Posts tagged Government
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Compare candidate responses to GGWash’s 2024 DC Council questionnaire
See how candidates running in primary elections for the DC Council responded to our questions about land use, housing, and transportation. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC AG sues Union Station leaseholder over Bikestation eviction
DC Attorney General sues Union Station leaseholder for wrongful eviction from bike facility. Union Station retail operation could be in Amtrak’s control as soon as July 15. Alexandria City Council candidates debate Zoning for Housing reforms in forum. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pentagon City Sector Plan rejected by court
Virginia Court of Appeals tosses out Pentagon City Sector Plan. InfrastructureDC releases study on how to streamline Union Station redevelopment. Court gives Alexandria “Zoning for Housing” opponents 30 days to show harms. Keep reading…
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Could the Yellow Line be separated? Unearthing an underwater idea
Transit enthusiasts and advocates often like to reimagine transit lines to address salient problems like service quality. A geology expert explains why it’s not always as easy as it looks on the surface. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA and COG kick off partnership to develop WMATA funding model
COG and WMATA hold first-ever joint board meeting to kickstart effort to fix WMATA’s funding challenges. No more “See station manager”: WMATA introduces enhanced Metrorail fare gate display. Herndon approves plan for major growth near Metro station. Keep reading…
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New maps show how fragmented our regional politics was, even at the dawn of colonialism
Political maps of North America before the colonial period left a lot to be desired. A blogger decided to make better ones, including of the Chesapeake Bay area. Keep reading…
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Arenas don’t revitalize neighborhoods. People do
As the District prepares to subsidize Monumental’s staying-put in Chinatown, it’s worth contemplating whether developments like the Capital One arena revitalize neighborhoods, or make them more fragile. Keep reading…
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DC struggles to build affordable housing in wealthy neighborhoods. Here’s one reason why.
Building a new building is often a slow process, and affordable housing developers navigate it with an additional twist: when working through a competitive government funding process, it takes an especially long time to close on financing. Keep reading…
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More people are dying because of impaired driving in the region, but there’s less enforcement
Most of the country has seen decreases in fatalities due to impaired driving, but not the Washington region, according to a report from the Council of Governments. Is a lack of enforcement part of the problem? Keep reading…
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What could the region do to ensure WMATA not only survives but thrives?
The District, Maryland, and Virginia look set to fill WMATA’s short-term budget gap. But the region needs a plan for ensuring the agency is financially sustainable in the long term. What are the options? Keep reading…