The District sees its shadow, with long-term legacies causing development conundrums. Can a new mixed-use DC neighborhood off North Capitol avoid the haphazard planning that fractionalizes the neighboring area? A downtown bike lane deemed important for safety and mobility comes afoul of tensions over displacement. Could a bill offering a $100 monthly subsidy to DC residents and a dedicated bus fund reverse transit disinvestment and shaky ridership? Read on.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 2, 2020
A whole new mixed-use neighborhood may soon arise on a portion of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, the large 272-acre estate off North Capitol Street. Will the new neighborhood become an isolated suburban island, or integrate into the urban fabric of the city?
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • March 3, 2020
If you had an extra 19,000 square feet of retail space to use what would you do with it? Well, this is the question that Fairfax County is posing to the public this month as it launches Activate Fairfax, a project that hopes to revamp and revitalize a closed store in Tysons.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 3, 2020
A future version of the Metro rail map could show buses as well, based on a recommendation from the recent Bus Transformation Project report. This would follow a practice already in use in Boston and an idea I proposed in a 2011 contest to redesign the Metro Map (the map above).
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • March 6, 2020
A proposed parking lot included in the revamp for an aquatic center in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore has garnered opposition from neighboring residents and city officials alike.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 2, 2020
DC councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) unveiled a plan Monday which would give every DC resident (almost) $100 on a SmarTrip card to pay for trips on rail, bus, and paratransit. Our contributors, and people on Twitter and elsewhere, have been discussing the plan. What do you think?
