Posts tagged Economic Development
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Breakfast links: New heights
Imagine DC with (slightly) taller buildings; Virginia funds projects; Virginia counties squabble over businesses; PG OKs affordable housing bill; It’s another autonomy bill; Takoma Park blocks pesticides; Rural areas more dangerous than cities?; More Americans drive to work. Keep reading…
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Long-awaited redevelopment in Anacostia could begin soon
Plans to redevelop a large swath of land along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Anacostia are finally moving forward after a 5-year delay. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More of a city
CaBi brings growth; Let MoCo grow more urban; Some hostile to hostel; Metro delays grow more unbearable; Taxis change at National Harbor; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disappearing money
Money sinks into the hole; Alta workers launch petition; LeMunyon: No money for trails; Will MD drivers fill up in VA?; Bring your big boxes here?; Frumin pushes for neighborhood schools; How to legalize airbnb?; And…. Keep reading…
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Public land deals have both benefits and pitfalls
The city routinely bids public land out to private companies. Instead of money, the city demands amenities like affordable housing, workforce development, or a library. Sometimes, these deals work well. Sometimes, they’re just a bad deal, or developers renege on promises. WAMU reporters Patrick Madden and Julie Patel have been delving into this issue in a series this… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Economic development
Public land deals come up short; CityCenter has to pay more?; Is Hill East weak?; Density helps tech industry; Smart Growth saves money; Why commute from Delaware?; DC may change gas tax too; Sinking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where the headquarters go
Police HQ swap for DCU stadium?; Post wants “cheap” HQ, handouts; The housing action is in cities; Single unemployed people don’t buy homes; McAuliffe backs ethics panel; Metro morsels; Bike bits; Development dollops; Forethought for Foxx. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: War on the war on cars
Parking minimums are obsolete; Pay up, Maryland drivers; Townsend watch; Fairfax sneers at PG; Waterfront defended; Murals popular, except on the Hill; MoCo still very dangerous to walk; Air travel doesn’t break even, either; Candidates pull in money. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to pay
Taxes needed for Purple Line, CCT; Gas tax alive and well; South Cap now has 2 racetracks; What gets people riding; More performance for parking; Startups can start up; What’s in a name?; Less-empty downtown upsets some Clevelanders; And…. Keep reading…
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Will economic renewal reach Anacostia in 2013?
Farm vehicles no longer have their own parking privileges in Historic Anacostia. A weathered sign offering them special treatment is now gone; a new perimeter fence and fresh asphalt recently appeared on a site where, in 2008, a developer envisioned a $500-700 million mixed-use project. Vacant storefronts, social service providers, treatment centers, art galleries, city… Keep reading…