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Breakfast links: Sprawl debate rages on
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Sprawl lives: Another big office complex is getting built, this time in Germantown. Meanwhile, a state senator wants to block outlets at National Harbor because of traffic concerns. Richard Layman laments how transportation is usually not considered in decisions about siting. (Post, RPUS)
Sprawl report author speaks for roads: Tim Lomax, from the institute that refuses to fix its pro-sprawl congestion rankings, advocated for more road spending. He also wants transit, but mostly roads. There's no mention of the study that building roads doesn't alleviate congestion. (WTOP, Infrastructurist)
Housing is getting even more expensive: Housing prices in the DC region rose year over year. And that's not the whole story: that index just looks at single-family homes, and the condo market is even tighter. (City Paper)
Petworth/Park View station?: ANC 1A has endorsed adding "Park View" to the name. To avoid making it longer, "Georgia Ave" could be dropped, as other stations are on Georgia too. (City Paper) ... Matt Yglesias suggests Park View allow some more growth to put the neighborhood on the map instead of renaming the station.
Councilmember fights crime herself: Councilmember Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) chased down a man who stole someone's Kindle at Freedom Plaza. She was leaving the Wilson Building when she heard a scream. (Fox 5)
It's sink or swim in the water taxi business: The water taxi from the Southwest Waterfront to Georgetown is struggling to get customers. Each trip costs $8 and takes 30 minutes. (Post)
Gray picks Peck to pluck out waste: Suzanne Peck, former head of WMATA IT and DC's OCTO, will scrutinize DC agencies to find wasteful spending. (Post)
Make no little plans: A ziggurat Lincoln Memorial, a curvacious Kennedy Center, and a giant pagoda in Chinatown are among the serious architectural fantasies featured in the National Building Museum's upcoming exhibit "Unbuilt Washington". (WBJ)
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 | Eric Fidler has lived in DC and suburban Maryland his entire life. He likes long walks along the Potomac and considers the L'Enfant Plan an elegant work of art. He also blogs at Left for LeDroit, LeDroit Park's (only) blog of record.    |
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by anon on Jun 10, 2011 9:32 am • link • report
Oboe-Finknottle Home Price Index up 1.3% on the morning's news.
by oboe on Jun 10, 2011 9:42 am • link • report
I just looked it up and Damascus is the southernmost portion of Maryland's 6th congressional district, a district that stretches from Maryland's western boundary all the way to the Susquehanna River east of Baltimore. Perhaps the office is located there to ensure support from Rep. Bartlett for various defense earmarks and projects. Rep. Bartlett sits on the House Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of the Pentagon and its budget.
Defense contractors have been known to make strategic location decisions to help their relationship with key Members of Congress.
by Eric Fidler on Jun 10, 2011 9:49 am • link • report
by Josh S on Jun 10, 2011 10:04 am • link • report
Great idea, but ever since I first heard folks in southeastern Fairfax were discussing them, I've wondered where they would put stops. All of the land on the Virginia side of the river is either high-end housing or public parkland, and the only places where I can think of a viable place for a station are already somewhat cluttered.
The commuting base is potentially rather large, but a lot of us would have to drive to a stop and park the car. Which would necessitate the construction of parking facilities. And I don't see a viable way of doing that as yet - perhaps tearing up part of the Belle Haven marina? Maybe putting it among the condos in Belle Haven and having people walk across?
The parking issue would likely be less of a problem in Woodbridge and points south, I think. And we NEED more alternatives down there. Especially if we want to ease congestion getting to Fort Belvoir. (Which can be done - the Fort has a chunk of waterfront property which might well be useable for a stop.)
by Ser Amantio di Nicolao on Jun 10, 2011 10:05 am • link • report
by hooskerdoo on Jun 10, 2011 10:05 am • link • report
"All of the land on the Virginia side of the river is either high-end housing or public parkland" should read as follows:
"All of the land on the Virginia side of the river BETWEEN MOUNT VERNON AND THE CITY is either high-end housing or public parkland"
*sigh* Happy Friday, everyone.
by Ser Amantio di Nicolao on Jun 10, 2011 10:06 am • link • report
by Craig on Jun 10, 2011 10:11 am • link • report
by Eric Fidler on Jun 10, 2011 10:16 am • link • report
According to the examiner she didn't chase him on foot but rather followed in her Range Rover, and a security guy took him down.
As a side note, is it a requirement for CMs to have nice SUVs?
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/06/crime-fighting-politician-real
by DCEagle on Jun 10, 2011 1:23 pm • link • report
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