Posts tagged George Mason University
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To make room for future workers, Montgomery County needs to build 4,200 new housing units per year
More and more jobs are coming to Montgomery County, and the workers taking them need places to live. The county’s planning office recently created a few graphics showing that while Montgomery is building enough housing units, they aren’t necessarily lining up with what workers will be able to afford. Keep reading…
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A Fairfax City community center could become George Mason student housing
A small community center across from George Mason’s Fairfax Campus is up for redevelopment, and Fairfax City is weighing options for what to do with it. One possibility is to make it student housing, a move that could help bring the school and its surrounding community together. Keep reading…
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Fairfax City will install its first bike lane
There will soon be a bona fide bike lane between downtown Fairfax and George Mason University, the first in Fairfax City. On September 29, the Fairfax City Council approved a one year pilot program to test a three block bike lane on University Drive, the street that connects downtown Fairfax to the largest university in Virginia. Keep reading…
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How George Mason University and Fairfax City can be better neighbors
While George Mason is Virginia’s largest research university, nobody would mistake the City of Fairfax for a college town. But Fairfax and George Mason are working together to try and improve the downtown area, a measure that will benefit them both. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Free-for-all
Save up to splurge on holiday shopping with this upcoming plethora of free events around the region. Panel and party for local producers: Join Smart Growth America, Think Local First DC, and Elevation DC for Production in the City, an event celebrating local manufacturers in DC. Get a local perspective on production during a panel discussion and shop the pop-up marketplace with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the possibilities
Stadium projects in Washington region; Height Act public hearings; Money for DC small businesses; Construction of new Metrobus garage underway; MoCo tackles overcrowding; Bikes outsell cars in Europe; Development follows streetcar lines; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Biking for the win
Bike sharing helps close gender gap; Texas cities get it; Metro train kills student; MoCo pedestrian safety; Should DC listen to retailers?; Developer still thinks it’s TOD; HOT lane decision-making; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s the law?
U-turns on Penn illegal, really; CMs exempt from parking laws?; Bike easier to GMU; Arlington wants more CaBi; Tiny homes in DC?; DC’s most unsafe playgrounds; Commutes slower for black folks; Traffic pollution boosts autism?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Contested transportation
GMU pushes sprawl some more; ANC agrees to no parking; Arlington candidates cold on streetcar; Graham vs. WMATA ethics; Got 11 cars?; TOD underway, awaits transit; Expanded transfers expands bus service; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s got the authority in Virginia?
McDonnell gets Metro seat, lets cash flow; MWAA might start being more open; Gray allegations made into a federal case; Bike bits; The return of Georgia Avenue’s mini-cities?; Anti sentiment varies by gender; And…. Keep reading…