Opinion Posts
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The Chevy Chase Library: A surprising victory, and a new responsibility
Op-ed: Fresh off a Montgomery County Council vote to approve housing as part of the Chevy Chase Library revamp, advocates now need to set their expectations about what happens next. Keep reading…
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Zoning reform is looking viable in Northern Virginia
On the heels of Arlington County and Alexandria City’s latest push to build denser housing, YIMBYs of Northern Virginia weigh in on the implications of these reform initiatives. Keep reading…
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How single-staircase buildings could impact Virginia’s housing market
Some planners in Virginia are looking at new ways to diversify housing types that can be built in the state, including authorizing single staircase buildings up to six stories. Keep reading…
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Many bathrooms have been closed during the pandemic. Who suffers?
Since the onset of the pandemic a year ago, many restrooms have been closed to the public. Public restroom access is important, as many people depend on them. And yet, in the past 12 months of the pandemic, we have seen many businesses, institutions, and parks shut their restrooms to anyone but employees and staff – and sometimes to anyone at all. Keep reading…
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From pews to parking: can plans to turn a historic Richmond church into asphalt be stopped?
OPINION: Unless hotelier Bill Goodwin can be convinced to pursue adaptive reuse or if his demolition permit is revoked in less than a month, a parking lot could replace the imposing neoclassical Second Baptist Church in Richmond’s Monroe Ward. Keep reading…
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Region’s transportation project list largely ignores public input, but the plan can still be improved
OPINION: Though Visualize 2045 remains largely unchanged from the 2018 version, there is still time to improve the plan. Keep reading…
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What would a Green New Deal for DC look like?
The Green New Deal, the economic and environmental plan most prominantly championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has sweeping ideas for a change in national policy. But what would a more localized Green New Deal for DC look like? Keep reading…
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Advocates protest for housing to be added to library redevelopment in Maryland’s Chevy Chase
Advocates and residents gathered Sunday to convince lawmakers to add a housing option to the redevelopment plans for a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Keep reading…
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Should autonomous vehicles be regulated in Virginia?
OPINION: The regulation of autonomous vehicles in the US is largely left to the states, resulting in a patchwork of conflicting and confusing policies where some sort of national approach ought to exist. Keep reading…
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Mayor’s proposed budget set to kill Richmond’s zero-fare transit program by summer
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation grant requires matching funds in order to maintain the program: roughly $1 million in the first year of the pilot, $3 million in the second, and $5 million in the final year before the region is on its own to keep Richmond’s fare-free transit going. Keep reading…