Posts tagged Nih
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Breakfast links: The hunt for affordable housing solutions
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…; $100M for affordable housing; The affordability struggle is real; Old condo problems; What’s in a neighborhood’s name?; Fewer red-light fatalities; NIH will still call Bethesda home; Changes for Confederate symbols; MoCo’s liquor showdown. Keep reading…
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NIH 2015: Growing without adding parking is “impossible.” NIH 2016: Okay, it’s possible.
The National Institutes of Health won’t add any new parking spaces to its campus after all. After saying “high-ranking scientists” were too important to take transit or carpool, NIH leaders have seen the error of their ways and modified the master plan to cap the parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Something old, something new
The 7k’s debut; Free range saga continues; Million dollar city; Arlington declining; Foot stomping; I’m a uniter; Glow in the dark; Driverless trains. Keep reading…
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NIH says: Our scientists are too important to pay for parking or take transit
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) wants to expand at its Bethesda campus, but despite being on top of a Metro station, wants to build a lot more parking. Why is that necessary? NIH thinks its “high-ranking scientists” can’t be asked to pay for parking or ride Metro in greater numbers like “regular people.” Sound unbelievable? Just listen… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Limbo
Waiting game; Managing the streetcar; No answers; Wal-Mart crows; Returning to the mothership; Working together; Small streets; Paid to ride; Hopping down the bike trail. Keep reading…
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The NIH has more parking than agencies around it, and that makes traffic worse for everyone
The National Institutes of Health doesn’t comply with a federal recommendation for how many parking spaces it should have. Correcting that would probably help alleviate congestion in Bethesda. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop in the road
Road project on hold; Will McAuliffe stop the Bi-County?; Gray in the lead; More bike racks downtown; Federal budget falls short for St. Elizabeths; Walk under Wisconsin Ave; The rent is less damn high; Traffic kills 1 million a year; Rockville #MasterPlan; Bye Geoff and Jaime!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Course correction
Heights not yet achieved; Almost one illegal U-turn a minute; Healthier ways to got to health jobs; Gray lukewarm on lower fines; Historic garages?; Berliner backs taxes to pay for transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tracks in the sky
No streetcar under H Street bridge; Dulles Metro now in the air; Few takers for NIH bike benefit; Boston bikeshare won’t go everywhere; WMATA board turnover not smart; Gray considers plant closure; Transit- and trash-oriented development; Then and now in a single photo; And…. Keep reading…