Posts from January 2017
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Breakfast Links: Sha-sha-shakin’ over the Green Line
Metro is taking a close look into the cause of vibrations felt above the Green Line in the Petworth neighborhood. Maryland and Virginia finally reached a compromise to allow a jurisdictional veto for Metro system shutdowns and can finally move forward on a safety oversight committee bill. Some Bethesda residents are rallying for self-government as a way to fight more density. Keep reading…
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Bethesda’s Apex Building could become one of the region’s tallest
Bethesda could soon be home to one of the region’s tallest buildings, as a former movie theater on Wisconsin Avenue gives way to a 290-foot tower above a future Purple Line station. Keep reading…
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Events: Join us for happy hour in White Flint!
Our next Greater Greater Washington happy hour is coming up next week! Join us in White Flint for drinks and conversation with contributors, readers, and our friends at the Friends of White Flint and Coalition for Smarter Growth. Keep reading…
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The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, explained
The Hodge, a 90-unit housing development in Shaw, offers affordable apartments for seniors in the District. To create these apartments, developers of the Hodge used a the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program to partially finance the project. This post explains how the LIHTC works. Keep reading…
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The idea for a maglev train from DC to Baltimore keeps…floating down the track
Remember that futuristic rail project that was going to shuttle you from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes, and after that, to New York in an hour? It was questioned by critics as a pie-in-the-sky white elephant project, but it’s still around, and last month, the people who want to build it put forth a few more details. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Still waiting for Trump to foot the bill
Three DC-area contractors are still waiting to be paid for work they did on the Trump hotel. Proposed plans for RFK Stadium include green space, a large market hall, a recreation complex, and more. A developer in Blagden Alley obtained an exemption to build 62 parking spots but the DC Court of Appeals rejected the exemption after neighbors sued. Keep reading…
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Dune, one of the most popular sci-fi books ever, has a lot of urbanism in it
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels in history. Dune’s fictional universe has a number of parallels to resource use and the built environment in our world, from water shortages and overpopulation to the way places shape habits and personalities Keep reading…
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Public-private partnerships work for some infrastructure, just not all
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an increasingly common way to fund new construction. But what are they, exactly, and in what circumstances are they appropriate? Keep reading…