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Do you really need a roll-down gate on H Street? [Post]

How do you get someone to give up their Plexiglass? [DCentric]

Is there anything redeeming in Brutalism? [NYT]

More Metro riders = lower fares? [Post]

National Women’s History Museum, investigated. [HuffPo]

The kids don’t want to drive so much. [Better!]

The state of the District bike lanes. [D.ish]

Occupy merger talks are underway. [DCist]

The great streetcar race of 2012. [TBD]

Walmarts behind schedule. [Post]

MoCo’s a lot less valuable than it used to be. [Examiner]

Nothing like a good city model. [AtlanticCities]

Finalists come up with solutions for Mall design. [AP]

Should a record store be treated like a pawn shop? [ArtsDesk]

Make Gehry rework the Eisenhower memorial! No, break ground already! [Post, Post]

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