Posts tagged Government
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How Cleveland Park’s getting its groove back
The activists, business owners, and neighbors who have worked for years to make Cleveland Park a truly urban neighborhood take a well-deserved victory lap for the release of design guidelines for it. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County’s University Blvd to get a temporary bus/bike lane, awaiting BRT
Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation will build short-term shared lanes to speed riders along and provide the county data, as it prepares to re-engineer the corridor and add bus rapid transit in the coming years. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA holding in-person feedback sessions on 8000-series trains
WMATA looks for in-person feedback on 8000-series cars. DC Councilmember proposes cap on rent increases at rent-controlled apartments. Alexandria residents, stakeholders debate Duke Street Transitway plans. Keep reading…
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National links: College grads struggling with urban affordability, too
Coastal cities now pricing out college graduates too. Taking a lesson from Brussels. Saving transit is cheaper than letting it die. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Potomac Yard Metro station opens
Metro system expands to 98 stations with the opening of Potomac Yard. New DC ballot initiative proposes ranked-choice voting and open primaries. Maryland AG says Montgomery County Council may have sworn in Planning Board too quickly. Keep reading…
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Downtown DC’s recovery hinges on one word
Stop focusing on forcing workers to return to the office in cars. DC has bigger questions to answer. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Next step for Union Station redevelopment—funding
Union Station environmental study concludes, financing remains uncertain. “66 Parallel Trail” in Northern Virginia breeds mixed reviews. One of the last potential development parcels in Buzzard Point to break ground. Keep reading…
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Greenbelt and Langston Terrace planners promised quality housing — and to improve residents’ morality
The unique New Deal planned communities were designed to address DC’s acute housing shortage in the 1930s and uplift the virtue of residents, but ultimately failed to live up to their full promise. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC budget retains several transportation and housing priorities
DC Council passes $19.7 billion budget on first vote. MoCo Council appoints new Planning Board chair, commissioner. Potomac River could be completely swimmable in 2030, swimmable in some places sooner. Keep reading…
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Richmond’s public housing is falling apart. What are the plans to fix it?
The federal government gutted funds to maintain and expand public housing decades ago. Richmond’s housing authority, and others, grapple with how to maintain a deteriorating housing stock. Keep reading…