Posts tagged Transit Oriented Development
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Do Something: The week of April 1, 2024
This week on Do Something: a proposed sales tax in DC’s budget; tell the Maryland Senate you support Moore Housing; it’s Dan’s birthday; and reflections on the Key Bridge Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of March 25, 2024
This week on Do Something: join our DC budget training; manifesting bus priority on Columbia Road; Republicans fail to gut Moore Housing in Maryland; and are you thinking about running for office in Virginia? Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of March 18, 2024
This week on Do Something: recall petitions and budget drama in DC; big wins in Maryland and a big disappointment for Moore Housing; the joy of naps; and Alex and Dan are both having happy hours. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Soon some DC license plates will demand statehood
DC DMV to offer “We Demand Statehood” license plates. Maryland Housing Partnership will aid 400 residents affected by the Silver Spring apartment fire. All-affordable housing complex proposed for Tysons approved by planning commission. Keep reading…
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Can Tysons transform into a bona fide city? Maybe, but it won’t be easy.
What would you do if you were tasked with doubling the number of jobs and raising the number of residents from about 14,000 people to 100,000 in a city? Plus you need to add 113 million square feet of new construction (for reference, Tysons mall is two million square feet). And that city needs to be a bustling urban center at all hours. Keep reading…
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How the region’s housing targets can support transit-oriented communities
Equity is the overarching goal of a new planning tool from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, which charts the path for the region’s built environment in the coming decade. It’s an evolution from past plans, which focused on improving transit but not on housing residents of all incomes nearby. Keep reading…
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The 30-year rise of transit-oriented development, and its role in creating a resilient region
The journey to creating equitable transit-oriented development is a complicated one and requires looking at several moments in history that converged to get the region and the country to where we are now. This is the first piece in a limited series exploring the history, current policies, and initiatives to create and maintain equitable transit-oriented development in the region. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Audit finds improper training and culture at Metro
Metro audit finds inadequate training and a culture of rule-breaking. DDOT asks two restaurants to remove streateries near Nationals Park. 66 homes in Old Town could be redeveloped into a 529-unit mixed-use project. Keep reading…
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Maryland has a lot of rail plans. These bills could finally make some of them reality.
Two bills proposed in the Maryland legislature would help make big plans for rail expansion and surrounding development a reality. Keep reading…
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Under-built and over-parked: A proposed Brookland development ignores the city’s goals
A new development in Brookland is proposing far fewer units than allowed and far more parking than required, threatening to leave the DC Council’s vision for denser, walkable housing in this transit-rich location unfulfilled. Keep reading…