WMATA will now encourage transit-oriented development on its land around Metro stations, instead of just selling it for the money and ignoring land use. By encouraging mixed-use development, it will create more future riders, which is better for Metro and the region. Via Matthew Yglesias (and welcome, Yglesias readers!)

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Tagged: development, smart growth, transit, wmata

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.