spare parts?; Alexandria’s parking solution; All about Bobs (and Tom); Drive-thru booze. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shape of the neighborhood
Modern and eastern; Housing very complex; New bike laws in Maryland; Listen to bloggers; Housing and transportation costs around Boston; Railroads are good for roads; In other news. Keep reading…