Posts about Development
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Is Amazon’s second headquarters worth the price to cities?
Amazon's hunt for a second headquarters has sparked a debate about the value of competing for corporate locations. Do jurisdictions and cities gain more than they pay in incentives? Keep reading…
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Imma let you finish Tysons, but Reston has the best plaza on the Silver Line
Though not as well known or publicized as the Tysons plaza, there are some exciting changes afoot in Reston along the Silver Line. Reston Station, the development cluster near the Reston-Wiehle East metro stop, is a transit hub and plaza greater than the sum of its parts. Keep reading…
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Meet the everyday people who own these iconic Washington-area buildings
Many of the owners who profit from high-profile real estate developments around Washington are ordinary people. Keep reading…
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YIMBYism and placemaking are the perfect pair
People get involved in shaping cities for different reasons. Some because they ride bikes or take trains, some because of a professional interest, and some because the rent is too damn high. As rents, land use, public space, and transportation are deeply interrelated, people who are interested in one often bleed over into another. But people talk about cities in very different terms. Keep reading…
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Events: Eastern Market and Hyattsville tours and a chat with Maryland Delegates
Walking tours are one of the best ways to get the inside-scoop on a neighborhood. This fall, join the Coalition for Smarter Growth for their Walking Tours & Forums Series to get a behind-the-scenes take on the good and bad of neighborhood development and change from CSG staff, elected officials, community members and advocates, developers, and subject-matter experts. And, make sure to check out these other great events happening this week! Keep reading…
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Amazon wants a new headquarters. Should it come to Washington? If so, where?
Last week, Amazon announced that it wants to build a second headquarters, and all bets are off for where they'll build it. Will the online tech company, whose recent purchases include a major newspaper and a national grocery store chain, consider moving to the DC area? Do we even want it? Keep reading…
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Three big developments are coming to Ward 8. But how soon?
In Ward 8, a number of big residential and commercial developments are scheduled for public review this fall, many of which have been delayed for years. It is a vicious and repetitive cycle, and while a critical mass appears to be coming, community members privately wonder: “Will this actually happen?” Keep reading…
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Where should DC put its affordable housing dollars? Try this interactive tool
The neighborhood you call home has the potential to help your economic mobility and your health and well-being. That’s why it’s important to create more chances for families with low incomes to live in areas that are close to jobs and transit, with low poverty and crime, and high-performing schools. Keep reading…
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More housing in DC is making the city more integrated. Here’s how.
It’s often assumed that new development pushes out poor people. But it seems as though development is actually slowing or halting the shrinkage of poor neighborhoods and drawing new low-income families into the city. At least, that’s what a first analysis of Census data shows between 2009 and 2014. Keep reading…
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These two words can keep neighborhoods segregated. Here’s what we can do about it.
“Development [near transit] must not compromise the integrity of stable neighborhoods.” That’s the kind of bland, boiler plate language that a local coalition of housing-minded groups says helps keep DC segregated. Keep reading…