Posts tagged Affordable Housing
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Breakfast links: Move along, folks
Capitol-area car chase ends in shooting; Affordable condo ownership has downsides; How productive is the DC region?; Georgetown hotel to go micro-residential?; Former DC agency building demolition begins; Arlington accepts streetcar?; CaBi usage up in shutdown; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Skyscrapers for DC?
DC weighs in on height; Support for BRT in MoCo; First Right to Purchase underfunded?; What should DC do if feds shut down?; Hill East development approved; DC carpool community built on trust; Slow start in San Fran; Transit not most important to TOD?. Keep reading…
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Inclusionary Zoning making slow progress
After a rocky start, DC’s new affordable housing program, Inclusionary Zoning (IZ), is getting on track. It’s one of many policies needed to address DC’s growing affordability gap. In many affluent parts of town, it may be the only new affordable housing available. IZ requires developers to set aside 8 to 10% of new housing in projects with more than 10 units… Keep reading…
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Cooperative housing thrives in DC
DC has a rich history of housing cooperatives, in which each resident owns a share of the entire property, not just their unit. While relatively unknown, there are at least 120 co-ops in DC, many of which are a great source of stable, affordable housing. In a cooperative, each resident owns a share in the corporation that owns their property, entitling them to reside in a specific… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Flying high
Long delays at IAD; DCA and IAD to receive makeovers; Marijuana bill introduced to Council; How people commute; DHCD funding takes a hit; Ballston Mall redevelopment pushes forward; Friendship Heights gets greener; Silver Line expected for February; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: DC’s history and future
This week, learn about DC history and historical food, go for a walk around Tysons to learn about the Silver Line’s impact, learn why power lines and parking spaces matter to affordable housing, and support Montgomery County’s proposed BRT system. Mayor Williams talks about gentrification: One of the most consequential figures in Washington’s revitalization… Keep reading…
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Will DC’s future include the poor?
Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine asks the question, “What kind of city does DC want to be?” Unfortunately, it doesn’t get at a core issue that is determining what kind of city the District is: the question of who is able to live and flourish there. Through a series of articles, the magazine considers the issues surrounding how DC is built, connected,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: State the obvious
Did this sign reduce automobile crashes?; The Donald Trump show; Too much affordable housing?; Few changes for Height Act; Is the NCPC wrong?; Fight over Ten Mile Creek; Bethesda bikeshare stations almost ready; DC Brau triples output; Unions will build soccer stadium; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stalled
Silver Spring Transit Center in 2014?; Rockville wants more info on BRT; Movies at Navy Yard?; Accessory apartments more accessible; Hoya Saxa in Clarendon?; Baltimore’s approach to vacant property; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t live here
Investors foreclose on homes; Demand overwhelms affordable Arlington building; A fix for Transit Center?; Taxpayers may pay $500 million for rail-trails; US DOT’s strategic plan lacks vision; Traffic congestion starts again; Survey favors biking and walking; And…. Keep reading…