Posts tagged Housing Shortage
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National links: Caltrans official allegedly faced retaliation for speaking out against highway expansion
Caltrans allegedly retaliated against a whistleblower flagging improper highway expansions. Why Japan has affordable and abundant housing, and the United States doesn’t. How traffic speeds around the world differ. Keep reading…
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Let Fairfax County grow
Local housing and transit advocates have a special responsibility to help Fairfax County chart a new course for land use. By succeeding, we can set an example for other suburbs to emulate. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro Silver Line simulated service to start on October 3
Simulated service on Silver Line extension to start in October. DC declares public emergency over migrant bus arrivals. How and why a Southeast DC street was named after Queen Elizabeth II. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: NoVA transportation authority releases transformative long-range plan
NoVA Transportation Authority releases plans for 429 projects over next 20 years. How the 11th Street Bridge Park project could impact Anacostia. No more HOV privileges for Maryland electric, hybrid vehicle drivers. Keep reading…
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National links: Who gets to run transit agencies in the US?
A new TransitCenter report looks at who “decides” what happens on transit in the US versus who “rides” it. Why some municipalities in Belgium are merging. Celebrating landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday. More in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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List ranks Washington region as “among best places to save fastest for a down payment.” Wait, what?
The Washington DC region is only a great place to be a first-time homebuyer if you’re a certain type of household looking for a certain type of home. Keep reading…
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Converting office space into housing can be one solution for the region’s housing crisis — but not the only solution
Office to residential conversions are sometimes treated as a panacea, and a reason not to try any of the other many tools we need to use to solve our region’s housing shortage. Keep reading…
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National links: Is this what a housing bubble looks like?
The housing affordability crisis has a lot of people wondering if we’re seeing a repeat of the aughts. Design can make cities less stressful. Electric vehicles are heavy, and that has consequences. Keep reading…
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An “anti-NIMBY” bill will soon be law in Virginia. Will it have an impact on affordable housing?
In less than six weeks, Virginia will become just the third state in the nation to officially go on the books as saying no to NIMBYs. Keep reading…
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Bowser announces surge of affordable housing funds in next year’s budget
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the budget she will propose to DC Council this week will include $400 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), DC’s primary program for building affordable housing. Keep reading…