Posts tagged Affordable Housing
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Bloomingdale is not Alaskan tundra
Ryan Avent had the same reaction I did to the new No Drilling at McMillan blog. Its intro reads, Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to get to Pennsylvania Avenue
By whistlestop railroad tour: President-elect Obama will get on a train after a rally in Philadelphia, meet Joe Biden for a rally in Wilmington, then stop in Baltimore before continuing to DC. Keep reading…
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Working people might live in Rockville! Everybody panic!
Tonight, the Rockville City Council will debate Beall’s Grant II, a proposed mixed-income housing development around the corner from Rockville Town Square and 0.4 miles from the Rockville Metro. Opponents have a long laundry list of complaints that mostly fall into two categories: “This project is too big and will destroy our neighborhood,” and “Poor… Keep reading…
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Affordable housing clashes with the suburban mindset in Wheaton/Kensington
The interaction of supply and demand is one of the most fundamental relationships governing prices in any kind of market. Housing prices in Montgomery County, and the Washington region as a whole, remain unaffordable for many middle-income workers. Keep reading…
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Better Know a Single-Member District: 7D06
“The fightin’ 7D06” Walkable urbanism is coming to 7D06 and the surrounding neighborhood. The burning political question in the area is, are residents ready for it, and will it benefit their community? 7D06 is one of four Single-Member Districts touching the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road, often called “downtown Ward 7.”… Keep reading…
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The un-favored quarter: urbanism’s next frontier
New development is coming to Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road, near the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station. Yesterday’s Post, DCMud, and others wrote about the plans, which will feature more “affordable” and “market rate” apartments and condos. Keep reading…
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Tenant abuse among several controversies at the Dupont ANC
At the first few meetings of the Dupont Circle ANC I attended, the Commission voted unanimously on almost every issue. I criticized the appearance, if not also the reality, that Commissioners were voting on important resolutions without much discussion, or going along to vote for resolutions even when some privately told me they disagreed. Keep reading…
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Accessory dwelling debate comes to MoCo
Montgomery County allows accessory dwellings, but homeowners must first obtain a “special exception” from zoning authorities. That’s a time-consuming and burdensome process. It’s no surprise, therefore, that in a county of about a million people, there are only 162 accessory apartments, most in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Keep reading…
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A field guide to NIMBYism
I sometimes refer to those opposing any change as NIMBYs, though that’s not precisely accurate. The term NIMBY originally referred to those who wanted projects like highways, airports, or waste disposal facilities (LULUs) but wanted them to just be built elsewhere. That still describes many opponents of local projects, like the “save the environment somewhere else”… Keep reading…
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Parking countdown #4: Minimums raise housing costs
This is the seventh of ten daily posts about why the Zoning Commission should approve the Office of Planning recommendations on off-street parking, leading up to the hearing on Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 pm. Please attend and testify if you can, or submit comments to the zoning commission in this thread. Keep reading…