Posts tagged Rent Control
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Events: Don’t worry, be ‘app’y about bus frequency, speed, and more!
Come to bus hack night; learn about rent control and affordable housing; weigh in on the Department of Housing and Community Development as well as the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, and the University of the District of Columbia; and more in this week's events. Keep reading…
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National links: Traffic exacts a heavy toll on car commuters’ health
Your terrible commute is probably really hurting your health. New methods of urban planning go beyond static spaces and delve into how people actually use them. Los Angeles might charge drivers by the mile to tame its traffic problems. Keep reading…
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National links: Cities are still grappling with Robert Moses’ highway legacy
Should NYC tear down the outdated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway? Businesses still want a lot of parking, even as some developers are trying to reduce it. The term “smart city” may be overused, but this report clarifies what a smart city actually is. Keep reading…
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Tenants in Brightwood Park are refusing to pay rent in their decrepit building
Residents at a Brightwood Park building say their apartments are infested with bugs and rodents and badly needs maintenance, but instead of making fixes, the landlord is trying to raise rent. Now some tenants are refusing to pay until conditions are better. Keep reading…
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National links: There’s a fight brewing over rent control
Tenants' rights groups are gearing up for a big fight with the “landlord lobby” over rent control. Sci-fi writer and cyberpunk originator Bruce Sterling wants you to stop calling them “smart” cities. Seattle is seeing a lot more people ditch their car to walk and take transit on their commutes. Keep reading…
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What is rent control and why do we have it in DC?
Over the past two years a number of efforts have been made to amend DC’s version of rent control, but larger unresolved issues remain if we want to maintain a stock of lower-cost rental units in the city. Here's what you need to know about the system. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Johnson’s Garden Center in Tenleytown is closing. How should we react?
Tenleytown neighbors are demanding that American University reverse the garden center's rent hike and fees so the business can continue to operate in DC. Keep reading…
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Is this Van Ness apartment complex misleading tenants about the cost of rent?
A Van Ness apartment complex has been effectively circumventing the city’s rent control by subjecting tenants to higher rent increases than the law allows, a new lawsuit alleges. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paid leave cometh
DC paid leave details; Transit oriented affordability; DC’s not into Metro’s late night plan; Metro considers downsizing; Changes for Barrel House Liquor; What is middle class, anyway; 10,000 AirBnB inauguration guests; GSA’s Old Post Office lease drama; Berlin’s rent control experiment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Save our service!
Please keep late night; Rent control corral; Bye, bye Blagden Alley; New bus to the harbor; Not the stadium we ordered; Voter registration reopened; Help guide DC’s future; And…. Keep reading…