Category Archives: development

>Metro to share parking with new hotel

Posted on November 17, 2008 by perkinsms

> At this week’s Planning, Development and Real Estate Committee meeting, the committee will consider a proposal to enter an agreement with Marriott, who will be constructing a 162-room hotel on the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station site as part … Continue reading →

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>Connect Barracks Row: New study of Barracks Row

Posted on October 28, 2008 by perkinsms

> The urban planning students at the University of Maryland want your opinion on how you see the southern part of 8th St SE, between M Street and the freeway. I work right near there and go to Chicken Tortilla … Continue reading →

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>Coalition for Smarter Growth Needs Election Help

Posted on October 16, 2008 by perkinsms

>Coalition for Smarter Growth called me to ask for help on election day.  I’ll be out of town on a work trip, but I did offer to help them get the word out about their volunteer opportunity.  Feel free to … Continue reading →

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>Parking Minimums Strike Again

Posted on October 9, 2008 by perkinsms

> I saw this over on JDLand: According to the presentation, the new office building would use the same design as the condo building, with a few tweaks (they appear to be wanting to get rid of the turret in … Continue reading →

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>Where to Spend the Parking Money

Posted on September 18, 2008 by perkinsms

> Dr. Shoup argues that the best use of parking meter revenue is to spend it locally on sidewalks and the pedestrian environment to improve physical appearance and walking conditions.  With that in mind, I took a short tour to … Continue reading →

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>Arlington’s "Super Stops" Pilot Approved

Posted on July 11, 2008 by perkinsms

>At the Finance, Administration and Oversight Committee meeting yesterday, WMATA’s committee approved a plan for Arlington County to upgrade three bus stops along Columbia Pike to “Super Stops”, which will have heated seats, glass enclosures and upgraded curbs. There’s a … Continue reading →

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>A nickel a gallon

Posted on July 10, 2008 by perkinsms

>Assuming that demand for gasoline is relatively inelastic (seems to be true, we’ve doubled the price but only cut demand a couple percent — I’ve seen a paper citing a short term elasticity as low as 0.03), then a 5 … Continue reading →

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>Real Estate Development and the "19 Standard Types"

Posted on March 10, 2008 by perkinsms

>Recently I read “The Option of Urbanism”, which laid out the idea that real estate development currently prefers low density suburban development, even though the market in urban real estate is much more lucrative. One cause cited in the book … Continue reading →

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