Posts Tagged ‘development’
Learning About St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
‘St Elisabeth’s Hospital – Autopsy is also a spectator sport’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
While poking around through the We Love DC Flickr pool this morning, I ran across spiggycat’s set of photos from a recent tour of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Anacostia. Since that was the second time in the space of a week someone mentioned touring [...]
Saloon Flea Market
‘The Saloon, U Street’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
Commy, owner of the Saloon, is hosting a flea market this Sunday at his famed, U St. pub. He promises to offer “many unique items” for sale, the proceeds from which will benefit his international school building efforts. On top of the interesting goods and the worthy cause, the [...]
What’s Your Favorite Suburban Metro Station?
‘Bethesda at night’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
BeyondDC has a great post up today about the best suburban transit-oriented development (TOD) in the area. The Washington region has some of the best examples of TOD, and places like Arlington and Bethesda have become national examples of how to create walkable, mixed-use districts in the suburbs. BeyondDC thinks that Bethesda [...]
DC Mythbusting: The Height Limit!
‘Cairo Apartment Building’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
As an urban planner in DC, I cringe every time I hear a myth about the city (OMG, if I hear the “Pierre L’Enfant hated John Jay” reason for there being no J Streetone more time I’m going to scream). One of the most widespread myths I hear from out-of-towners and Washingtonians alike [...]
