Posts tagged Affordable Housing
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How do we solve the housing affordability crisis?
This is the last in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. The Washington region is a victim of its own success when it comes to housing affordability. Our region’s strong and steady economic growth continues to generate high demand for housing from new workers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not working?
Little movement in test scores; Hampton doesn’t need roads; Developer sues over empty IZ units; Recriminations over red tops; Free parking fight, 1955 on the Ellipse; From Russia with civic ambivalence; Not so sudden developments; Work done on Wisconsin; And…. Keep reading…
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Amid change, affordable housing revitalizes parts of Ward 5
As development along Rhode Island Avenue and New York Avenue take shape over the next few years, much of DC’s Ward 5 will see major changes. But can these changes draw new residents without displacing existing ones? A key element will be to preserve and expand the availability of affordable housing. In recent weeks there have been new stories about development along Rhode… Keep reading…
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Why can’t we build enough housing?
This is the fourth in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Almost everyone would agree that we have an affordability problem here in the Washington region. We have argued that localities are neither planning for, nor facilitating, a sufficient supply of housing at all… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Another way
Third track on Brunswick?; Beltway goes HOT; Oh yeah, Rosslyn; Hotel bad for businesses?; Ikes don’t like memorial; Vouchers lack controls; Baltimore goes international; Pop at the bus stop; And…. Keep reading…
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Housing Task Force begins to set goals
As the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force moves towards a conclusion, task force members and the public are beginning to focus on measurable solutions to affordable housing need. Task force members met Wednesday morning and laid out a timeline for having recommendations ready for Mayor Gray by mid-January. Harry Sewell, co-chair of the task force, called on members… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get Smart
More ways to get a SmarTrip; City Dems, rural GOP?; Long poll lines need fixing; Transit agencies announce inauguration service; Get to Georgetown easier; Outreach breeds support; A second term how to; Where’d everyone go?. Keep reading…
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DC public land must yield affordable housing, says report
The District controls a significant amount of land, much of it in desirable locations, ripe for development. The DC government needs to put this land to its maximum use, and to ensure that there are affordable housing opportunities incorporated into these developments, says a new report from the Coalition for Smarter Growth. After the 1968 riots, commercial corridors were… Keep reading…
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At 10, DC’s housing trust fund has had a tough childhood
This year, DC’s Housing Production Trust Fund celebrates 10 years as a key tool for preserving and developing affordable housing in the District of Columbia. It’s survived and succeeded despite encountering funding challenges from its inception. The Trust Fund has produced and preserved over 7,500 units of affordable housing across every ward in the District. Keep reading…
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DC area incomes fall behind skyrocketing housing costs
This is the first in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. It’s no secret that the Washington area housing market is one of the most expensive in the country. With median home prices well above the national average and rents continuing to rise, finding affordable housing can be a challenge for area… Keep reading…