Posts tagged Anacostia
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Anacostia is using a land trust to maintain affordable housing
Change is coming rapidly to DC neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, and Anacostia in particular has seen rapidly-rising housing prices. The newly-designed 11th Street Bridge Park, almost certain to become a city-wide attraction like New York’s High Line, is also likely to further increase land and housing prices in the area. Keep reading…
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Here’s how we can improve bus service east of the Anacostia River
While some of the difficulties of designing a good transit system east of the river are purely about physical geography, it is impossible to ignore the fact that this area also contains some of the poorest neighborhoods in the District. Keep reading…
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Events: Join us for happy hour on Tuesday!
This Tuesday, December 19, join GGWash contributors and readers at 6 pm for our last happy hour of the year! Keep reading…
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Here are 15 places in and around Anacostia that you should visit
Did you know that there's a little Smithsonian museum in Anacostia? How about a National Park Service-operated roller skating rink? Keep reading…
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Summer’s over, and the rent is still too damn high - GGWash housing digest
Check out what we've been reading, writing, and doing this month at GGWash as we prepare for a fall and winter full of advocacy. Keep reading…
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Events: Eastern Market and Hyattsville tours and a chat with Maryland Delegates
Walking tours are one of the best ways to get the inside-scoop on a neighborhood. This fall, join the Coalition for Smarter Growth for their Walking Tours & Forums Series to get a behind-the-scenes take on the good and bad of neighborhood development and change from CSG staff, elected officials, community members and advocates, developers, and subject-matter experts. And, make sure to check out these other great events happening this week! Keep reading…
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Three big developments are coming to Ward 8. But how soon?
In Ward 8, a number of big residential and commercial developments are scheduled for public review this fall, many of which have been delayed for years. It is a vicious and repetitive cycle, and while a critical mass appears to be coming, community members privately wonder: “Will this actually happen?” Keep reading…
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Gentrification. What does that word even mean?!
DC is a much different place than it was twenty, ten, and even just five years ago. In fact, many might call it a national posterchild for “gentrification.” But what does that word actually mean? Is it that wealthy people live where poor people use to? That retailers are different, or that vacant lots are now home to apartment buildings? Something else? We discussed in this week's contributor chat. Keep reading…
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This is what 100 people riding dirt bikes through your neighborhood looks like
Twice this past weekend, a phalanx of young men on dirt bikes and ATVs rode through 16th and W Streets SE in Old Anacostia. This is a common occurrence in this neighborhood, which is full of children and seniors. Many fear it could lead to tragedy, but it seems police can’t do much about it right now. Keep reading…
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Should these Anacostia homes become affordable housing?
Four homes in Historic Anacostia have sat vacant and in disrepair for decades, despite years of neighbors’ efforts to redevelop and preserve them. The DC government owns these blighted properties and just recently designated them to be rehabilitated and turned into affordable housing. But some neighbors and DC Councilmembers say an earlier plan— one that would make them market rate homes— should be the one moving forward. Keep reading…