Posts tagged Suitland Parkway
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Zoning: The hidden trillion dollar tax
Zoning in cities like DC is starting to get expensive. Maybe trillions of dollars too expensive. Economists Enrico Moretti and Chang-Tai Hsieh find that if we lowered restrictions that keep people from building new housing in just three cities (New York, San Jose, and San Francisco) to the level of the median American city, US GDP would have been 9.7% higher in 2009— about… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
Share the wealth; Pay up; Design for health; Safety first; Airports and carshare; Pruning pays off; Playing around; Little Free zoning violation. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Streetcars, tech, tours, and more
If you’re a streetcar fan, bike enthusiast, history buff, or social media nerd, heads up! There are terrific events coming up that you should check out. Do some family biking, speak up at a hearing, or have a drink and nerd out about social media. All that and more is coming up our events calendar in the coming days, so read on and mark your calendar. Overhead wires: Care… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Look out for drivers
Look both ways; DC and Maryland drivers worst?; Parking under the Mall?; Trail connected to bridge; Trash bin case dumped; Managing Tysons transportation; Highway Trust Fund dwindles; And…. Keep reading…
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The new Frederick Douglass Bridge won’t connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is proposing a new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge that will not connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail through Anacostia. The Suitland Parkway Trail’s trailhead is only one mile from the proposed bridge. DDOT will invest $600 million in a new South Capitol Street / Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge across the Anacostia… Keep reading…