Posts tagged Harriet Tregoning
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YIMBY? Smart Growth? New Urbanism? Understand the various movements for sustainable urban planning
If someone supports more housing in a city, are they a YIMBY? A New Urbanist? A Market Urbanist? Which is GGWash? Articles in the popular press throw around these names, sometimes rightly and sometimes wrongly. They’re not all the same, but the differences can often be subtle. Here’s a quick primer. Keep reading…
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A calculated risk: former officials talk about how to change government from the inside
GGWash hosted a panel on how governments can take better risks on Friday, December 14 that felt more like a Sunday afternoon chat with friends than a moderated panel. Here are some things I learned from the panelists. Keep reading…
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Events: More bicycle lanes please!
Our calendar doesn't have very many events this week, but mark your planners for a GGWash “fireside chat” next Friday at noon about how government can take better risks. Is there a great urbanist event going on this week that we don't know about? Let us know in the comments! Keep reading…
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Events: Help government take better risks
How can government take better risks? We'll discuss at a fireside chat with Nelson\Nygaard's Jeff Tumlin, former DC Water head George Hawkins, and former DC planning director Harriet Tregoning. Also, talk about Spin joining the ranks of scooter companies in DC, Arlington parking, Virginia housing, the Long Bridge, and entrepreneurship. Keep reading…
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We need townhouses and more to house the “missing middle,” but there aren’t enough
Would you like to own a townhouse? Is it tough to afford one? If so, you're not alone. A recent panel at the Urban Land Institute's Real Estate Trends conference looked at the housing needs of the “missing middle,” who want townhouses which are in short supply. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What took so long?
Federal funding, finally; The customer comes first; Shifting demographics in DC; Bus lane support; Locked up in Lorton; Purple line property rights; Seriously, no parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Policy problems
Serving all vs curbing fraud; Gas stations forever; Working on the railroad; Artistic vision; Pay to play; No AP for you!; Subsidy subversion; Bike Blitzkrieg; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Harriet Tregoning opposes DC’s row house downzoning plan
Mere months after she stepped down as head of DC’s Office of Planning, Harriet Tregoning’s former agency came out with a proposal to limit the height and numbers of units that can go in many row houses. Tregoning has now sent a letter to the DC Zoning Commission opposing this plan. She writes,I am afraid conclusions about development pipeline outcomes and impacts… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still waiting
Silver Line will be delayed again; Better cycling will follow Silver Line; Streetcar’s opponents forget history; Gray’s plan could worsen homeless troubles; Meet the new planning boss; New building could provide flexible units; Pedestrian deaths are no accident; Winter weather felt days later; You matter; Far from Folsom prison…; Reinventing America’s oldest railroad; And…. Keep reading…