Posts tagged Housing Shortage
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Dupont Circle’s politics of no illustrates the entitlement underpinning our housing shortage
A small group of Dupont Circle residents are continuing to wage war against an apartment building proposed for the parking lot and patch of lawn next to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Temple at 16th and S streets NW. Such community opposition to new development, especially in relatively wealthy neighborhoods, has real, material impacts on housing affordability at a regional scale. Keep reading…
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Why local affordable housing orgs want to expand accessory apartments in Montgomery County
Like much of the United States, Montgomery County is facing a critical housing shortage. Finding healthy, affordable housing near jobs and transit is extremely difficult for many people at varying income levels. But new legislation could help. Keep reading…
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Make the Housing Production Trust Fund more transparent
A May 30 report by the DC Auditor report showed that the District gave Housing Production Trust Fund money to lower-ranked affordable housing projects, raising questions about whether those funds are going to projects that most deserve them. Keep reading…
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Is Arlington ready to get serious about housing affordability?
Arlington County has a shortage of homes, and with Amazon moving in, that pressure is only increasing. Now the county is asking residents about their housing needs and their ideas to address the crunch as part of its Housing Arlington initiative announced earlier this year. Keep reading…
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The region has built a lot of housing – but not enough, and not in the right places
Walk through downtown Washington, DC these days, and it looks like we’re in a construction boom. Not exactly. Our new report shows that, over the past 20 years, the region added almost twice as many people as housing units. As in many parts of the US, housing prices have been rising faster than income – a predictable outcome of housing demand outpacing supply. Keep reading…
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Housing is a queer issue: DC dykes plan to march against displacement
The Dyke March, a grassroots march for queer liberation led by self-identifying dykes, first started in the District in 1993. It subsequently spread to major cities in North America and the UK, but fizzled out in DC. Now local organizers are bringing it back to the District on June 7 after a more than decade-long hiatus, and their inaugural theme is “Dykes Against Displacement.” Keep reading…
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Did Silver Spring build enough housing to stay affordable? Sort of.
In 2013, I looked at rents in Silver Spring to see if building tons of new homes could help keep our community affordable. Five years and about 1,700 new apartments later, did it work? Sort of. Keep reading…
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For housing affordability, warehouse the rich
Local residents might complain about cranes and “luxury” developments, but the truth is that cities with the strongest economies have not allowed construction of enough housing units to meet growing demand. This has caused what Rick Jacobus at Shelterforce calls “the new planning dilemma: where to put the rich?” Keep reading…
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National links: Some places view sea level rise as an opportunity to innovate
Virginia sees climate change as an opportunity to become the “Silicon Valley of sea level rise.” Google Maps' futuristic walking directions are about to make getting around a lot easier. “Vertical villages” contain everything you need—but what about community? Keep reading…
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Now more than ever, DC must comply with fair housing rules
Housing in DC is as unfair as it is expensive. There’s a clear discrepancy between the parts of the city with the strongest schools, plentiful amenities like grocery stores and health services, and frequent and reliable transit, and where the most housing—and the most affordable housing—is and is built. Keep reading…