Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts: Our endorsements for the Arlington County Board + Alexandria mayoral race; The geology of the yellow line; Silver Spring tenants fear displacement ahead of housing complex sale; The math of “luxury” housing; How walking can open up new horizons; Plus, Do Something this week about DC zoning!
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Our endorsements for the Arlington County Board
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by Endorsements • May 8, 2024
Early voting is underway in Arlington for the Democratic primary, during which voters will select the party’s nominee for County Board. In this blue county, this primary will likely decide the general election this November. This is the county’s second Ranked Choice Voting election, meaning you’ll be able to choose two candidates, ranked in order of preference. GGWash endorses Julius “JD” Spain Sr. and Tenley Peterson, in that order.
Our endorsement for Alexandria mayor
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by Endorsements • May 10, 2024
Alexandria voters will head to the polls this spring to select their Democratic nominees for Mayor and City Council, who barring any Republican or independents jumping in, are the likely winners of the general election this November. For mayor, GGWash endorses Alyia Gaskins.
Could the Yellow Line be separated? Unearthing an underwater idea
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by J.M. Christoph (Guest Contributor) • May 6, 2024
Transit enthusiasts and advocates often like to reimagine transit lines to address salient problems like service quality. A geology expert explains why it’s not always as easy as it looks on the surface.
Do Something: The week of May 6, 2024
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • May 10, 2024
This week on Do Something: the right zoning for 1617 U, Scottish castles and zoning in Montgomery County, and have you seen our endorsements in Arlington and Alexandria?
With a sale pending, Enclave tenants fear the worst
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by Carolyn Gallaher (Contributor) • May 9, 2024
A troubled high-rise housing complex called the Enclave, located in the White Oak area of Silver Spring, faces two pressing problems. The first is years of landlord disinvestment on the property. Tenants have been grappling with rat infestations, broken elevators, spotty heat and hot water, and untreated mold, among other problems since well before the pandemic. The second is a contracted sale for $230 million that could threaten one of the biggest naturally occurring low-income housing options in the county.
What I talk about when I talk about “luxury housing”
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by Mike English (Guest Contributor) • May 7, 2024
Is a home “luxurious” if it’s described that way in marketing materials, or if it’s more expensive to live in? If you’re looking at cost, those “luxury apartments” are quite a bit less luxurious than the single family homes that represent the status quo in many neighborhoods.
Walk more in your city. It could open up new horizons.
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by Maria de los Angeles (Guest Contributor) • May 8, 2024
An urban writer proposes walking as a means of connecting with our cities and our souls. DC, thanks to its partially symbolic design, might be a particularly good proving-ground for the practice.
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