By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 2, 2020
DC councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) unveiled a plan Monday which would give every DC resident (almost) $100 on a SmarTrip card to pay for trips on rail, bus, and paratransit. Our contributors, and people on Twitter and elsewhere, have been discussing the plan. What do you think?
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • March 2, 2020
Join us for GGWash’s 12 birthday celebration, it’s “Telework Week” in DC, learn how trees help with climate resilience, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 2, 2020
A whole new mixed-use neighborhood may soon arise on a portion of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, the large 272-acre estate off North Capitol Street. Will the new neighborhood become an isolated suburban island, or integrate into the urban fabric of the city?
For Virginia and 13 other states, it’s Super Tuesday. In Virginia, 99 delegates are at stake for the race for the Democratic nomination for President. And about 30,000 Virginians have already voted. (Alejandro Alvarez and Jack Moore / WTOP)
Arlington County Board Vice-Chair Erik Gutshall has been hospitalized and is being treated for a brain tumor, his wife Renee Gutshall, announced on Saturday. Gutshall was first elected in 2017. He is up for reelection in 2021. (ARLNow)
At a transportation committee meeting, Montgomery County residents spoke out against proposed Metrobus cuts in the area. Many expressed that the cuts would hamper their ability to get to work. The WMATA Board is expected to make final decisions on its budget in April. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
Though it may seem that luxury amenities are what drive up housing costs, it’s more likely the land. Land in the Washington region is worth an average $1.2 million per acre—twice that of Boston and almost eight times that of Pittsburgh. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
A developer is putting to the test the theory of seamlessly adding missing middle housing to DC’s existing zoning. Saxena Companies has applied for special exceptions to build 12 units across a vacant lot and adjacent rowhouses on Columbia Road NW. The properties are in the RF-1 (residential flats) zone, requiring permission to add a third unit to each existing house. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Some airlines in the US are suspending change and cancellation fees for domestic travel as concern for the coronavirus grows. Amtrak has followed suit, nixing change fees for passengers, though there are currently no coronavirus-related travel restrictions on the trains. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Developers proposed a five-story, 104-room hotel at 1322 9th Street NW, in Shaw. The space is mostly vacant, save a townhouse and a garage towards the rear of the lot. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
