Posts tagged Andrew Trueblood
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Updates to DC’s Comprehensive Plan fit together housing and preservation
When Mayor Muriel Bowser and Office of Planning (OP) Director Andrew Trueblood released citywide targets for affordable housing production by neighborhood planning area, they also made public amendments to the rest of the Comprehensive Plan—all 24 chapters of it. The Comp Plan guides how the city will grow in the years to come. Keep reading…
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The Comp Plan guides DC’s growth. Here’s what proposed updates say about housing.
When Mayor Muriel Bowser and Office of Planning (OP) Director Andrew Trueblood released citywide targets for affordable housing production by neighborhood planning area, they also made public amendments to the rest of the Comprehensive Plan—all 24 chapters of it. The Comp Plan guides how the city will grow in the years to come. Keep reading…
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DC wants more affordable housing in wealthy neighborhoods, per its newly-released targets
On Tuesday, DC released targets for affordable housing production by neighborhood planning area, which are similar to wards but don’t change with population shifts. Mayor Muriel Bowser committed to building 36,000 new units by 2025 in her inauguration speech, and these targets show where a third of this total, the affordable units, will go. Keep reading…
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There should be more subsidized housing in wealthy parts of DC, survey takers say
Residents think there needs to be more affordable housing west of Rock Creek Park and in other wealthy areas, a new DC survey shows. The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the Office of Planning (OP) released the results of the survey it conducted over the summer to the public at Ron Brown High School this past Saturday, September 21. Keep reading…
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The comp plan, which charts the path for DC’s growth, is being amended. What’s taking so long?
DC’s Comprehensive Plan sets the course for how the city will grow, and the Framework element sets the tone for the rest of this important planning document. Right now the DC Council is in the process of updating the Comp Plan, starting with the Framework. Getting the amendments passed has been a slog. Keep reading…
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Should DC councilmembers be more intimately involved with zoning and development?
DC has few neighborhood plans, and most developments are decided case by case. The DC Office of Planning proposed new rules to rekindle neighborhood planning, but the council instead might take a different approach which would mean it’s far more involved than it has been. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn the DC planning head’s visions for the future + celebrate our birthday!
GGWash has two upcoming events in the Neighborhood. You can attend both of these events, and others throughout the year, for FREE when you join the GGWash Neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Events: Envision DC Planning with Acting Director Andrew Trueblood
Join fellow GGWash readers on Tuesday, February 19 at 6 pm at the WeWork Metropolitan Square (1440 G Street NW) for an open forum with Acting Director Trueblood, where you’ll hear his vision for the DC Office of Planning and have the opportunity to ask questions. Tickets are only $10, and FREE for GGWash Neighbors! Keep reading…