Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts! Townhomes in PG county, Arlington County Board candidates answer our questions, and changes to inclusionary zoning. Plus: study shows SUVs cause more severe injuries to cyclists.

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Townhouses aren’t the problem in Prince George’s County
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • April 27, 2023

Prince George’s County wants to encourage more development near its Metro stations, but two county councilmembers have an unusual proposal for how to do that: banning townhouses almost everywhere else.
Here’s what Arlington County Board candidates have to say
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by Endorsements • April 25, 2023

Arlington County voters head to the polls this June for two County Board seats. We asked the six candidates for their views on housing and transportation – including a big recent zoning change to legalize “Missing Middle” homes. We’re publishing endorsements next month, but in the meantime here’s what they had to say.
Make it make sense: Inclusionary Zoning +
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by Andrew DeFrank (Guest Contributor) • April 24, 2023

IZ+ is one tool the Office of Planning is deploying to extract more income-restricted, affordable units out of new development projects in the District.
Study: Cyclists struck by SUV drivers have more severe injuries
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • April 25, 2023

A study that analyzed crashes in Michigan found most injuries to cyclists were worse when the driver was behind the wheel of an SUV.
Photo Friday: On the water
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by Dan Malouff (Editorial Board) • April 28, 2023

Water water everywhere in today's Photo Friday, compiled with images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool!
National links: Pandemic population decline in center cities reversing
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by Jeff Wood (Contributor) • April 28, 2023

In this week's round-up of news from around the country: urban populations rebound; traffic violance disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities; why US developers don't build more large apartments; and more.




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