Posts tagged Zoning Commission
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Breakfast links: New name, same taxi game
Taxicab commission changes; Fairfax ups FAR; Plans to hold back the floodwaters; Georgetown connects the bike trails; Still stuck on SunTrust; More residential for Woodley Park; Bike theft doesn’t discriminate; Hit and run; Bike commuter benefits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and SafeTrack alternatives
No stop as yield in DC; A promenade for who?; VRE as a SafeTrack alternative; CaBi key fobs on the spot; One-way Zipcar; Farewell parking, hello mixed-use; No charges in Alexandria crash; The cost of sprawl. Keep reading…
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A court ruling on a Brookland development could imperil future housing near Metro stations
DC’s Court of Appeals has overturned approvals for a six-story apartment building across the street from the Brookland Metro station. The decision could give opponents in many parts of DC new ammunition to try to block new housing in their neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer in the force
Police part with DC; Fewer black cops; Courts on Brookland density; DC’s most dangerous intersections; MoCo hikes property taxes; Sports facility for more housing; Subways show their age. Keep reading…
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More housing is now banned from Lanier Heights. Organizing is what won the day.
A group of neighbors in Lanier Heights are fighting to downzone their rowhouses, hoping to restrict the ability to convert them into denser, multi-resident units. Monday night they won, and they did it by out-organizing the opposition. Keep reading…
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Tenleytown won’t get 50 units of housing and a park
50-100 people won’t be able to live in Tenleytown, and a major intersection won’t get a pocket park and become more walkable. That’s because DC’s Office of Planning and some local leaders got anxious about a mixed-use building from Georgetown Day School that’s shorter than another one across the street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Turning the corner
A new era?; Behind the Metro mess; More safety inspections; Stuck in the door; Good news for CaBi; Fountain’s revival; Alexandria skyscraper; Take two for gas-to-condos; Taming transit costs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rough rails, new trails
Monday meltdown; Protected lanes in Alexandria; Trail connections; Metro for Prince William?; Commuter lot bandits; Less taxation, still no representation; Unequal property values; Soccer prison?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Justice for all
Legal fees; Pay for safety; 16th St bus lane; Outsource MetroAccess?; Mix up on WMATA board; A dying art?; Getting ahead, falling behind; Slow riding is good riding?. Keep reading…
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DC’s zoning update finally passes!
Seven and a half years ago, residents turned out to a pivotal hearing on reforming DC’s zoning code. Last week, after a tumultuous and controversial three quarters of a decade, the changes they were pushing for won final approval. Please thank the people who made this happen! Keep reading…