As noted by a visitor in a recent comment, at long last a fully equipped temporary Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library has opened at 945 Rhode Island Avenue next to the Shaw Junior High School. The grand opening is next Wednesday, November 14th from 4 to 5:30 p.m., to be followed by a “Hopes and Dreams” […]
National Security Sprawl in … Spotsylvania?
Spotsylvania County, some 50 miles from Washington, is positioning itself in newspaper advertisements as the next logical place for defense contractors to locate.
Are federal rules pushing ‘security sprawl’ to the next frontier of suburban development?
The Power of (Web) Design
It has been just about two weeks since I switched from a more conventional blog site design to this design. Previously, the blog contained a long column of links on the left and the last seven posts displayed on the main page. I chose this new design because I felt it worked better for the […]
Upcoming Conferences
I am planning to attend the following upcoming conferences: Society for City and Regional Planning History Conference October 25-28 – Portland, Maine ($150 for students) Washington, D.C. Historical Studies Conference Nov. 1-3 – Carnegie Library, Washington, D.C. (free) American Historical Association Annual Meeting Jan. 3-6, 2008 – Woodley Park, Washington, D.C. ($75 for students)
O Street Market Redevelopment
The company redeveloping the historic O Street Market site in Shaw has released some architectural images. The project will contain apartments, condos, a hotel, senior affordable housing, and a new supermarket.
Washington’s Urban Facelift
With over 250 blocks totally rebuilt by work crews over the past five years, Washington, D.C. is in the middle of a major urban facelift. What streets are slated for upgrades, and what public spaces are planners overlooking?
Research Help
I am doing some research and hope some readers here can help. I’m looking for: Examples of low to moderate density residential neighborhoods connected by a street grid to moderate density retail or mixed use districts. Neighborhoods near busy roads and with high income levels would be a plus. Example track cross sections and other […]