Features

How a 'Downtown Ward 7' would grow more than a healthy economy

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The built environment plays a crucial role in a neighborhood's health. Would upgrading Ward 7's downtown create healthier people?

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

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.

Anacostia River, City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Green Tech, Health and Wellbeing, Housing, Parks & Public Space, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Sustainability, The Arts, Transportation, Union Station

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.

Anacostia River, City Planning, Community Development, Design, Economic Development, Health and Wellbeing, Parks & Public Space, Retail, Transportation

Capitol Riverfront, Anacostia

Everything you've always wanted to know about bikeshare (but were afraid to ask)

Elevation DC Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Don't call it a complete guide to bikeshare. Call it Elevation DC's take on answering the bikeshare questions you (should) think hardest about.

City Planning, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability, Transportation, Union Station

Downtown, H Street, NoMa, Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

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.

City Planning, Community Development, Design, Economic Development, Parks & Public Space, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Sustainability, The Arts, Transportation

Downtown

National Roundup: Cincinnati's beer boom, Cleveland's new leaders, Toronto's female founders

Lee Chilcote Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Issue Media Group publications such as Yonge Street in Toronto, High Ground in Memphis and Model D in Detroit cover "what's next" for urban centers. In this recurring feature, we highlight the top stories in urban innovation from all across our national network.

Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Technology, The Arts, Transportation

From Union Station to Benning Road, the streetcar means business

Ashley Gold Tuesday, April 01, 2014

H street business owners say the streetcar's no silver bullet, but could spur needed development.

Economic Development, Transportation, Union Station

H Street

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.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation

Kidical Mass brings pedal power to tots

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, March 18, 2014

"Kidical Mass," the biking movement for kids and their parents, is active in the District. We sat down with the D.C. chapter's founder for a Q&A session about bikes and safer streets.

Health and Wellbeing, Parks & Public Space, Transportation, Union Station

Brookland, NoMa, Anacostia

National spotlight: Urban train stations plan for the future

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, January 28, 2014

In many places across the country, including D.C., rail is breaking ridership records as we move away from the personal car. How does a place like Union Station manage the influx of passengers while being a good neighbor?

City Planning, Economic Development, Real Estate, Transportation, Union Station

H Street, NoMa, The Hill

Black Thumbs Collective keeps cyclists east of the river in gear

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A newly formed group aims to fight "bike shop deserts" in Wards 7 and 8.

Corporate Citizenship, Economic Development, For Good / Non Profit, Green Tech, Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

Congress Heights, Anacostia

The faces of MARC's weekend riders

Amanda Erickson Tuesday, December 10, 2013

For the first time ever, you can now ride MARC from Union Station to Baltimore and back on weekends. We spoke to riders on the first day.

Transportation, Union Station

NoMa

Fighting for safer streets for women bike commuters

Ashley Gold Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A quarter of D.C.'s cyclists are women, and many of them have experienced some form of harassment while riding. Here's what D.C. is doing about it.

Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

#TranspoInTheCity: We're making progress, but we still have a long road ahead

Allyson Jacob Thursday, September 26, 2013

Elevation DC and Smart Growth America's Transportation in the City panel brought a standing-room-only crowd to 1776 to discuss new modes of transportation and the changes they're bringing to D.C.'s neighborhoods.

Apps, City Planning, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability, Transportation

Downtown

Union Station marks 25 years: a look back

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, September 24, 2013

D.C's iconic train station has stood for more than a century. But just a few decades ago, its future was in doubt. See its transformation from mold, mildew, mushrooms and "The Pit" to its renaissance today.

City Planning, Economic Development, Transportation, Union Station

NoMa

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