Posts about Housing
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Breakfast links: Peaks and valleys
Blossoms blooming; Not the best velodrome time; With spring, new bike lanes; Don’t blame bike lanes; Numbers up and down; Who will plan Montgomery?; Parking saps vitality (and tax revenue); 10,000 map maniacs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boundary line
Next mayor dislikes boundary plan; School boundaries and housing; DCHD eyes Anacostia Metro; Scattered shelters not supported; Silver Line as public art; Closer to passenger service?; Potholepalooza is back; Fund the fund; Standardizing subway maps. Keep reading…
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How can Virginia balance traffic flow with a sense of place on Route 1?
A study of Virginia’s Route 1 finds that people want “to create destinations, … not a throughway.” They also want better pedestrian and bicycle safety, and really want transit, but they also want to see traffic flow faster. What’s the best way to balance these? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of getting a ride
Cab surge pricing for all; “A” is for autonomous cars; Silver Line by July 4? Maybe, maybe not; Vote today in Arlington; A less federal L’Enfant?; Relief for epileptics and others; Pushed out to the exurbs; Ukraine’s revolutionary design; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s unaffordable
Gray wants more affordable housing; Will the next mayor agree?; Condo supply low in DC area; Streetcar yard under construction; Driver disobeys, then challenges law; Maryland stalls marijuana decriminalization; AP disses DC on capitalization; Do you Ride On?; Why’s CaBi’s healthier than CiBi; The science of 400 meters; Thanks for the fooling. Keep reading…
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Fairfax City is starting to lay down a strong foundation for smarter growth
The City of Fairfax has long struggled to establish a clear vision for future development. Despite a strong master plan for Fairfax Boulevard, the town hasn’t established strong guidelines for revitalizing its central commercial corridor. While nearby areas such as Merrifield and Fair Lakes have flourished, Fairfax City’s commercial tax base has been stagnant. But… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public apathy
Voter turnout hits a new low; See results on a map; Bowser won’t “hold anything up”; Bowser chummy with developers; Speak up on Courthouse Square; Will DC enforce carless projects?; Sprawl could be worse; Who knew?; Anti-transit Tennessee; And…. Keep reading…
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Behold how the Purple Line corridor is changing
When built, the Purple Line could dramatically improve transit commutes in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. To explore that and other changes the line will bring, researchers created a series of maps including this one of the “commute shed” of each Purple Line station, or how far you can get on transit before and after it’s built. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser, Nadeau beat incumbents
Bowser is the nominee; Nadeau beats Graham; What took so long?; Transit center in 2014?; Circulator extends hours; Transit partnership will save money; Congress discussing transit benefit again; Too many tickets amid blossoms?; DC region is a flop for investors; No snow day exception; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Muriels and murals
Bowser won’t name legislative achievements; Old-timers resent mural, process; Stroll through abandominiums; Stand up and be counted; Trail will connect 9/11 sites; Crescent Trail getting plowed?; Georgetown booze opportunity; Senator pushes autonomy; Going where DC cannot; And…. Keep reading…