Posts tagged Public Spaces
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DC, I love you. Lose the post-breakup energy.
Like lovers we just couldn’t quit, office building monoculture and businesses we thought cared for us left DC when we were utterly dependent on them. It hurts. But it’s time to dust ourselves off and create our own future. Keep reading…
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National links: Manufactured housing losing its stigma
Local officials in Maryland and Mississippi are increasingly embracing manufactured housing as an affordability solution. Automakers paid Tesla to make electric vehicles, allowing them to delay their own projects while staying in compliance with state regulations. How one Canadian city’s downtown appears to be getting more lively again. Keep reading…
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Columbia Heights plaza pilot shows results, but private sector is missing link
The Columbia Heights Civic Plaza long lacked maintenance and experienced further deterioration in the pandemic, both physically and socially. A new outreach effort brought together entities around the plaza to address the needs of its most vulnerable users and support a thriving community space. Keep reading…
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The new downtown: A place for all of us
As Washington reimagines its urban core, the key is mixed-use development, creating an environment where people can live, work, play, send their kids to school, and age in place. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Where is downtown DC? It’s up for debate
DC’s zoning map provides one definition for Downtown, business improvement districts and the Census Bureau give others — and none of them are perfect. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: To get the Metro we deserve, transform parking into housing
The Metro system is the foundation the Washington region needs to build a pleasant, sustainable, equitable future. Transforming its parking lots into transit-oriented development can increase revenue and build a bigger rider base. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Is Prince George’s County losing its status as the region’s Black promised land?
For years, Prince George’s County was known as a mecca for Black homeownership and middle to upper class growth. However, its status as such is not so guaranteed. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Why trans and queer visibility on public transport matters
Public transit agencies should consider intentionally inclusive policies for transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer people so that everyone can feel and be safe riding. Here’s how some systems are approaching the issue. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Greenbelt and Langston Terrace planners promised quality housing — and to improve residents’ morality
The unique New Deal planned communities were designed to address DC’s acute housing shortage in the 1930s and uplift the virtue of residents, but ultimately failed to live up to their full promise. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Street parking in DC is way too cheap
This post makes the case for residential parking passes in DC being worth far more than what the District charges for them. How much revenue is the city losing out on, what could be done to align the cost of RPPs with their true value, and what could all that money pay for? Keep reading…