When the new span of the Wilson Bridge was first opened, the Washington Post published an editorial asking, “What’s next?” Given this area’s staggering growth rate, we’re all in serious trouble if another 35 years goes by without another new bridge. Yet there is no active planning for another Potomac crossing.That may be true for the Potomac, but when it comes to D.C.’s other river, plans are moving rapidly forward for reconstruction of the 11th…

Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Ca.) is just one of those guys you wish you just wouldn’t hear from anymore. First he comes along and tries to sneak legislation through that would have allowed the sale of Theodore Roosevelt Island Park to private developers, only to be shamed into removing the offending provision. Now the Post informs us that Pombo — never an enemy of corporate interests and private developers — is trying to allow the…

Feeling a little squeezed in on Metro these days? It’s not just your imagination — there really are more people riding the rails these days, according to the Examiner. High gas prices have pushed more and more people onto Metro, further crowding a transit agency already experiencing record high ridership. While eight-car trains have been tested on various lines in recent weeks and used during busy weekends, the crowd-thinning longer trains won’t be in full…

Two recent developments involving the long-ignored Anacostia waterfront in Southeast, pictured at left, may mark the beginning of a long-standing process to revitalize the largely industrial riverfront property. WTOP reported this morning that federally-owned land along the Anacostia River between the Washington Navy Yard and the proposed site for the new Washington Nationals stadium has been turned over to a private developer, the first move of its kind in the nation. The area, known as…

In a third meeting of a series, the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, the D.C. Office of Planning and the D.C. Department of Transportation will be presenting general concepts and a planning timeline for the South Capitol Street corridor and the proposed site for the new baseball stadium. Public comments will be heard as well. So if you have some thoughts about South Capitol Street, head over to the King Greenleaf Recreation Center at 201 N St….

Three Washington-area projects have been recognized by the American Institute of Architects as winners of their 2005 Honor Awards. The Gannett/USA Today Corporate Headquarters in Tysons Corner is among the recipients of the AIA’s Honor Awards for Architecture, while the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Framework Plan and Cady’s Alley in Georgetown are among the projects awarded the AIA’s Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design. One of 13 buildings chosen from more than 400 entries,…

WMATA officials are moving forward with plans for a new, city-wide transit system to complement metrobuses and metrorail after the city approved a preliminary study for a new 2.7-mile transit line along the Anacostia waterfront. Although WMATA is officially considering everything from regular buses to a new rail system, the most likely candidate is light rail transit something akin to the streetcar systems formerly found in most American cities. With approval to move forward with…