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Proposed UMD parking lots could undermine transit-oriented …
Nov 21, 2024 · Proposed site plan for development near Riverdale Park North-UMD Purple Line station. Source: UMD Board of Regents’ November 22, 2024 Agenda University of Maryland’s Board of Regents is poised to vote on building single-story office buildings around the Riverdale Park North-UMD Purple Line station on November 22nd.
DC’s public housing agency is making halting progress, but much …
Oct 10, 2024 · DC Housing Authority opened up a downtown office earlier this year. Image by DC Housing Authority.. In October 2022, a damning audit of DC’s Housing Authority identified 82 violations of federal policies. Two years later, the DCHA is making only halting progress.
2024 GGWash Picks: DC’s brutalist buildings tell a half-hidden history
2 days ago · During the holidays while GGWash’s office is closed, we’re sharing our favorite posts from 2024: ” The era of brutalist design fascinates me almost as much as the buildings themselves hurt my eyes. This is an excellent telling of how we came to have federal buildings that Look Like That and why design and land use are …
Decode the interstates: What highway numbers actually mean
Sep 12, 2019 · Image by the author. Why is I-95 named I-95? What about I-395, or I-270, or I-66? There’s a logical system behind it all, and it’s easy to learn.
2024 Elections Hub – Greater Greater Washington - ggwash.org
2024 Elections Hub. You’ll find here information about Greater Greater Washington’s political work in 2024 elections in the District of Columbia and Virginia, including resources about voting and candidates, candidates’ responses to our questionnaires, our endorsements, and how you can help our endorsed candidates win their elections.
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Greater Greater Washington builds informed and civically engaged communities who believe in a growing and inclusive Washington region and speak up for livable communities for all.
Gentrification is beneficial on average, studies say. That doesn’t …
Aug 6, 2019 · Nick Finio is the Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he is also a PhD Candidate in Urban and Regional Planning. His dissertation is focused on gentrification in the DC area and elsewhere. At NCSG, he works on a variety of projects, including Purple Line …
This mega-map shows how MARC’s extension to Newark links us …
Jul 5, 2023 · A proposed extension of MARC would connect the DC region with Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, greatly expanding the reach of commuter rail in the Washington region. To celebrate, contributor David Edmondson designed a map showing just how far residents can travel using commuter railways.
The Area Median Income (AMI), explained – Greater Greater …
Sep 1, 2016 · There are a number of programs used to create affordable housing in the region, including housing vouchers, inclusionary zoning, low-income housing tax credits and public housing. Each of these programs use a central statistic — the area median income, or AMI — to determine whether families are eligible for the program.