Concerns about the coronavirus have prompted many questions for residents in the region about safety, transit, and employment. And while we grapple with those challenges, other news is still happening, from piloted "advisory" bike lanes, to the future a mixed-use development located on the Armed Forces Retirement Home in DC, and of course, how to address our housing crisis. But, no matter your concerns, we've got you covered. Read on.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 12, 2020
Criminology research says that “swift, certain, and fair” punishments work better than infrequent, highly punitive ones. No word on whether this may also make people less likely to smash traffic cameras.
By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • March 10, 2020
In 1912 Baltimore’s city leaders hoped to annex this large chunk of Baltimore County. Had that happened, the city limits would have extended from near downtown Towson to just shy of Ellicott City.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 11, 2020
DC will pilot new “advisory” bike lanes” on E Street SE in Capitol Hill. At first it sounds like this might be an April Fool’s joke. But these are a real kind of bike infrastructure that’s new to DC and will be tried here as an experiment.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • March 9, 2020
A presentation shed very little light on what’s in store for 80 acres of the Armed Forces Retirement Home at North Capitol Street and Irving Street in DC, slated for a private mixed-use development. However, a few more facts did emerge about the future of this poorly-planned part of DC.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • March 10, 2020
The Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, which is chaired by at-large Councilmember Anita Bonds, held the oversight hearing for the Department of Housing and Community Development on January 28. Here’s what I had to say.
