Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts: Rent stabilization passed in Montgomery County - now imagine the future with this new sitcom about rent stabilization (courtesy of Chat GPT). WMATA is considering four proposals to reorient the core system and move more riders in the long term. A recession, a pandemic, and an interest rate hike: What have the past 15 years meant for mortgages in our region? Travelers flying out of DCA or IAD can easily take transit to their airports, and so should BWI travelers. Richmond’s City Council will shortly decide on a proposal to increase & diversify housing stock with ADUs. Plus a look at some of our favorite regional transportation gems.

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I asked ChatGPT to write a sitcom about…rent stabilization

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • July 18, 2023

Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass says they could spend all day debating rent stabilization, so to pass the time, I fired up ChatGPT and asked it to write a sitcom about rent stabilization. Here’s what it came up with.

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Metrorail’s looking at four realignments to move more riders. One is better than the others.

Adam Bressler (Guest Contributor) • July 19, 2023

Four different proposed Metrorail realignments would accommodate four different models of mobility in the region. Some are more visionary than others.

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The Great Recession, COVID-19, interest hikes left a 15-year mark on housing

Leah Brooks (Contributor), Stan Veuger (Contributor), Jenny Schuetz (Contributor), Daniel Burge (Guest Contributor) • July 18, 2023

The US has seen three major economic events in the last 15 years: the Great Recession, COVID-19, and 2022’s interest rate hikes. All three have affected the number of mortgages issues in the region, along with those mortgages’ monetary value. This article takes a closer look at how things have changed over the last decade and a half.

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WMATA cut the bus to BWI. Time to bring it back.

Porter Crumpton (Guest Contributor) • July 17, 2023

At the height of the COVID-19  pandemic and facing operator shortages, WMATA canceled the B30 bus route to BWI airport. Now that people are traveling again and the network’s being redesigned, it’s time to consider restoring it.

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Richmond wants to make it easier to add accessory dwelling units

Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • July 17, 2023

Richmond leaders are making it easier to build accessory dwelling units to help add units to the city’s housing stock.

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Three transportation gems in our region

Dan Malouff (Editorial Board), Kristen Jeffers (Contributing Editor) • July 20, 2023

Even though White’s Ferry is in limbo, these three other transportation gems are still here for the exploring!

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