Posts tagged Puds
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Will affordable housing needs overcome some neighbors’ opposition to Dance Loft on 14?
Op-ed: A proposal to redevelop the Dance Loft on 14 building is a prime example of the kind of affordable housing envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan update. Keep reading…
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Don’t have a costume yet? Try our urbanist Halloween costume generator.
If you’ve procrastinated on coming up with a costume this year, we’re here to help. Check out our urbanist Halloween costume generator—just find your birth month and day. Happy Halloween from GGWash! Keep reading…
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Phil Mendelson added important affordable housing language to the Comp Plan, but some are trying to undo it
Way back in 2016, when we thought updating DC’s Comprehensive Plan would take merely a year or two, GGWash, alongside affordable housing groups, tenants’ organizers, developers, and others, formed the Housing Priorities Coalition. We didn’t agree on everything, but coalition members were willing to put aside differences to craft amendments to the Comp Plan on which they could unite. Keep reading…
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Five things Phil Mendelson changed in the Comprehensive Plan Framework
Fifteen months after the public hearing on the DC Comprehensive Plan framework, council chairman Phil Mendelson released a proposal for changes to this first chapter of DC’s guiding document. Here are the main things he changed. Keep reading…
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Long-term visions, immediate needs: What we learned at the GGWash forum with Andrew Trueblood
As the District grows and changes, its leaders need to balance the needs of current residents with the needs of residents in the future. The Office of Planning is “the only agency in the DC government really charged with thinking about the long term,” said Andrew Trueblood, the Office of Planning's acting director, when he introduced himself at the GGWash Forum Tuesday night. Keep reading…
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Events: Put the “public” in public space
Learn how to get the public more engaged in shaping public spaces, go on a memorial bike ride, give feedback on how to restore Franklin Park, learn about addressing evictions in Virginia, and more in this week's events. Keep reading…
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Don’t have a costume yet? Try our urbanist Halloween costume generator.
If you’ve procrastinated on coming up with a costume this year, we’re here to help. Check out our urbanist Halloween costume generator—just find your birth month and day. Happy Halloween from GGWash! Keep reading…
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A new housing development in Bloomingdale faces its fifth delay in 11 years
Residents have been waiting for over a decade to see a vacant lot at the corner of North Capitol Street and Rhode Island Avenue turn into a mixed-use building. Now, its owner is asking for a fifth extension in 11 years, which could push construction back to 2020. What’s the hold-up? Keep reading…
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When housing developments shrink, Metro loses riders and money
When development opponents succeed in shrinking housing projects, they're not only hurting the city's overall affordability and vibrancy. They're also taking money and riders directly out of Metro's hands, reducing the quality of transit for everyone. Keep reading…
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How many homes are currently stuck in DC courts?
Right now in DC there are thousands of homes and hundreds of affordable homes stuck in the courts. Numerous recent lawsuits challenging approved Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) are winding their way through the DC Court of Appeals. Keep reading…