Posts tagged Population
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s County population decline is largest in region
Prince George’s County’s population declines the most of any Washington region jurisdiction between 2021 and 2022. WMATA bus redesign map coming on Monday. DC councilmember questions DCHA director bonus in oversight hearing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Only two DC Open Streets in 2023
Number of DC Open Streets festivals to drop from six to two. College Park planning director looks back on 37 years of change. Fairfax County approves new taxes to pay for Silver Line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s population grows
DC population back on the rise. Proposed plan to increase affordable housing, reduce zoning limitations in Washington region. Prince George’s County receives grant from infrastructure bill to fix its roads. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Mayor Bowser releases five-year economic development plan
Bowser provides details on downtown development goal, and adds others for increasing Black incomes, grocery access. Federally-funded DC hotel shelter program to end. Structural problems continue at Bethesda’s Rock Creek West Apartments. Keep reading…
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Advocates have pushed for a subway in DC since FDR and WWII
Between 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and 1941, when the US entered the war, the District’s population rose by nearly 50%. This spike in population led to overloaded buses and streetcars, as well as severe automobile congestion. The city was in desparate need of transportation alternatives. Keep reading…
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Combined, Washington-Baltimore now outsizes Chicago as America’s third largest metropolis
If enough people commute from one nearby region to another, the two areas can be considered one Combined Statistical Area (CSA). According to that method, 2021 Census estimates show the Washington-Baltimore CSA surpassing Chicago’s population for the first time. Keep reading…
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Washington region’s growth driven primarily by adults, census data shows
A new report shows where and how the region’s population grew between 2010 and 2020. Keep reading…
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2020 census numbers show where our region is growing and where it isn’t
Last Thursday, the US Census Bureau released the redistricting data from the 2020 census, giving the public its first look at the results for geographic areas smaller than states. What does this data tell us about how our region is growing? Keep reading…
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Advocates have pushed for a subway in DC since FDR and WWII
Between 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and 1941, when the US entered the war, the District’s population rose by nearly 50%. This spike in population led to overloaded buses and streetcars, as well as severe automobile congestion. The city was in desparate need of transportation alternatives. Keep reading…
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These beautiful maps show how the region’s population density has changed since 1970
DC’s population growth has slowed since the 2009 boom, but the population still continues to climb. In December 2018, the US Census Bureau announced that DC’s population reached 702,455, officially passing the 700,000 mark. Keep reading…