Posts by Brian Goggin — Contributor
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Transit Diary: Brian Goggin, getting around SW DC and Arlington
As part of our new Transit Diaries series, we asked several people how they got around the region. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Victims and elected officials gather at Congress to fight for truck safety
Advocates, elected officials, and victims call for better oversight and solutions for operators of tractor-trailers after numerous fatal and serious injury crashes. Keep reading…
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Arlington continues to study missing middle housing, and a familiar debate emerges
Arlington is studying its stock of “missing middle” housing, in between the density of detached single-family homes and large apartment buildings. The pushback has taken on a familiar tone. Keep reading…
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Here’s the latest on Arlington’s growth plan along Route 29
Plan Lee Highway, Arlington’s long-awaited plan for future growth along US Route 29, is slowly but surely moving forward. Arlington County staff have produced different future land use scenarios for five sections, or neighborhood areas, of the corridor, and are seeking feedback from the public. Keep reading…
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Meet the Ward 2 DC Council candidates in the November 2020 election
After winning the hotly contested Ward 2 Democratic primary and the special election to fill out the remainder of the former Ward 2 councilmember’s term, Brooke Pinto joined the DC Council in late June. She faces another election in November for a full four-year term representing Ward 2 on the DC Council. The general election is a four-way race between Pinto, the Democratic nominee, independents Randy Downs and Martín Miguel Fernández, and Statehood Green Party nominee Peter Bolton. Keep reading…
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Arlington takes stock of the county’s missing middle housing and its racial implications
Arlington County plans to launch a new Missing Middle Housing Study to reexamine its missing middle housing stock. Prior to the official study, which will begin this fall, the county released a Research Compendium, which is chock-full of information about the types of housing currently available, and the racial disparities that may exist because of policy decisions on housing types. Keep reading…
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5 interesting things we learned about DC’s Ward 2 race from a recent poll
A new poll shows Patrick Kennedy leading in the race for the Ward 2 DC Council seat, with 18% of the 300 registered Democrats interviewed saying they would vote for Kennedy if the election were today. But with 44% of poll respondents still undecided, it’s still anyone’s race. And there are lots of interesting things to glean from the data. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County weighs its zoning options to tackle a growing population, and a housing shortage
Montgomery County has seen a steady increase in its population since 1980. But there has also been a decrease in housing production. To combat this dilemma, the Montgomery County Planning Department has been looking at a multitude of solutions including building more missing middle housing. Keep reading…
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Historic housing policies segregated DC and hurt black residents. How do we do better now?
The District has a history of inequitable land use and housing policies that have resulted patterns of segregation that persist to this day. As the District seeks to update its Comprehensive Plan, a planning document which lays out how the city will develop in the years to come, it seeks to address these wrongs. Keep reading…
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The DC Council votes for housing for the homeless at Hill East
In a shift from original plans, the DC Council approved a $3.1 million annual rental subsidy for a new 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, known as Hill East Phase I, on Tuesday, November 19. The Council’s original plans, voted on in 2017, consisted of a 91-unit building with 75 committed affordable, but not necessarily permanent supportive housing (PSH), units. Keep reading…