Posts tagged Cleveland Park
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Do Something: The week of January 22, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about gentle density on Connecticut Avenue; social housing and bus lane cameras in Maryland; and single-stair reform in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: HUD looks into whether DC landlords charge too much for voucher units
HUD investigating DC landlords for charging voucher-holders more than market-rate rent. Virginia trade in the works: Metro funding for a stadium authority. Small business owners express top concerns about Potomac Yard stadium project to Monumental. Keep reading…
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Stop yesterday from stealing tomorrow’s housing on Connecticut Avenue
DC’s elected leaders have chosen to enable more housing and affordable housing in high-opportunity areas like Cleveland Park and Woodley Park. But overcoming preservationist blockades is not a sure thing. Keep reading…
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How Cleveland Park’s getting its groove back
The activists, business owners, and neighbors who have worked for years to make Cleveland Park a truly urban neighborhood take a well-deserved victory lap for the release of design guidelines for it. Keep reading…
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In 1931, this parking lot in Cleveland Park changed how Washington shopped
Many people are perplexed as to why Sam’s Park & Shop in Cleveland Park is a historical landmark. While it may look like an ordinary strip mall, the Park & Shop was one of the first examples of retail architecture designed around the automobile. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA releases new service plans for rail and bus
Metro stations south of DCA will reopen this weekend. WMATA to increase rail service back to pre-pandemic frequencies over next few months. WMATA to address “ghost buses”. Keep reading…
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Watch: Ward 3 DC Council candidates’ forum
Ward 3 DC Council candidates took the virtual stage on April 4 to discuss housing, transportation, and land use issues. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Residents throughout the region want more missing middle housing, survey suggests
New survey responses support missing middle housing across the region. DC joins a list of cities failing at Vision Zero. Maryland creates a plan to revamp the area around FedEx Field. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2021: Where segregation has changed in DC — and where it hasn’t
A recent report found that DC, like many US cities, is actually more segregated than it was in 1990 — but the racial and ethnic makeup of many individual neighborhoods has changed over time. Keep reading…
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Where segregation has changed in DC — and where it hasn’t
A recent report found that DC, like many US cities, is actually more segregated than it was in 1990 — but the racial and ethnic makeup of many individual neighborhoods has changed over time. Keep reading…