Posts tagged Tod
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Peter Shapiro is nominated for a seat on the powerful DC Zoning Commission
Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated Peter Shapiro, a resident of the Chevy Chase neighborhood of DC, to the board that decides DC’s zoning and rules on many large development projects. Shapiro would replace Marcie Cohen, a former affordable housing and community development professional. Cohen has been a strong advocate for zoning that allows more overall housing in DC, speaking… Keep reading…
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Proximity to transit has always been good for DC real estate, even 150 years ago
Today, DC area real estate revolves around proximity to Metro. But transit-oriented development is nothing new here. 150 years ago, owners of boarding houses used access to the city’s omnibus lines to appeal to antebellum urbanists. This ad appeared in the Daily Evening Star on June 26, 1854. That year, three omnibus lines ran throughout Washington, serving the Capitol,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A dream of affordable housing
Hard road to affordability; City prices outpace outside; More jobs for the ‘burbs; Green light for practice facility; More transparency, please; Transit center’s birthday wishes; Designs to beat the heat; Bikes on the hill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who gets the blame
You’re fired; Silver Line scapegoat?; Metro’s disability dilemma; Is standing on escalators better?; Big plans for Grosvenor; Big garage, big impact; Flexible transit benefits?; Victims’ struggle; VA expands road & rail; Go home when?; And…. Keep reading…
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Nobody wants these school buses in their backyard. But moving them is worth it.
Montgomery County wants to move a school bus lot away from the Shady Grove Metro station to make room for new houses there, but residents of other neighborhoods don’t want the buses in their backyards. But the move is worth it if it means more people can live walking distance to the train. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New density for Fairfax
Fairfax zoning fight; New heights for Reston; A library or housing?; Less boring in Loudoun; New design, longer walk; More free Metro; Welcome to Metro; Gentrification hits Cleveland. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro issues old and new
Tragedy averted; Automation issues; WMATARU’s fatal flaw; Make Van Ness great again; Delivery’s race factor; More pavement, more problems; HOV in BRT; Hold up at White Oak; Coming soon in NoMa. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dedicated Metro funding?
Dedicated funding now; No Metro sales tax; A cause for celebration?; Respect the bus driver; Architecture and aging; Build at Braddock?; Mixed-use to retail; The benefit of city colleges; More wealthy babies; Driver’s ed for everyone; And…. Keep reading…
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National links: Seattle’s transit-oriented approach to affordable housing
Transit projects in Seattle may boost affordable housing, General Motors is subsidizing Lyft, and Philadelphia is capping a large rail yard with parks. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Transit-oriented affordable housing?: The Washington State Legislature has asked that if Sound Transit’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priority and population
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