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WMATA’s return to automatic trains is a big deal. Here’s what it …
Dec 11, 2024 · Inside a Metrorail cab with automatic operational capacity. Image by WMATA. Earlier this month, WMATA wrapped up the final preparations ahead of the re-launch of Automatic Train Operation across the Metrorail system.
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 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.
Regional ruminations on display at the 2024 Capital Region ...
Dec 6, 2024 · We’re presuming attendees took WMATA on the way to the forum. Image by MW Transit Photos. used with permission.. On a brisk Wednesday morning in November 2024, representatives from the worlds of government, transportation, and business met at the Martin Luther King, Jr., library in downtown DC for the seventh annual Capital Region Transportation Forum, to discuss the present and future of ...
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Breakfast links: RFK stadium demolition is imminent. Links By Molly Brune (Contributor) January 13, 2025. RFK stadium demolition to start this month. Events DC announced they have NPS approval for demolition and anticipate a flurry of activitity as contractors visit RFK this week to prepare for the demolition.
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.
Breakfast links: Plans for a new Ballston Metro station entrance ...
Nov 15, 2024 · Arlington wants to add a new west entrance at the Ballston Metro Station as part of its 2025-2034 Capital Improvement Plan. The first hearing regarding Mayor Bowser’s plan for DC to purchase the Capital One Arena prompted mixed reviews. Earlier this year, Montgomery County officials approved the MOVE (Make Office Vacancies Extinct) Grant Program, which aims to help businesses expand within ...
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 …
A safer, more affordable DC begins with a plan to move beyond gas
Oct 8, 2024 · Gas meter for a DC home. Image by Martin Bartholmy used with permission.. All summer, DC residents were forced to crank the air conditioning to endure heat wave after heat wave, facing record-breaking energy bills to keep cool amid record-breaking temperatures.. But as fall sets in, higher energy bills could become a year-round feature, as gas customers face a second double-digit rate hike ...