City Planning : Development News

As 14th Street NW changes, Elevation DC takes a look at some of the history remaining in its architecture.

See how Northeast has changed in this virtual tour - or hop on a bike and see for yourself.

I-395 was part of a planned "inner Beltway" that would have destroyed thousands of homes. Most of that highway was stopped, but I-395 still got built. Now that scar is going to be healed.

Five transit-oriented projects in the pipeline are making it easier for DC to go car-free.

The Downtown DC Business Improvement District's annual State of Downtown shed light on how downtown D.C. is evolving.

The Barry Farm aquatic center, replacing an outdoor pool, opened Dec. 13 and features a lap pool, a leisure pool and a waterslide. And that's just the beginning.

The study is not yet complete, but is already finding that in many places, there's more parking than necessary.

The annual event shows what uses street parking could be put to besides cars.

Friendship Park and Community Center, also known as "Turtle" park, is getting overhauled beginning in October.

Van Ness Elementary, in Capitol Riverfront, will reopen in time for the 2015 academic year.

The panel touted as exploring "new development frontiers" didn't exactly deliver said frontiers, but tidbits from existing markets in the District are enticing.

The DC Office of Planning's "Lobby Project" has taken an empty office building lobby and filled it with classes, activities, and free wi-fi. Tonight: "Nerds in NoMa," a panel about smarter cities.

Construction is underway on the new Rhode Island Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, which will provide safe passage over the CSX railroad tracks to the Rhode Island Ave. Metro Station and the Metropolitan Branch Trail.