Posts tagged Census
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National links: Our cities are growing
The population in nearly all of the US’ big cities is increasing, Seattle’s mayor wants to reward streets that aren’t just for cars, and a new kind of wood could change building design. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Growing cities: New US Census numbers show cities continuing to… Keep reading…
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Who are DC’s 1,000 “new residents per month?”
You may have heard that DC’s population is increasing by approximately 1,000 per month. That’s a true popular statistic. But it’s not really true to say that 1,000 people are moving into DC each month. What is really driving this number? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Comings and goings
Why people leave; Where the kids are; Welcome the millennials; Fixing the freeway problem; Tragedy at Metro station, again; WMATA (HQ) for sale; Largo hospital is more likely; How Purple got cheaper; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Baffling bike blockages
L St bike lane blues; Arlington’s bike plan is ancient; Westbard’s way forward; Pepco-Exelon approved; The area grows; The history behind Reston; Gondola study gears up; Metro union impressed with Wiedefeld; Send in the drones; NYPD v. pedestrian; Behind BART’s twitter. Keep reading…
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DC added record housing in 2015. That’s slowing down price increases.
In 2015, DC permitted more new housing units— 4,956, to be exact— than in any year since the Census started keeping track in 1980. This pace of housing growth compares favorably to other cities, and there’s reason to believe it’s helping to slow rent increases. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No time like the present
Population pace; A new station; Assault on the Red Line; Funny but not funny; Home for the holidays; Zoo changes; Tis the season; Gun law change; Get serious. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Veterans Day
Welcome home, veterans; Free rides for vets; Wheelchair cabs not in service; Just call me Tysons; How Lee Highway should grow; Adams Morgan vision; Rand Paul is right, kinda; Visions of rail in the northeast; Built for speed. Keep reading…
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Here’s a map of where people in our region commute to, and how
Commuters in our region mostly travel to work by car, which is the same as the rest of the country. But second to driving, people here use public transportation at higher rates than the national average. Keep reading…
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Get your March Madness on with two games that test your city smarts
In the mood for yet another bracket? Or maybe after filling one out, you’re looking for a guessing game where you’ve at least got some idea of what you’re doing? These two games are fun ways to test what you know about cities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where are we now?
Red top, red light; It’s still raining; Where should they go?; Skewed scores; Millenials are voting; Greener grass; Left on Park, right on 2nd; And…. Keep reading…