Posts about Virginia
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Breakfast links: Virginia leaders reach compromise on budget
Virginia leaders set to vote on compromise budget deal today. New efforts emerge to tackle DC’s vacant properties. Road safety bill named for Sarah Langenkamp becomes law in Maryland. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of May 6, 2024
This week on Do Something: the right zoning for 1617 U, Scottish castles and zoning in Montgomery County, and have you seen our endorsements in Arlington and Alexandria? Keep reading…
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Our endorsement for Alexandria mayor
Alexandria voters will head to the polls this spring to select their Democratic nominees for Mayor and City Council, who barring any Republican or independents jumping in, are the likely winners of the general election this November. For mayor, GGWash endorses Alyia Gaskins. 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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Walk more in your city. It could open up new horizons.
An urban writer proposes walking as a means of connecting with our cities and our souls. DC, thanks to its partially symbolic design, might be a particularly good proving-ground for the practice. Keep reading…
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Here’s what Alexandria and Arlington candidates have to say about housing and transportation
Arlington and Alexandria voters head to the polls this spring, and we asked candidates for their views on housing and transportation, including both jurisdictions’ recent “Missing Middle” zoning changes. Here’s what they had to say. 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: Chinatown task force pitches 7,000 housing units, pedestrian walkway
Task force proposes eight ideas to improve Gallery Place-Chinatown. Cargo ship that caused Key Bridge collapse could be refloated by end of this week. Plans filed for 68-unit townhouse and condo development in downtown Bethesda. 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…