Posts by Ksenia Kaladiouk — Guest Contributor
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Stuffy dress codes hamper healthy urban choices
The dress code at many federal workplaces simply doesn’t make sense anymore as the standard in professional attire. How is anyone supposed to ride a bike to work in a tailored skirt or a starched dress shirt? Secretaries Sebelius, LaHood, Donovan and Administrator Jackson: No doubt, you have plenty keeping you busy over at HHS, DOT, HUD and EPA. However, you… Keep reading…
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Istanbul shows that the Mall can be a vibrant urban space
It’s no secret that DC’s National Mall is home to dozens of priceless monuments and museums. But why, when it comes to planning, do we seem to treat the Mall itself like it’s an ancient artifact to be admired, but not used? Keep reading…
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Montgomery a prime example of “how housing matters”
It’s not often that 2 members of the Presidential Cabinet sit down for a morning chat before a crowd of several hundred spectators. Last week, however, at the National Building Museum’s “How Housing Matters” Conference, Secretary Shaun Donovan of HUD and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Health and Human Services did just that. The keynote… Keep reading…
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Intelligent Cities Forum asks how data can help planning
If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? And if a LEED Platinum building is erected amidst a sea of parking spaces, at the intersection of three major highways and an unused surface street, can we really call it LEED Platinum? The National Building Museum, in partnership with IBM, TIME Magazine and the Rockefeller Foundation,… Keep reading…
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Capitol Hill community rallies for Ward 6 unity
Today the DC Council’s Subcommittee on Redistricting releases their much-anticipated proposal for new boundaries for the eight existing city wards. Yesterday, community members from around Ward 6 (as we know it) came together for a Rally to Keep Capitol Hill Together. Keep reading…
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Earth Day brings new community park & garden to Hill East
What does it look like when a group of neighbors, a non-profit or two, a couple of federal agencies and a handful of DC government offices partner effectively? Swing by 13th & C Streets SE, and see for yourself. Nearly four years after neighbors rallied to turn a vacant lot owned by the DCHA into a community park and garden, twenty to thirty volunteers gathered to plant nine trees… Keep reading…
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Restaurants and bars enhance commercial district diversity
Does Barracks Row have too many restaurants? In November 2010, ANC6B established a Retail Mix Task Force (RMTF), which entertained, but ultimately rejected, the idea of pursuing a moratorium on liquor license applications on Barracks Row. Restaurants, it decided, complement other activities. Not only did the RMTF reject the moratorium, but it also suggested… Keep reading…