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Visions of the city's "other river" throughout history
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Take a whirlwind, three-hundred-year tour through the Anacostia's history, from natural treasure to garbage dump and back again.
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Gentrification, Revitalization or Renaissance?
Elevation DC
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
A panel discussion October 21 will examine our changing D.C., the affordable housing crisis, and some solutions--as well as how newcomers and long-time residents are finding ways to live in harmony.
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Real Estate
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Transportation
Congress Heights
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Downtown
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H Street
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Brookland
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Waterfront
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Capitol Riverfront
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U Street
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Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights
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NoMa
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Park View/Pleasant Plains
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Bloomingdale
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Takoma
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Shaw
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Foggy Bottom/Golden Triangle
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The Hill
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Petworth
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Rhode Island Avenue Corridor
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Anacostia
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Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park
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Adams Morgan
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Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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No matter which 11th Street Bridge Park design is chosen, DC wins
Christina Sturdivant
Thursday, September 11, 2014
The nationwide competiton to design an elevated park over the Anacostia has reached its home stretch, with four finalists unveiling their designs Thursday. Any would be a welcome addition to D.C.
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National Spotlight: What smart cities can learn from Denver
Eric Peterson
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Fueled by collaboration, the Mile High City is investing in transit-oriented development while also preserving its historic neighborhoods. Denver has gained 50,000 new residents in the past four years, outpacing its suburbs and most other metro areas.
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DIY fixes that can improve your block for practically pennies
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Take your street into your own hands with pop-up bike lanes, tiny free libraries, gardens, and more.
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Get away from it all--right here in DC
Amy Rogers Nazarov
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
As the District’s breakneck pace tapers for the long and sweaty summer months, we asked some of our favorite local celebs for the skinny on where they go to get away from it all – no plane ticket required.
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What smart cities can learn from Pittsburgh
Erin Keane Scott
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
With a culture of collaboration, a willingness to change and a focus on creating the kind of urban environment that attracts creative talent, the Steel City has moved from gritty to green and is now poised for the next wave of growth.
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Legal bees in the city have urban beekeepers abuzz
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Beekeepers in the city, their hives newly legalized, are helping the environment and making some sweet cash on the side.
Food Systems
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Parks & Public Space
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Sustainability
H Street
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Brookland
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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A guide to DC's newest murals
Caroline Dobuzinskis
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Murals revitalize neighborhoods with nothing but a little spray paint and imagination. Here are some of the city's most recent murals--make time to look one up this spring.
Community Development
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H Street
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Bloomingdale
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Shaw
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National roundup: Cleveland's coolest digs, Denver's downtown boom
Lee Chilcote
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
In Cleveland, next-generation housing includes one of the greenest homes in Ohio and a house with a basement rock-climbing gym. In Pittsburgh, indie filmhouses are making a comeback. Read about the smartest things happening in cities around the country in this roundup.
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Elevation DC is on spring break
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
We're taking a long-awaited vacation, so this week, enjoy these greatest hits from our archives.
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Union Station
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These are the shortlisted architecture firms for the 11th Street Bridge Park
Rachel Kaufman
Friday, May 02, 2014
Six teams will go on to the next stage of the design competition to build an elevated park across the Anacostia.
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National spotlight: Alleyways become pathways to urban revitalization
Eric Peterson
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
From D.C. to Seattle, alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages to become havens for pedestrians, public art and small business.
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"D.C.'s High Line" could transform banks of the Anacostia
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
The proposed elevated park across the Anacostia would be a first for D.C. With a national design competition for the bridge kicking off, Elevation DC checked in on the park and its goals of fostering economic development, community health, and a cleaner river.
Anacostia River
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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Health and Wellbeing
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Parks & Public Space
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Capitol Riverfront
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Anacostia
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National spotlight: What smart cities can learn from Memphis
Richard J Alley
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Memphis is on the rise thanks to a growing startup community, investments in bike lanes, a burgeoning arts district and people moving back to the city. In this spotlight from sister publication High Ground, read what's so smart about Memphis.
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