Posts tagged Baby Boomers
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Baby boomers desire urban amenities, but not necessarily cities
As baby boomers, a population 75 million strong, transitions into retirement, they will have a huge impact on the housing market and potentially the built environment. That’s because boomers increasingly desire urban amenities as they age. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gymnastics, diving, and urban planning?
Planning’s Olympic moment; Not the usual Fairfax news; Orange you going to resign; Blind referee’s Purple call; Streetcar’s expectations exceeded; Nursing home sale fallout; The price of walkability; Art before development; Help for MoCo parents; Pokémon’s location bias; Boon for boomer landlords. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep DC desirable
Still a magnet for millennials?; Boomers shift to the city; Will WMATARU succeed?; Pro-Bowser PAC launches; Bad tunnel deal; Service dog problems; Hogan’s popular; School boundary shuffle; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s on the Pike?
Plans for the Pike; Loss of communication; Schools, the commute killer; Quarry’s coming; I believe in MPD; Behind Marriott’s move; Suburbia, socially engineered; Cruising out of style; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better input
Vote for AG; Bringing color to Silver; Closing DC General the answer?; A better traffic light?; A better bar crawl?; Do meetings matter?; Change in Del Ray; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pass the popcorn
Big screen trend; Are traditional downtowns over?; Will Metropolitan Branch ever be finished?; Older transit networks yield more growth; Churches everywhere dislike bike lanes; Makers and takers; DC’s changing demographics; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Graying society
AAA wants baby boomers to keep driving; Property tax credits for elderly; Parking still excessive on Black Friday; Hope for the Height Act?; Tiny houses show possible affordable avenue; Four more years?; Derailed train was speeding; Work at CSG; And…. Keep reading…
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White Flint can retain Baby Boomers and attract new ones
With the kids gone, many Baby Boomers face one of two choices: age in place, or move downtown. Real estate analysts say which one they pick will have a big impact on the local housing market, but communities that can accommodate both choices can benefit either way. Born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are the largest generation in American history after their kids, the Millennials. Keep reading…