Posts tagged Lanier Heights
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The National Zoo says visitors aren’t riding Metro so it needs more parking
This week, the National Zoo will be presenting plans to add more than 1,000 parking spaces and security checkpoints while closing some pedestrian entrances. Last week we published an article about the security measures, and this post from last year has more detail about the parking garage issue. Keep reading…
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The National Zoo says people aren’t riding Metro and it needs more parking
Getting to the zoo via transit with young children is a challenge, and the area isn't very bike-friendly. Nonetheless, expanding the amount of parking spaces isn't the only option for improvement. Keep reading…
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More housing is now banned from Lanier Heights. Organizing is what won the day.
A group of neighbors in Lanier Heights are fighting to downzone their rowhouses, hoping to restrict the ability to convert them into denser, multi-resident units. Monday night they won, and they did it by out-organizing the opposition. Keep reading…
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It’s now harder to add more housing near Adams Morgan
The Lanier Heights neighborhood has a mix of apartment buildings, row houses divided into multiple units, and single-family row houses. A group of residents want to to prohibit all but the last category, and their proposal took a significant step forward in December. But other neighbors have been mobilizing to stop it. Keep reading…
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How a DC neighborhood got the name of a Georgia poet
Lanier Heights, near Adams Morgan, isn’t home to any live oaks or tidal marshes. But the person after whom the neighborhood is named, Sidney Lanier, is famous for his poetry about the natural beauty of his native Georgia. And now from the Vast of the Lord will the waters of sleep Roll in on the souls of men, But who will reveal to our waking ken The forms that swim and the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Repeat
Not again; Purple politics; No blocked docks; Skip the bag, skip the cleanup; Keep families in DC; Write-in wins; Invest in transit; The real story; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take a ride
Not bad; Columbia Pike Metro?; Squash pop-ups; Parks, not parking; Passing grade; Just say no; Call the play; And…. Keep reading…
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The pop-up debate in Lanier Heights pits “property rights” against “neighborhood character”
If you’ve walked through Lanier Heights in recent years, it’s clear that new construction has changed the neighborhood. Some residents want to change zoning laws to limit that trend, while others welcome it. Both groups faced off at a meeting on Tuesday. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line to-dos
Pedestrian access still to come; Same route, higher cost?; No parking here; Lanier Heights battles over pop-ups; Streetcar steps; Arlington board backs taxis; Longer terms in PG; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planes, trains, and automobiles
More flights and people for DCA; Metro eyes station development; Brookland keeps a green; Normal weekend Metro service (for now); HOT in Virginia; Sordid road; Not so cooperative; Group fights zoning restrictions; And…. Keep reading…