Posts by Jaclene Begley — Contributor
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Commuters in the region continue to choose gridlock
Around 80% of commuters in the region still drive alone or carpool, compared to around 15% who ride public transit. But transit ridership is much higher in Greater Washington than in most US cities. Keep reading…
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What pre-pandemic job trends say about the region’s post-pandemic future
While the long-term economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still uncertain, the sharp increase in remote work has raised some fundamental questions about the geography of jobs and the demand for both housing and commercial real estate. Keep reading…
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3 graphs and 2 maps about jobs and teleworking during the coronavirus
As the region became dramatically more prosperous over the last 30 years, some neighborhoods have been left behind. This shift yielded a regional economy heavily tilted toward knowledge-based industries that allow for telework, but some large industries still rely on physically present workers. This context informs how we navigate and recover from the COVID-19 epidemic. Here are four things to keep in mind as the region ponders the crisis response. Keep reading…
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The region has built a lot of housing – but not enough, and not in the right places
Walk through downtown Washington, DC these days, and it looks like we’re in a construction boom. Not exactly. Our new report shows that, over the past 20 years, the region added almost twice as many people as housing units. As in many parts of the US, housing prices have been rising faster than income – a predictable outcome of housing demand outpacing supply. Keep reading…