Posts about Housing
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Eckington is getting some much-needed retail
A new development in Eckington will bring housing and much-needed retail to the area, including businesses that are hyper-focused on the local economy. Some residents are being very vigilant to make sure the project benefits the neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not about the money
Purple waits on state; DC taxi app; Reasons behind ridership drop; More bad news for WMATA; Arena football in DC?; An idealistic budget; A bridge for bikes; Less drastic on drones; Snowstorm slows housing market; Underneath the Capitol; The past is the future. Keep reading…
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Modern Washingtonians have a mandate to remember black Georgetown
Most people know that Georgetown once had a large African American population that is, for the most part, not around anymore. Dig a bit deeper and you’ll find that in the 1930s, Georgetown was the first neighborhood in DC to undergo a process later known as gentrification. In fact, this process— and the role historic preservation played in it— is central to the history… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More Shelters, fewer riders
Shelters out-of-place?; Ridership down; To peak or not-peak; Toxic department; Bus lane patience; Taxing Reston; Pay to build?; BRT in Richmond; Breaking even; Ackridge out. Keep reading…
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Muriel Bowser announces eight sites for homeless shelters
DC is working to close the homeless shelter at DC General and replace it with smaller shelters spread around the city. Today, Mayor Bowser announced where they will go and a set of public engagement meetings to discuss the plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: This time around
Here we snow again; Paid leave on the table; Failure to communicate; Feds pressure WMATA; No sidewalks, no peace; Burnham Place will rise; Zoned in Georgetown; Bikeshare ideology; Save the tree(house); Moving on up?. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Cheap(ish) houses
Cheaper housing is doable, but it’s about way more than just construction costs, strict rules are killing Sydney’s night life, and a potential light rail line from Brooklyn to Queens. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! A house, on the cheap: Auburn architecture students have developed a house… Keep reading…
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DC added record housing in 2015. That’s slowing down price increases.
In 2015, DC permitted more new housing units— 4,956, to be exact— than in any year since the Census started keeping track in 1980. This pace of housing growth compares favorably to other cities, and there’s reason to believe it’s helping to slow rent increases. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gray weather
Gray goes for 7; Snow woes, still; Affordable housing for Westbard; SmarTrip here to stay; Less summer, more school; Holy ground for sale; A public place for pot?; Thinking outside the white lines. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Grocery stories
Waiting for groceries; Next stop: groceries; Tiny Orange houses; Bail for Baltimore?; You think it’s hard to walk?; Hotel or studio; Bright lights of Loudoun; The rent is slightly lower!; The tracks beneath; Bikeless in Seattle. Keep reading…