Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts: What local news cutbacks and recalls mean for DC; Do Something for the YIMBY movement in Maryland; How new legislation can help Black homeownership; An overview of DC’s Housing Production Trust Fund; Chevy Chase’s failure to meet historic district guidelines; and more!
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Fear and “loathing” in DC: local news cutbacks and recalls are a dangerous mix
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by Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • February 29, 2024
2024 has kicked off with waves of misinformation and attempts to divide the public in DC, with worrying implications for good policymaking. Facts and analysis are two of the best antidotes, but with local news coverage under serious threat in the Washington region, we may be in for a rougher ride.
Do Something: The week of February 26, 2024
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • February 29, 2024
This week on Do Something: postcards from YIMBYtown; DC's Downtown Action Plan; pet protections and transportation funding in Maryland; and curtains for accessory apartments in Virginia.
How Maryland could make this deadly state road safer
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by Sogand Karbalaieali (Guest Contributor) • February 27, 2024
Since 2015, twelve people have been killed in traffic collisions on a single stretch of road in Montgomery County. That road, Veirs Mill Road, is both a state highway and the main corridor of my neighborhood. This spring, Maryland could take a big step towards making it safer.
Energy costs can imperil Black homeownership. DC legislation could help
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by Patricia Briggs (Guest Contributor), Mark Rodeffer (Editorial Board) • March 1, 2024
DC’s Healthy Homes Act is designed to help 30,000 low-income households upgrade their homes with clean energy, cutting utility bills and making housing more affordable.
The Chevy Chase DC historic district application fails on the merits
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by Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors) • February 27, 2024
A group in Chevy Chase DC is applying for historic preservation status (again), which would require meeting a series of specific criteria to be approved. Like every place, Chevy Chase DC has history. But it doesn’t clear the bar laid out by the law.
Understanding the District’s Housing Production Trust Fund
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by Patrick McAnaney • February 28, 2024
There’s a potentially powerful tool for building affordable housing in DC’s Housing Production Trust Fund, but the program’s structure and history make for major challenges to achieving its aims. Learn more about the HPTF and its future prospects.
Bikeshare Beat: Capital Bikeshare plows through the snow in January
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • February 26, 2024
Cyclists surged through wide temperature swings in January. What’s the path to 5 million rides?
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