Posts taggedCat:development
This vacant tower could become your favorite new bar
There’s an old rail control tower on 2nd Street SW, a few blocks from where CSX is rebuilding the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, and CSX has agreed to do major work on the tower as part of the rail project. Could it become a museum or a bar? Could someone live there? There are great possibilities, but also unique challenges.Keep reading…
Washington ranks #2 in walkable urbanism; Maryland and Virginia outshine other cities’ suburbs
The Washington region is second in the nation in having housing and jobs in walkable places, a new report says. A real stand-out for our region, compared to other similar cities, are the walkable places even outside the center city like Silver Spring and Reston.Keep reading…
America’s most unattainable housing is right by downtown DC. That’s a huge problem.
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Five people are currently vying for the chance to occupy the White House this November, but only one will win. This is a classic supply and demand problem, and the solution is simple: Build more housing.Keep reading…
Why Washington’s transportation is a problem, in one map
Why does Metro have budget problems? Why is traffic bad? While there are many reasons, this map shows the biggest one: Our region keeps growing mostly on one side, which taxes strained transportation networks and wastes resources.Keep reading…
Fairfax is redeveloping Seven Corners with more housing and transit
Seven Corners, a growing population and commercial center in Fairfax, is both ridden with traffic congestion and lacking housing options. A new plan for the area is going to make it more walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly, as well as more sustainable and inclusive.Keep reading…
It’s not about how fast we should grow, but where
Pointing to busy roads and crowded schools, some candidates in this year’s Montgomery County primary election say the county is growing too fast. But people are going to come anyway, making the real issue where that growth should happen.Keep reading…
Ask GGW: Is living farther out a bad investment?
Reader Frank, currently a teacher in DC who lives in Annandale, writes in with a question: We are considering a move to Haymarket, Virginia. From what we can see, it’s a nice small town with some rural outlying areas, but isn’t so far removed from civilization that we’d feel isolated. As a teacher, I am pretty mobile. Currently we live in Annandale…Keep reading…
Is contemporary art the best use for the Franklin School?
DC economic development officials have selected a bid to turn the Franklin School into a modern art center that will host temporary exhibitions. The plan comes from a prominent collector, Dani Levinas; developer EastBanc will turn the former school into the museum. It will include a ground floor restaurant by José Andrés, Jonathan O’Connell reported…Keep reading…
Streetcar won’t make Columbia Pike unaffordable
Some residents have expressed concern that the Columbia Pike Streetcar will bring changes to the Columbia Pike area. Besides traffic impacts, another oft-repeated criticism is that streetcar-oriented development will harm the relative affordability of many areas along Columbia Pike. The price of housing has soared in the areas of Arlington that are close to the Metro. It…Keep reading…
New names aid corporate branding but erode sense of place
After 45 years, Georgian Towers is no more. A new owner has renamed the downtown Silver Spring complex “The Point at Silver Spring.” While a new name might give the troubled complex a fresh start, it ignores the emotional and social value of an established name. New owner Pantzer Properties recently bought the 1960’s-era apartment buildings at Georgia Avenue…Keep reading…
