Posts tagged Affordable Housing
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Breakfast links: Microsoft outage impacts area airports, transit systems
Global Microsoft outage impacts Washington region transit, airlines. Residents, officials raise concerns about administration of DC Homeowner Assistance Fund. WMATA is exploring platform screen doors. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Construction underway on second Crystal City Metro entrance
Construction begins on second entrance to Crystal City Metro station. Hazmat truckers choosing Baltimore tunnels over 35-mile detour in absence of Key Bridge. Loudoun County makes way for new affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of July 8, 2024
This week on Do Something: come to our ANC training and happy hour this Sunday; how to support rent stabilization in Prince George’s County; and why do we care so much about tenant protections, anyway? Keep reading…
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National links: Noise pollution from traffic hurts children’s brains
Traffic noise pollution negatively impacts children’s brain development. Cities need to rethink their approach to retail land use regulations. Caltrans views highway expansion as being aligned with the state’s climate goals. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of June 24, 2024
This week on Do Something: do you have what it takes to run for ANC, it’s all rent stabilization, all the time in Maryland, and congratulations to our Virginia primary endorsees. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Plan to loosen single-family zoning in Montgomery County advances
Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously recommends loosening single-family zoning restrictions. Loudoun County fast-tracks approval of 80-unit affordable multifamily development. DC’s notoriously small apartments are getting (slightly) bigger. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Church plans all-affordable development near U Street corridor
Church files plan to build 65-unit all-affordable housing near U Street corridor. Arlington gets $1 million in federal funding for electric school buses. About 94,000 vehicles in Washington region likely have recalled airbags. Keep reading…
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National links: Seattle prioritizes street safety with new Dutch-style protected bike intersection
Seattle finishes its first Dutch-style protected intersection. The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer invests in affordable housing. Why the legacy of Urban Renewal continues to hinder major infrastructure projects today. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SunTrust Plaza moves one step closer to redevelopment
Historic Preservation Office recommends the approval of SunTrust Plaza development in Adams Morgan. Water in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor now swimmable. Fairfax County Planning Commission recommends Tysons condo project despite county staff’s affordable housing concerns. Keep reading…
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With a sale pending, Enclave tenants fear the worst
A troubled high-rise housing complex called the Enclave, located in the White Oak area of Silver Spring, faces two pressing problems. The first is years of landlord disinvestment on the property. Tenants have been grappling with rat infestations, broken elevators, spotty heat and hot water, and untreated mold, among other problems since well before the pandemic. The second is a contracted sale for $230 million that could threaten one of the biggest naturally occurring low-income housing options in the county. Keep reading…