Posts tagged I Wish This Were
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Breakfast links: Out with the old
Go higher?; Longer Metro; Old Metro radios; Financial outlook cloudy?; The shadow knows; Bocce balls come to Ballston; And…. Keep reading…
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New websites crowdsource development ideas
GGW’s I Wish This Were series of posts imagined better uses for vacant properties and bad public spaces. 2 entrepreneurial DC brothers have taken this concept to the next level, with websites that harness the power of crowdsourcing to help shape neighborhood development. Ben and Daniel Miller, sons of Gallery Place developer Herbert Miller, created 2 crowdsourcing… Keep reading…
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I wish this were… an active plaza in Ballston
Could an inviting urban plaza take the place of a fallow plot by the Ballston public garage? Keep reading…
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Restore the sidewalk in Cleveland Park
Restore the Connecticut Avenue Boulevard! The service lane on Connecticut Avenue between Macomb and Ordway Streets should be replaced with a wide, pedestrian-friendly sidewalk. Connecticut Avenue’s west side is a pleasure to walk along, and has inviting outdoor cafés. The east side is crowded, cramped and pedestrian-unfriendly. Two people can barely… Keep reading…
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I Wish This Were… in Dupont Circle, part 2
On Monday I started this series with the first three spaces in Dupont Circle that I’d like to see improved. Three more proposals follow. Scattered around Dupont Circle are the remains the old stairwells that led to the now-abandoned trolley station. There are a total of 9 stairways, now all boarded up. What’s the best use for these spaces? Keep reading…
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I Wish This Were… in Dupont Circle, part 1
Dupont Circle is considered to be a fully-developed neighborhood, and certainly during the District’s tough years it was ahead of other areas. Yet there are still parts that are ripe for improvements. Dupont Circle is surrounded by shops, cafes, and hotels, but the park itself is difficult to get in and out of. Its four lanes of counter-clockwise traffic are divided… Keep reading…
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I Wish This Were… in Bloomingdale/Eckington/Truxton Circle
Forward-thinking New Orleanians started putting stickers on abandoned buildings and other places they wish were more than they are. Borrowing the idea, minus the physical tagging of properties, we bring you the first installment of “I Wish This Were…”, where GGW contributors imagine a better use for vacant properties and poorly-conceived public spaces… Keep reading…