Posts tagged Transit Oriented Development
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Top posts of 2021: Prince George’s County outlines plans for ambitious transit-oriented development along the Blue Line
Prince George’s County wants to turn four stops along the Blue Line into a laboratory for vibrant transit-oriented development, a major break from the county’s auto-centric past. Keep reading…
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Could nixing parking requirements help transform Virginia’s cities?
Richmond’s City Council is working on an amendment to its zoning code that would eliminate parking requirements. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s County outlines plans for ambitious transit-oriented development along the Blue Line
Prince George’s County wants to turn four stops along the Blue Line into a laboratory for vibrant transit-oriented development, a major break from the county’s auto-centric past. Keep reading…
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See the new Tysons pedestrian trail connecting the McLean Metro with surrounding neighborhoods
The Scott’s Run Trail is one step along the path to making Tysons more walkable. Keep reading…
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Two bills could bring rent control and “missing middle” homes to Montgomery County
If you’ve tried to find a home in Montgomery County recently, you know things are rough. The county has a housing shortage, with 23,000 homes needed in the next 10 years. The median home price in the county is a half-million dollars, 14% more than last year. Rents are rising more slowly, but some tenants still received 33% rent increases this year. An estimated 20,000 households are behind on rent due to pandemic-related financial hardship, and could get evicted. But, two bills on the horizon could provide some help for residents. Keep reading…
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A WMATA site tax credit overcomes a County Executive veto, setting the stage for housing decisions to come
On October 27 the Montgomery County Council voted 7-2 to override the County Executive’s veto on Bill 29-20, which will provide property tax incentives for developers to create high rises on WMATA owned land by exempting them from all property taxes for their first 15 years, though the bill itself sunsets in 12. While the terms of the bill were dry and technical, the debate around it highlighted the severe housing needs in Montgomery County and the tension surrounding development and growth policies. Keep reading…
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Tysons wants to transform into a bona-fide city. 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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Virginia shows some TLC for TOD: Transit-Oriented Development
In Virginia, the Green New Deal movement has cut its legislative teeth this session trying to enact a fossil fuel moratorium, repeal Right to Work, and establish a state Council on Environmental Justice. Activists’ first bill to pass out of one of the General Assembly’s two chambers, however, focused on zoning. Keep reading…
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The View at Tysons, slated to be the tallest building in the region, will be built with Metro in mind
What would be the tallest building in the region can be built, now that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning application for The View at Tysons. The View project is a towering six-building, mixed-use compound that will include offices, apartments, and a nearby connection to Metro. Keep reading…
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Will Reston have communities and parks at its Metro stations, or parking lots?
In Reston, fights over how the area should grow are on to a new round, this time over some parking lots just outside of a Metro station. A development proposed for an area near the Silver Line would include new office space, retail storefronts, and apartments, but one local group is not pleased. Keep reading…