Posts tagged Dog Parks
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Breakfast links: DC Mayor Bowser releases five-year economic development plan
Bowser provides details on downtown development goal, and adds others for increasing Black incomes, grocery access. Federally-funded DC hotel shelter program to end. Structural problems continue at Bethesda’s Rock Creek West Apartments. Keep reading…
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Are there alternative sites for a dog park if WMATA sells the 11th and Park parcel?
For much of 2018, intense focus has been on the parcel of land owned by WMATA at 11th and Park Road, which has been used as an unofficial dog park since 2009. After many attempts by residents to convert the site into a permanent dog park, WMATA indicated that it was considering selling the parcel. Keep reading…
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Is it unethical to build a dog park on prime real estate in housing-strapped DC?
Should DC spend about $2 million on a parcel of land in Columbia Heights to build a dog park? The 7,335 square-foot parcel at 11th Street and Park roads NW has been empty for 20 years. It’s owned by WMATA; the Green Line passes under Park Road to connect Columbia Heights to Petworth. Keep reading…
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Are dogs urbanist? Do they belong in cities?
Dog owners in Park View are upset that a temporary dog park is about to be sold by the city and likely used for something else. This sparked the question among contributors: What role should dogs have in public spaces in urban areas? Keep reading…
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A controversial development in Eckington moves forward with improved benefits
The local Advisory Neighborhood Commission just approved a community benefits package, allowing the Eckington development project to go forward. However, that package did not come together until after some controversy. Keep reading…
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Why dog parks are such a hot-button issue in the “Cappuccino City”
We are pleased to present a few excerpts from American University professor Derek Hyra's new book, Race, Class,and Politics in the Cappuccino City. This one looks at “cultural displacement,” where people who are able to keep living in their neighborhoods nevertheless feel less and less welcome. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A scary ride?
Seeing red on the Red Line; How to be a bus rider; Union opts for re-training; Mixed-use outcry madness; MoCo’s land swap; Dog park drama; Gentrification of the sausage. Keep reading…
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A record number of people petitioned for a dog park at the Takoma Rec Center, but it’s still not happening
In December 2015, dog owners across Ward 4 submitted the largest petition ever to build a dog park in DC. But a small group of neighbors put up a big fight, and last week the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) made it official: no dog park. Here’s what happened. Keep reading…
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The latest design for the new Third Street park in NoMa emphasizes kids and dogs
There’s a park going in at 3rd and L Streets NE, in NoMa, and after nearby residents chimed in about what they did and didn’t like about the first three designs, the architects put forward new plans. Out is dead space and a moat with a bridge, and in is more space for dogs and kids, and some variable topography. Keep reading…
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Check out these ideas for the new Third Street park in NoMa
A new park is set to go up in NoMa, at 3rd and L Streets NE, and the NoMa Parks Foundation recently unveiled three potential designs. Each has a dog park and an area for small children, including a unique jungle gym-like structure to increase play space in the small park. Keep reading…