Posts about Development
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Breakfast links: The cost of change
No paid leave; No eating, drinking, or loading SmarTrip; Metro on time; Strip it down; Connect the (railcar) dots; Bike lane blues; Flags for cyclist safety?. Keep reading…
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DC has a program to help first-timers buy a house, and it may start giving more aid
DC has a program for helping people buy houses, but the money it awards doesn’t line up with how much houses in the city actually cost. The program might start awarding more money soon. Keep reading…
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An art deco industrial building in Georgetown could have a new use
Developers want to build a contemporary mid-rise residential tower on a prime site in Georgetown, but it’d mean tearing down a distinctive old heating plant. There might be ways to reuse the old building and build something new as well. Keep reading…
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It’s now harder to add more housing near Adams Morgan
The Lanier Heights neighborhood has a mix of apartment buildings, row houses divided into multiple units, and single-family row houses. A group of residents want to to prohibit all but the last category, and their proposal took a significant step forward in December. But other neighbors have been mobilizing to stop it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All together now
Wholesale overhaul; McDuffie vs. Bowser; Sue me; Where has my bus bench gone; Underground McMillan party; Build on a parking lot; First family settles in; Council tweets for the tweeple. Keep reading…
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DC’s inclusionary zoning could start serving poorer households
No one policy or program will fix the District’s affordable housing crunch. But later this month, one program that creates new affordable housing is poised to get a facelift to better serve low-income households. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and security
WMATA safety; Anxious riders; Smoke scare; High fines, nope; Bad landlords face the music; Morbid start to new year; Higher gas taxes for NoVA?; Stadium deal scrutiny; Navy Yard grows; Taxis claim harassment. Keep reading…
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Help us launch our housing program by working for us!
Greater Greater Washington got a donation and grant over the summer to grow and to work more on housing and development issues. We’ve made a lot of progress internally, and now we’re looking for a terrific Housing Program Manager to get our housing work going strong. Is that you or someone you know? We envision a future in which there is enough housing across DC and the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Waterfront renaissances
The buzz on Buzzard Point; Fresh plans for Baltimore’s waterfront; Skin in the game; Standing up for statehood; Redesigning Southeast Boulevard; Housing in the new year; Gems of DC; And…. Keep reading…
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Three big urban planning efforts that will transform Northern Virginia
As 2016 kicks into gear, big plans are in the works to remake Old Town North in Alexandria, Reston Town Center, and Arlington’s Lee Highway. In each jurisdiction, there are equally big questions about where housing will fit into future development. Keep reading…