Height and zoning links

DC Zoning Map – CC image from Payton Chung

Every so often (just as we’re seeing right now), someone will suggest changing DC’s height limit and a flurry of articles/blog posts/tweets/etc will go up, arguing for or against.  This past week has been no exception.

Zoning and process: At the Atlantic, Josh Barro argues that the height

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April 19th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | One comment

Briefly noted

Some items of note today:

Matt Johnson (GGW, Track Twenty-Nine) takes a closer look at Metro’s new 7000 series railcars.  The ‘America’s Metro’ logo seems to have disappeared, and there are opportunities for a longitudinal seating arrangement.
Ed Glaeser looks at the role of historic preservation in limiting development in New York, and looks at the degree

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April 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Links | Leave a comment

Streetcar smackdown watch

Over the last few days, the Washington Post featured a number of streetcar pieces.  First, Lisa Rein laid out the basis for the debate on overhead wires.  The Post’s editorial board then chastised all the players to find a realistic and reasonable solution.

Today’s print edition features two pieces delving deeper into how streetcars fit into

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April 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Streetcars, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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