Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts! What two 1930s housing developments, Greenbelt and Langston Terrace, can tell us about segregation, housing costs, and planners' aspirations for greater Washington. Figuring out the vision for downtown DC's recovery, ultimately, comes down to one word. 98 percent of the units in one Richmond public housing complex are “physically obsolete": how is the housing authority tackling the challenge? When it comes to the ultimate summer fun, we’ve got you covered: A how-to guide for throwing a block party in DC. And hear from the Fairfax County Supervisor candidates in their own words.

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Greenbelt and Langston Terrace planners promised quality housing — and to improve residents’ morality
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by Rebecca Mann (Guest Contributor) • May 17, 2023

The unique New Deal planned communities were designed to address DC’s acute housing shortage in the 1930s and uplift the virtue of residents, but ultimately failed to live up to their full promise.
Downtown DC’s recovery hinges on one word
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by Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • May 18, 2023

Stop focusing on forcing workers to return to the office in cars. DC has bigger questions to answer.
Richmond’s public housing is falling apart. What are the plans to fix it?
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by Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Mercury) • May 15, 2023

The federal government gutted funds to maintain and expand public housing decades ago. Richmond’s housing authority, and others, grapple with how to maintain a deteriorating housing stock.
Block parties are the best of neighborhood life. Here’s how to throw yours in DC.
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by Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • May 16, 2023

Whoever you are and whatever you do, there’s a space for you to get to know your neighbors, and it’s a block party.
Here’s what Fairfax County Supervisor candidates have to say about housing and transportation
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by Endorsements • May 15, 2023

Fairfax County voters head to the polls this June for the Board of Supervisors primary election. We asked candidates in three key races for their views on housing and transportation. Here’s what they had to say.




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