Posts about Development
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Breakfast links: A scary ride?
Seeing red on the Red Line; How to be a bus rider; Union opts for re-training; Mixed-use outcry madness; MoCo’s land swap; Dog park drama; Gentrification of the sausage. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s safety dance
A tally of Metro mistakes; Service over safety; The cost of paid family leave; The pane of history; SunTrust jumps another hurdle; Back home, for now; Uber for emergencies?; Hospital horrors; Pipe in on pipe prices; And…. Keep reading…
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A record number of people petitioned for a dog park at the Takoma Rec Center, but it’s still not happening
In December 2015, dog owners across Ward 4 submitted the largest petition ever to build a dog park in DC. But a small group of neighbors put up a big fight, and last week the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) made it official: no dog park. Here’s what happened. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 4
A series of hilly neighborhoods at the top of the District, both in terms of geography and elevation, comprises Ward 4. Residents here are from Petworth, Manor Park, Brightwood, 16th Street Heights, and Takoma, among other places. We found five candidates running in contested Ward 4 races for Advisory Neighborhood Commission to endorse, and we hope you go vote for them. Keep reading…
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Peter Shapiro is nominated for a seat on the powerful DC Zoning Commission
Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated Peter Shapiro, a resident of the Chevy Chase neighborhood of DC, to the board that decides DC’s zoning and rules on many large development projects. Shapiro would replace Marcie Cohen, a former affordable housing and community development professional. Cohen has been a strong advocate for zoning that allows more overall housing in DC, speaking… Keep reading…
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This map illustrates DC’s new zoning rules
Zoning is the legal framework that shapes just what can be built where in most cities, and DC just enacted a new zoning code. It’s pretty detailed, but we’re in luck: the the District’s Office of Zoning made this interactive map to illustrate where different zones are, what they mean, and why they’re organized it that way. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Homeless, again
Fire at DC General ; Another delay for FBI HQ; Gridlock begets gridlock; Congestion will only get worse; Don’t regulate me, says Airbnb; How do you solve a problem like sprawl?; And…. Keep reading…
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We know where most of DC’s population lives. Does Metro run through those places?
The maps below show where DC’s most densely-populated pockets are, as well as where its Metro stops are. It turns out they aren’t always the same places, or in other words, DC isn’t building enough around transit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Close call
Bad day for inspectors; Hogan changes tune on Metro funding; HPO approves SunTrust; A dozen strange Metro delays; Express bus for 14th?; Judging Maryland’s Marriott deal; Airbnb hearts inauguration; Behind Glover Park’s name. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 6
There’s a lot to Ward 6. On one end, you can be standing in Navy Yard, outside of Nationals Park, while on the other you’re in Shaw. And as you travel between the two, you might pass the Supreme Court! Ward 6’s neighborhoods have experienced a lot of change recently, and many of its Advisory Neighborhood Commission races are hotly contested. We looked through these races and found seven… Keep reading…