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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

October 24, 2002. From the WBJ : “I think that Chinatown will be fine even if the Verizon Center is moved,” said Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow with the Urban Land Institute. Because downtown D.C. Giants fans leave the MUNI headed for the park. Mike Kepka/San Francisco Chronicle Streetcar expansion too.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

and Baltimore metropolitan areas ," Transport Policy , 2014. Transit and economic development. WMATA's 2005 study, Development-Related Ridership Survey , found significant car trip reduction associated with the buildings in Metrorail station catchment areas, even in areas outside the core.