Posts tagged East West Divide
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Commercial real estate construction is slowing in our region, except near Metro stations
Commercial construction in the Washington region dropped 28% in 2018, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Washington Coalition of Governments (MWCOG). There were 114 new commercial buildings in 2018, the lowest number since World War II, the report says. Much of the construction that is happening is near metro stations. Keep reading…
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Better transit, congestion pricing, and 18 other big ideas from a business group’s transportation blueprint
The super-Washington region, including DC, Baltimore, and Richmond, should improve the MARC and VRE rail systems including running service through DC. It should finish networks of trails and try congestion pricing in DC and adjacent parts of Arlington. It should improve bus service, promote employer incentives to not drive alone, increase equity, do more with technology, and better fund and govern transportation in the region. These are some of the recommendations from a wide-ranging new Blueprint for Regional Mobility, released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership. Keep reading…
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The best way to improve transportation in our region is…
How can we reduce the number of vehicles on the road and improve transportation in the region? Experts studied ten different strategies to find the most effective ones, and the winner might surprise you. Keep reading…
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Why Washington’s transportation is a problem, in one map
Why does Metro have budget problems? Why is traffic bad? While there are many reasons, this map shows the biggest one: Our region keeps growing mostly on one side, which taxes strained transportation networks and wastes resources. Keep reading…
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Jobs are clustering in parts of the region, but the east is falling behind
There’s a growing economic gap in the region, with jobs concentrating in the west while poverty is growing in the east. This from a new Brookings Institute report on how close people were to jobs in 2000 and 2012. Keep reading…
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Three graphs show where the educated, affluent, and young are moving in the DC region
UVA demographic researchers made some fascinating graphs of demographic divides in the Washington area which show what we know is happening: more affluent and educated people are moving farther east in the region, and young people are living near the center more than ever. Keep reading…
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Worried about redrawing school boundaries? Why not try controlled choice zones instead?
DC Councilmembers voiced anxiety about an impending change in school boundaries at a hearing last week. But instead of redrawing boundaries, maybe we should replace them with school choice zones. Three education policy analysts recently penned an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for “controlled choice zones” in parts of DC. They suggested that in… Keep reading…
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School lottery demand shows sharp east-west divide
Parents who have applied to preschool, pre-kindergarten, or out-of-boundary lotteries for DC public schools are anxiously looking at the results today. These lotteries are far from equally competitive; the most desired schools are all in 4 wards of the city, while the least in-demand are all in 3 other wards in the eastern part of the city. Keep reading…
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Mapping underwater mortgages shows shocking divide
The Washington Post created this astounding map of the places where the greatest percentage of mortgages are “underwater,” or owe more than the home’s current value. Keep reading…
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“Degree density” maps show region’s east-west divide
What’s the difference between Friendship Heights and Capitol Heights? The number of people with college degrees. Keep reading…