Posts tagged Dmped
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What GGWash said at the District’s FY23 performance oversight hearings
Here’s what Greater Greater Washington, the DC Transportation Equity Network, and the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition, had to say about DC’s housing, transportation, planning, economic development, public works, and health agencies, plus WMATA, at the Council’s recent performance oversight hearings. Keep reading…
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DC’s New Communities Initiative, explained
A look into the origins, goals, and limitations of an ambitious program to revitalize several DC communities. Keep reading…
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The DC Council votes for housing for the homeless at Hill East
In a shift from original plans, the DC Council approved a $3.1 million annual rental subsidy for a new 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, known as Hill East Phase I, on Tuesday, November 19. The Council’s original plans, voted on in 2017, consisted of a 91-unit building with 75 committed affordable, but not necessarily permanent supportive housing (PSH), units. Keep reading…
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Charles Allen wants more transparency when the public subsidizes parking spaces
Under this proposal, TIFs can go forward with parking — since sometimes that might really be necessary — but the developer has to justify in a transparent way why the parking is needed. Keep reading…
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Will parking and density concerns block affordable housing at the Hebrew Home?
The former Hebrew Home, which has been vacant for years, has seen multiple attempted redevelopments. Eight proposals are now on the table. Will some all-too-familiar concerns from a few vocal neighbors might get in the way? Keep reading…
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DC’s New Communities Initiative, explained
A look into the origins, goals, and limitations of an ambitious program to revitalize several DC communities. Keep reading…
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See all of DC’s new affordable housing in one map
Over 2,000 new affordable housing units have gone up in DC since 2015, and another 8,000 are under construction or in the pipeline. Check out this map to explore the most up-to-date data on the last two years’ worth of completed, under construction, and planned affordable housing in DC. var divElement = document.getElementById(‘viz1472758147350’); … Keep reading…
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In its attempts to provide affordable housing, DC has struggled to set clear goals
In 2006 and 2012, DC set clear numbers for how many affordable housing units either needed to be built or needed to be preserved by a specific date. In both cases, there wasn’t enough data to actually track progress, and the goals fell by the wayside. Today, there still isn’t a plan for providing affordable housing for everyone who needs it. Advocates and District officials… Keep reading…
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The first two efforts to turn Petworth’s Hebrew Home into housing failed. Will the third time be different?
Just a few blocks from the Petworth Metro, a District-owned apartment that most call the Hebrew Home has been vacant since 2009, and DC is asking for resident input on its latest effort to redevelop the land (the first two fell through). The end result could be 200 new units of mixed-income housing, along with retail and park space. Keep reading…
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The controversy over affordable housing on Florida Avenue, explained
A new development in Shaw will bring a Whole Foods and 352 apartments, 107 price below market rate. But there’s controversy over whether the DC government should have sold the site for its full value of $27 million, for $5 million, or $400,000. There are two fundamental questions. First, is it worth paying to locate subsidized affordable housing in wealthier neighborhoods,… Keep reading…