Posts about Housing
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There’s a great opportunity to add housing on Capitol Hill
New housing is going up on a Capitol Hill site that was once meant for a higher education project that never got off the ground. The plan is to make it a mix of condos and rowhouses, but it might be smart to make it all condos. 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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Breakfast links: Tee up for TOD
Transit-oriented Tysons; Metro station use; Not SmarT enough; Daring design in DeafSpace; Architecture for all; Housing market hype; From fantasy to reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jim or Jack?
More new leadership for WMATA; Thumbs up to bikshare; Metro fares; Tree house trouble; How Virginia gets to work; Crystal City housing; Crime in 2016; A streetcar in NYC?; Fair pay for Uber; And…. 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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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…