Posts tagged Value Capture
-
National links: Online shopping has made traffic far worse
Online shopping was supposed to keep people off the roads—instead it made traffic far worse. After a notable modernist home was illegally demolished, the City of San Francisco ordered the owner to build an exact replica. Oregon could follow in Minneapolis' lead and ban single-family zoning in cities over a certain population. Keep reading…
-
National links: How to save transit, plus “spite buildings” from around the world
If cities want to save transit, they need to adapt to new forms of competition and make transferring to a bus or train seamless. Check out these architectural examples of human pettiness from around the world. Portland, Oregon is trying something new to protect a historically black neighborhood. Keep reading…
-
Live chat with Chris Zimmerman
We’re talking with Chris Zimmerman today from 12-1. Zimmerman is stepping down after 17 years on the Arlington County Board to work for Smart Growth America. Update: The chat has ended. Here is the transcript, edited only for formatting, to correct typos and punctuation, and to insert paragraph breaks. Michael Perkins: Hi and welcome to our Greater Greater Washington… Keep reading…
-
What role will the private sector play in the streetcar?
City officials and business representatives haven’t yet reached consensus on whether to create a separate authority for the DC Streetcar, or how much the private sector should chip in to build it. At a meeting yesterday of the Mayor’s DC Streetcar Finance and Governance Taskforce, members talked about whether to create an independent authority to manage the streetcar. Keep reading…
-
Build streetcars where growth will cover the cost
Where should DC build its next streetcars after the H Street and Anacostia lines under construction today? That should depend on which neighborhoods want to help make them succeed. The streetcar, ultimately, is an economic development tool with transportation benefits, rather than strictly a mobility tool. A streetcar makes new development more desirable and increases… Keep reading…