Posts tagged Ggw Debates
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Topic of the week: DC’s height limit
As part of a new weekly series on Greater Greater Washington, we’ll take a topic that is relevant in the week’s news and allow our contributors to briefly weigh in on it. This week: proposed changes to DC’s height limit. Dan Malouff had a great post on the topic and there have been several stories featured in the Breakfast Links recently on the subject. … Keep reading…
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GGW debates Facebook’s new apartment complex
Facebook will help finance an apartment complex for employees and low-income households near its Menlo Park, California headquarters. It’s the city’s first housing development in 20 years. Will Anton Menlo be a 21st-century “company town,” or could it ease Silicon Valley’s transportation and housing issues? Keep reading…
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GGW debates: Build Metro above or below ground at Dulles?
On Wednesday, DC Mayor Vince Gray became the latest public figure to enter the fray over the proposed Metro stop at Dulles Airport. Today, our contributors are weighing in. With costs rising, a vote by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to support an underground station has pitted elected officials against each other over the location of the future stop. And the… Keep reading…
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GGW debates: Is CaBi getting a good deal on Living Social?
This weekend Capital Bikeshare featured half price monthly and annual memberships on the social coupon site Living Social. By the end, more than 8,000 memberships were sold. But is this really good for CaBi? As the CaBi coupon’s numbers skyrocketed, some Greater Greater Washington contributors weighed in whether Capital Bikeshare had made the right choice. Erik… Keep reading…
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GGW discusses: Displacement versus gentrification
Yesterday, Erik Weber, David Garber, and Eric Fidler reacted to the NPR story about two people who chose not to live in Anacostia. In our discussion, other contributors had some broader thoughts about displacement, gentrification, and the difference between the two. Alex Baca writes: There is no stable definition of gentrification. Ask anyone—your neighbor,… Keep reading…
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GGW discusses: Displacement and NPR in Anacostia
An NPR Morning Edition story yesterday, entitled “DC, long ‘Chocolate City,’ becoming more vanilla,” discussed demographic shifts increasing the proportion of white residents of DC and profiled two people who recently moved out of Historic Anacostia. The two are Robert Adams, who is black, and David Garber, who is white. The story quickly touched… Keep reading…
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GGW debates: Cutting late-night Metro service
Yesterday, the WMATA board discussed eliminating late-night Friday and Saturday service to help close a large budget gap and provide more hours for system maintenance. The proposal has generated more than 100 comments on our website and a rebuke from new WMATA board member Tommy Wells. Today, GGW contributors debate the merits of this proposal, from its impact on system maintenance… Keep reading…
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Urban football stadiums in the US: The good
On Monday, several GGW contributors debated whether DC could or should accommodate a new stadium to bring the Redskins back to the District. We asked some of our colleagues in other cities if they would share thoughts on the experiences of their towns. Yesterday, we heard about the problems faced in Indianapolis and St. Louis. Today we look at a few cases that show there’s… Keep reading…
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GGW debates: Urban football stadiums in DC
A couple weeks ago, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans made some comments about bringing the Redskins back to a stadium in the District. Though Evans clarified his remarks later, the story sparked some debate here on GGW as well as elsewhere in the blogosphere. Urban stadiums have been built in cities around the world, with varying level of success. Several GGW contributors… Keep reading…
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GGW debates: the Height Act
The 1910 Height Act, while it has made Washington’s skyline distinctive, is not without controversy or drawback. While it’s unlikely that there will be any changes to the height restriction anytime soon, the issue came up for discussion earlier this month after a New York Times piece marked the act’s hundredth anniversary. In the spirit of friendly debate,… Keep reading…