Metro
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Metro, from most recent to least.
Wednesday’s Must Reads
Nena Perry-Brown | March 25th 2020
No more non-essential businesses in DC; 19 Metrorail closures; and COVID causes vacation-level traffic where wealthy have second homes. ... read »
Tuesday’s Must Reads
Nena Perry-Brown | March 24th 2020
School is out indefinitely in Virginia; the sani-burglar; and being neighborly, six feet apart. ... read »
DC Council to Introduce Bill Giving Residents $100 Transit Stipends
Nena Perry-Brown | March 2nd 2020
If passed, residents would have monthly stipends of up to $100 loaded onto their Smartrip cards. ... read »
Where a New Silver Line Could Create New Metro Stops
Nena Perry-Brown | December 10th 2019
UrbanTurf highlights another two new proposals WMATA recently put forth to alleviate congestion on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines. ... read »
WMATA Floats New Blue Line with Georgetown Metro Stop
Nena Perry-Brown | December 6th 2019
The proposal is one of several the agency is putting forth to address congestion on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. ... read »
The Yellow Line Rent Watch Returns
Nena Perry-Brown | July 22nd 2019
Today, UrbanTurf looks at how rents along the Yellow Line have changed as Amazon's arrival approaches. ... read »
Metro’s Solar Plan Would Bring Power to 1,500 DC Homes
UrbanTurf Staff | July 17th 2019
Metro announced on Wednesday a proposal to install solar panels at four Metro-owned facilities in the DC area. ... read »
Metro Puts Penn Quarter Headquarters Building on the Market for Ground Lease
Nena Perry-Brown | April 2nd 2019
The site is being offered for a ground lease several months after rezoning was approved to permit mixed-use redevelopment. ... read »
Grocery Store, Fitness Center or More: The Plans for a 14th Street Bus Garage
Nena Perry-Brown | March 18th 2019
As Metro takes inventory and decides the future of its various properties, the 14th Street bus garage is the next redevelopment opportunity in the... read »
The Orange and Blue Line Rent Watch
Nena Perry-Brown | March 11th 2019
As Amazon gears up to begin filling its first 64,000 square feet of office space over the next year, UrbanTurf resumes its look at what rental rates... read »
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Quarantined in a condo building; COVID-19 clauses; and won't someone think of the tre... read »
Mortgage rates dropped again this week heading back down towards record lows. ... read »
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First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Northern Virginia
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods across Northern Virginia
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Ballston
Looking to Give People A Reason to Stay Past 6pm
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Clarendon
Happily Straddling the Line Between City and Suburb
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Columbia Pike
Arlington’s Neglected Stepchild is Getting a Makeover
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Crystal City
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Lyon Village
Developing An Air of Exclusivity?
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Rosslyn
Hitting Its Growth Spurt
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Shirlington
An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride
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Del Ray
Virginia’s Small Town Near the Big City
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Eisenhower Avenue
The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years
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Huntington
The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway
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Old Town
Mayberry By The Potomac
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Parkfairfax
132 Commerical-Free Acres
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Downtown Falls Church
Staying the Same in the Midst of Change
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Tysons Corner
Radical Change Could Be On The Way
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Maryland
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods in suburban Maryland
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Annapolis
Small-Town Living in the State Capital
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Bethesda
Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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Cabin John
In With The New While Maintaining the Old
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Chevy Chase
Affluence, Green Lawns and Pricey Homes
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Downtown Silver Spring
Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History
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Potomac
A Suburb on Steroids
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Rockville Town Square
Despite the Dynamism, Still Somewhat Generic
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Takoma Park
More Than a Little Bit Quirky
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Wheaton
A Foodie Magnet on the Verge of Change
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Capitol Heights
Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime
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Hyattsville
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Mount Rainier
Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn
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National Harbor
A Development Rises Next to the Potomac
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Riverdale Park
A Town Looking For Its Identity
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Northwest DC
30+ neighborhood profiles for the city's biggest quadrant
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16th Street Heights
DC's Sleeper Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale
Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name
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AU Park
One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs
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Brightwood
DC’s Northern Neighborhood on the Cusp
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Burleith
DC’s 535 House Neighborhood
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Cathedral Heights
Do You Know Where That Is?
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Chevy Chase DC
Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase
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Cleveland Park
Coming Back After A Rough Year
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Columbia Heights
DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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Crestwood
An Island of Serenity East of the Park
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Dupont Circle
The Best of DC (For a Price)
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Foggy Bottom & West End
Where the Institutional Meets the International
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Forest Hills
Ambassadors and Adventurous Architecture
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Foxhall Village
350 Homes Just West of Georgetown
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Friendship Heights
A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live
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Georgetown
History, Hoyas and H&M
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Glover Park
One of DC’s Preppier and More Family-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Kalorama
A Posh View From Embassy Row
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LeDroit Park
A Quiet Enclave in the Middle of the City
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Logan Circle
Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Pleasant
Sought-After Homes Surround Main Street in Transition
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Palisades
The Long, Skinny Neighborhood at the City’s Northwest Edge
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Park View
It’s Not Petworth
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Penn Quarter/Chinatown
DC’s Go-Go-Go Neighborhood
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Petworth
Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own
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Shaw
The Duke’s Former Stomping Ground
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Shepherd Park
DC’s Garden of Diversity
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Spring Valley
A Suburb With a DC Zip Code
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Takoma
Not To Be Confused With Takoma Park
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Tenleytown
Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
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U Street Corridor
The Difference a Decade Makes
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Woodley Park
Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
No Longer DC’s Hippest Neighborhood, But Still Loved by Residents
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Southwest DC
The little quadrant that could
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Southwest Waterfront
A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Northeast DC
Profiles of 10 neighborhoods in NE
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders
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Eckington
Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale
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Fort Totten
Five Years Could Make a Big Difference
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H Street
A Place To Party, and To Settle Down
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Langdon
The Northeast Neighborhood That Few Know About
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Michigan Park
A Newsletter-On-Your-Doorstep Community
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NoMa
Evolving from a Brand to a Neighborhood
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Rosedale
Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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Trinidad
The Difference 5 Years Makes
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Woodridge
Big Houses, A Dusty Commercial Strip and Potential
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Southeast DC
6 neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to East of the River
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Capitol Riverfront
Still Growing
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Hill East
Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Historic Anacostia
Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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Eastern Market
A More European Way of Living
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Off the Beaten Turf
Overlooked parks, shops, cafes, and miscellany throughout DC
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro
