Posts tagged Comprehensive Plan
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Breakfast links: Arlington has lowest county-level traffic fatality rate in country
Arlington County has lowest traffic fatality rate in nation among counties with 100,000+ people. WMATA announces partial Red Line closure this summer as part of Purple Line construction. DC readies for next comprehensive planning process. Keep reading…
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Will affordable housing needs overcome some neighbors’ opposition to Dance Loft on 14?
Op-ed: A proposal to redevelop the Dance Loft on 14 building is a prime example of the kind of affordable housing envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan update. Keep reading…
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Has Thrive Montgomery 2050 done enough to engage people of color?
Montgomery County is grappling with how to make sure its general plan, Thrive Montgomery 2050, reflects the needs of people of color and low-income people. Keep reading…
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Under-built and over-parked: A proposed Brookland development ignores the city’s goals
A new development in Brookland is proposing far fewer units than allowed and far more parking than required, threatening to leave the DC Council’s vision for denser, walkable housing in this transit-rich location unfulfilled. Keep reading…
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Bright spots in 2021: Laying groundwork for more, and more affordable, housing
Despite challenges, 2021 was also marked by meaningful bright spots in housing advocacy thanks to the support of the GGWash community. This is the first in a two-part reflection on what went right over the course of this year. Keep reading…
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DC’s Chevy Chase neighborhood looks to reverse its history of exclusion
Some members of DC’s Chevy Chase community are creating a more inclusive vision for the neighborhood alongside the launch of the Chevy Chase DC Small Area Plan by the DC Office of Planning. Keep reading…
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Affordable housing eligibility is based on median income — and the 2021 numbers are out for DC
Affordable housing in DC can be built through Inclusionary Zoning, with funding from the Housing Production Trust Fund, or through any of the myriad other programs in the District’s affordable housing toolkit. But all of these programs have one thing in common: their income limits and rental costs are based on a figure called the Median Family Income (MFI). Keep reading…
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Mayor signs DC’s Comprehensive Plan update
An update to the Comprehensive Plan is moving through the legislative process after Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the bill Wednesday. Keep reading…
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Bowser announces surge of affordable housing funds in next year’s budget
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the budget she will propose to DC Council this week will include $400 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), DC’s primary program for building affordable housing. Keep reading…
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DC Council passes Comprehensive Plan update unanimously
DC Council has been working for years to update the Comprehensive Plan, DC’s enormous zoning and land-use document. On Tuesday, those years of work concluded in a unanimous vote on an update to the document, which dates back to 2006. Keep reading…