Good posts
As I’ve written this blog, certain posts have remained popular on stat counters or get positive feedback. Sometimes, they’re just good posts. Here are my favorite posts:
Proposals
A Metrorail 20-year plan – A novel idea for daydream Metro expansion that emphasizes polycentricity and networking.
United States Bicycle Route 101 – The US has interstate bike routes. Let’s make more of them.
The Reno Park Project. An comprehensive reconsidering of on of DC’s most complex site, including parks, neighborhoods, history, and future.
Architecture Theory
Street, Time, and Place – To keep their uniqueness, cities need to pick up dust from the ash heap of history.
Forest Glen Seminary, parts One, Two, Three, Four, and Five – Harmony isn’t always pretty.
Height is not an urban strategy – That the supertall is overrated.
Introducing the Boozy Walkabout. The most fun way to view a city.
Why Design Matters to the Stimulus, Part One and Part Two – Because our infrastructure shouldn’t be hidden or ugly.
When a Concert Isn’t Just That, it’s an event.
Reporting and Reviews
McMillan Two Envisions a Classical Anacostia – A DC classicist created an audacious and controversial plan to narrow the Anacostia River, remove highways, and fill in the new areas with small-lot buildings.
A Look at the Janney Expansion – A review of a local Elementary School renovated by Devrouax & Purnell.
Mixing Old and New at the Eisenhower Memorial – A first-look review of a memorial to the most underappreciated president.
Good Architects: McInturff Architects – A look at the firm through three great buildings in Georgetown.
Other Readable Posts
Wikiglean II – Have you ever wondered where that song is from?
The Delaware Saga: A truly awful chart and a pathetic admission – Delaware isn’t quite the smallest state, but it might be the saddest.
New Group Opposes In-Ground Rails is a 2010 April Fool’s Day post parodying the opposition to overhead power wires for streetcars.