Posts tagged Kenyan Mcduffie
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YOU GET TWO VOTES: GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman and Kenyan McDuffie for at-large DC Council
On Nov. 8, District voters can pick two candidates for the DC Council’s open at-large seats. GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman (I) and Kenyan McDuffie (I) because we see this election—always a confusing one beholden to arcane Home Rule requirements, complicated this year by the entry of three sitting councilmembers—as an unexpected opportunity to change who makes decisions about housing, and affordable housing, in the legislative branch. Keep reading…
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Not a fore-Bonds conclusion: Two at-large Council seats—not one—are up for grabs in DC’s November elections
Voters will elect two at-large members to the DC Council on November 8, 2022. Importantly, each voter is allowed to vote for two candidates from a single list. Keep reading…
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Opportunity Zones have gotten a lot of criticism. Could they promote equitable green development?
Opportunity Zone funding is a federal program created to drive economic development in “distressed” areas across the United States, including in DC. The program has been received with both criticism and excitement, but something’s been missing from the conversation: The potential to use this money for clean energy and green infrastructure projects. Keep reading…
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Will DC’s budget cater to people who own four cars?
Residential parking permits let people park their cars on public space for an amazing steal: $35 a year. DC Councilmember Mary Cheh (ward 3), chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, wants to raise those fees to $50 for one car and $75, $100, and $150 for subsequent cars. Keep reading…
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The DC Council may cut property taxes, but many want higher taxes to pay for affordable housing
The DC Council votes Tuesday on legislation to cut residential property taxes, barely a week after Mayor Muriel Bowser publicly tested support for tax increases on expensive properties. Both proposals were presented as options to expand housing affordability. Keep reading…
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DC might buy and demolish the “Dave Thomas Circle” Wendy’s. Here’s what it should do next.
It might be DC's most awkward and hated intersection: the spot where New York Avenue, Florida Avenue, and several other streets all meet. But DDOT may soon redesign it. Here's how that would work. Keep reading…
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An updated Crummell School plan swaps 32 apartments for more green space
More than 50 Ivy City residents and other community members gathered at Bethesda Baptist Church on February 11 to hear the latest proposed developments for the historic Crummell School site. A bill introduced in late 2017 that received a hearing in June would lease an approximately 100,000-square-foot plot of city land to a development team for 99 years at the rate of $1 per year. Keep reading…
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DC’s mayor signed an ambitious clean energy law on Friday. Here’s what it does.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the most ambitious clean energy law in the nation on Friday. It requires all of DC’s electricity to come from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2032, 13 years earlier than California and Hawaii transition to 100% green electricity. Keep reading…
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DC gave initial approval to weakened clean energy legislation
The DC Council gave preliminary approval to landmark clean energy legislation last Tuesday that would make DC a leader in the fight against climate change. Keep reading…
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McDuffie: To help you stay, we need to build homes for new residents
At a June hearing about a controversial development in DC’s Ivy City neighborhood, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyon McDuffie engaged in a series of meaningful exchanges with neighbors, and in the process made a clear case for why officials must keep pushing for new homes. Keep reading…