Posts about Zoning
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Do Something #119: We’re baaaack
This week on Do Something: join us for happy hour tonight; support our endorsed candidates in DC and Maryland; and reimagining the Port Towns in Prince George’s County. Keep reading…
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DC’s new mayor and council need to know three things about affordable housing
Many candidates in DC’s upcoming election have made increasing housing supply a focus for their campaigns. While adding more housing is crucial, to solve affordable housing challenges, the incoming mayor and city council will need to get creative. Here are three evidence-based strategies they should consider. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Park opens at last at Skyland Town Center
Park opens at Skyland Town Center. Bike buses are on the rise in Baltimore. Alexandria City Council will hear appeal on bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Maryland unlocks thousands of potential homes near transit
With the Transit and Housing Opportunity Act, the Maryland state government wrests control over some aspects of land use from local governments near certain rail transit stations. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Baltimore County needs 19,000 affordable homes, has built 1,000
Baltimore County’s progress on building affordable housing falls far short of needs. District HealthCare’s Anacostia office building faces potential foreclosure months after $18M purchase. Metro prepares for extended crowds during America’s 250th birthday events. Keep reading…
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Ward 3 has been unwell for a century. More housing is the cure
Upper Northwest can’t heal from its history’s wounds if the District continues to reserve it for a privileged few. Keep reading…
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Where is Silver Spring? It depends who you ask
You could ask five residents what Silver Spring’s boundaries are and receive five different answers, ranging from a neighborhood near the DC line to a city the size of the District of Columbia itself. But how did it end up this way to begin with? The answer involves a railroad, zip codes, and possibly Marion Barry. Keep reading…
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Do Something #118: A fine mesh of relationships
This week: write your member of Congress; look at our big new map; Prince George’s County Council questionnaires are out; and Dan tells a half-remembered anecdote from either 2006 or 2007. Keep reading…
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What we measured, and how, in our indicators map
Check out an interactive choropleth map aggregating 23 indicators across a variety of DC geographies. Keep reading…
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Do Something #117: Thinking thoughts
This week on Do Something: just two weeks until our 18th birthday party; budget hearings at the DC Council; and housing wins in the Maryland General Assembly. Keep reading…