Posts tagged Affordable Housing
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Gray budget boosts streetcar, traffic cameras; cuts housing
Mayor Gray released his proposed budget for the next fiscal year this morning. A source sent along some pictures of slides from the presentation. It shows a significant commitment to streetcars and better traffic enforcement, but puts a tax break above building new housing. Keep reading…
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To remain affordable, Alexandria must get creative
Rents in Alexandria are skyrocketing. Virginia’s state laws don’t make it easy to create affordable housing for people earning less than the area median income, so the city has to think outside the box. True sustainability means that we provide housing options that mirror our workforce. This reduces people’s commute times, and cuts down on regional congestion. Keep reading…
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As rents rise, Alexandria tackles affordable housing challenge
The diminishing quantity of housing for middle and low-income workers in Alexandria is reaching epic levels. According to a recent study by the Center for Housing Policy our region is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of families spending over 50% of their monthly income on rent. Unchecked, this trend will substantially hamper the economic and cultural diversity that defines… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Scandalous
Old money, new tricks; Thompson scandal goes to Annapolis; Slow walk the red top; A concert hall to challenge the Wolf; Huge income gap brings new problems; School comes to you; Bad planning knows no bounds; Building affordably is difficult; And…. Keep reading…
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How will Gray’s budget address affordable housing?
Mayor Gray is expected to release his proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget this Friday, a month after the One City Summit. Gray pledged to use the summit’s results to shape both his administration and the budget. On Friday, we’ll find out just how the budget addresses the summit’s top participant-generated concern: the District’s lack of affordable housing. Mayor… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in your wallet?
More on money orders; Senate passes transportation bill; Want to buy a paper?; How should Arlington expand CaBi?; Liquor licenses need reform; Don’t get squashed by a truck; The Disneyfied monument; More forum wrap-ups; And…. Keep reading…
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At-large candidates talk about “livable, walkable” visions
The Democratic at-large candidates for DC Council, incumbent Vincent Orange, and challengers Sekou Biddle, E. Gail Anderson Holness, and Peter Shapiro, talked about transportation, housing, land use and some social issues at last night’s forum at the Black Cat on 14th Street. Here is the full video from the event: flowplayer(“main”, “http://odd.greatergreaterwashington.org/video/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.2.8.swf”,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A high idea
11th Street recreation bridge?; Buses rise, rail stays flat; Adams Morgan work nearly complete; Concerns up the pike; One for the money; Marbury Plaza saga (sorta) ends; More real-time info, please; How to prevent bus bunching. Keep reading…
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Ward 8 development founders, may lose $4 million in grants
In 2007, the federal government awarded a $20 million HOPE VI grant to redevelop the site of the former Sheridan Terrace public housing project in Southeast. Since the first phase of rental and market units came online in December, the situation has taken a turn for the worse. “We’re having an appraisal problem,” said Chris Evert of William C. Smith, the lead developer,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More tickets
School bus cameras on the way; Councilwoman gets ticket after all; More bike lanes; Will PBR be served at housing forum?; Redskins won’t make One City; No cloture, no Mica; Faster roads bad for cities, seniors; And…. Keep reading…