Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Why is affordable housing so expensive to build? Traffic violence is increasing in the US, and it's not because of smartphones; from degrees to duplexes, Charlottesville is getting a new zoning code; Your guide to planning a family friendly bike ride, plus, Cabi breaks ridership records and ways to Do Something this weekend.
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Why affordable housing can’t pay for itself
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by Patrick McAnaney • January 25, 2024
Understand development costs, the financing needed to meet them, and the ever-present “gap.” This is the first in an ongoing series about how affordable housing works.
Do Something: The week of January 22, 2024
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • January 24, 2024
This week, here's how you can Do Something about gentle density on Connecticut Avenue; social housing and bus lane cameras in Maryland; and single-stair reform in Virginia.
The New York Times once again misses the plot on traffic safety
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by Stephen Coleman Kenny (Guest Contributor) • January 23, 2024
Pedestrian deaths are attributable, first and foremost, to road design. So why do the New York Times and other publications keep missing out on this core cause of traffic violence?
From university town to density town: Charlottesville passes huge zoning reform
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by Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • January 22, 2024
In December 2023, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed sweeping pro-housing reforms that abolished mandatory parking minimums, modernized the permitting process, legalized duplexes citywide, and more.
Bikeshare Beat: CaBi wraps up a year of historic ridership in December
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • January 25, 2024
CaBi broke all-time ridership records in 2023, with riders logging 4,469,358 trips. This month’s Bikeshare Beat digs into that record-breaking data and ridership highlights from the holiday season.
Your playbook for starting a family biking group
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by Mark Sussman (Contributor) • January 24, 2024
As a family biking group celebrates a year of safe, community-building rides around Capitol Hill, one of the organizers explains how it’s done.
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