Posts tagged Housing
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DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson is blocking Mayor Bowser’s zoning board nominee
Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated David Franco, a local developer, to sit on the DC Zoning Commission, but DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is blocking the nomination. I spoke with Franco about work, his vision for DC, and his views on the need to build more housing. Franco would replace Marcie Cohen, a former affordable housing and community development professional. Cohen… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Half full, half empty
No rush cuts; No Metro for you; Revenue woes; On a silver platter; Let them in; Arlington, do it my way; Protesting PP; Tunnel and terminal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who can save Metro?
Riders leaving; Needed: a leader; Prince George’s growing; Gen Y renters’ blues; The return of Gray?; Cuccinelli too; Mayor talks merger; DC’s Official Frivolous NEPA Pretext; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New normal
The geography of tragedy; Calm before the storm; Mo’ money; Speedy delivery; Smile, you’re on traffic camera; Crash inequality; Paying more for less; Do it for your health; Charm City PRT?; No photos on the tracks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Autumn of our discontent
What’s next for Museum Square; Red card Buzzard Point; Fight fires not parking tickets; Don’t blame pedestrians; Salary standstill; Uber to the rescue; Two wheels or two feet?; Which city?. Keep reading…
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The controversy over affordable housing on Florida Avenue, explained
A new development in Shaw will bring a Whole Foods and 352 apartments, 107 price below market rate. But there’s controversy over whether the DC government should have sold the site for its full value of $27 million, for $5 million, or $400,000. There are two fundamental questions. First, is it worth paying to locate subsidized affordable housing in wealthier neighborhoods,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stayhere-Arentmoving
Metro mayhem; To Fairfax for free; Pay up for public housing; Politicians and poets; Potomac postponed; FBI crystal ball; Vision Zero, codified; Suburban salad bowls. Keep reading…
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These 5 recent events are why more people are talking about affordable housing
The challenge of creating housing that’s affordable is nothing new, as Wonkblog urban policy reporter Emily Badger wrote last week. But it’s at the front of public discourse for the first time in recent memory. Five key recent events, Badger says, are the reason why. Keep reading…
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People pushing to limit Airbnb in DC say it raises housing prices. Does it?
At-large councilmember Vincent Orange is proposing two bills to limit the Airbnb short-term rental service in DC. Proponents say that taking housing out of the long-term rental pool will raise prices. However, Orange himself pooh-poohed this kind of argument the last time he was involved in a debate over housing supply. Which take is right? Lydia DePillis reported on the two… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who bears the burden?
The wheels on the bus go … somewhere else; Too much trash; It’s not a slam dunk; Back in the old days; Helping the homeless; High-speed step; Parking is never free; Streetcar deja vu. Keep reading…