Most years, school board races in Montgomery County can be pretty quiet. This spring, a study about school boundaries in this affluent yet diverse county has made the Board of Education election an explosive debate about race and class in public schools. It may be the most important race on the ballot.
Nestled among the spacious homes of Foxhall Crescent is the Kreeger Museum. This hidden gem’s genre-defying architecture is as unique as its art collection.
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. Here is a look into the Metropolitan Branch and the Brunswick Line.
A new model for sustainability in Amsterdam. Could all the vacant spaces post coronavirus be used for housing? We have now reduced traffic, but can we keep it up? And more in this week’s National links.
GGWash is pleased to endorse, in the 2020 DC Democratic primary, Janeese Lewis George for Ward 4, Vince Gray for Ward 7, both Trayon White and Mike Austin for Ward 8, and Robert White for at-large. We’ve already endorsed Patrick Kennedy in Ward 2.
By Nena Perry-Brown (Editorial Board) • May 8, 2020
This is the fourth article in our series exploring Greenleaf Gardens, a public housing community in Southwest that’s slated for redevelopment. We’re now taking a look at the 21st century evolution of the area surrounding Greenleaf Gardens, as leaders attempt to fix problems that urban renewal caused and accomplish some of the concept’s earlier goals.
Metro is planning a phased approach to reopening, starting with reduced capacity on buses and trains to passengers can maintain social distancing. Pre-pandemic levels of services, however, aren’t expected until spring 2021. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
For years, housing affordability advocates have been calling for an increase to the housing supply. In the era of social distancing, what will this means for calls to increase density and build more housing close to transit? (Kevin Williams / NY Times)
The DC Office of Planning opted not to incorporate a number of proposals into the latest draft of the Comprehensive Plan, including the use of live-aboard boats in the Wharf for affordable housing and land-value recapture for new developments. The mayor’s amendments to the Comp Plan were recently sent to the DC Council. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
While Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan are talking plans to reopen their respective states, county-level officials say new cases haven’t declined enough to warrant a loosening of restrictions. (Elliot C. Williams, Rachel Sadon / DCist)
A proposed 500,000 square feet mixed-use development on Hampden Lane in downtown Bethesda would include multi-family residential units, office space, ground-floor retail, and open space available to the public. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Magazine)
Buying a home in the Washington region was already a challenge before the pandemic. While prospective home-buyers now face less competition and historically low interest rates, a still-limited supply and economic uncertainty ensures the process stays difficult. (Esther Ciammachilli / WAMU)
The District is shutting down a program that commissions murals across the city due to the pandemic’s financial and budgetary impact. According to the Department of Public Works, the MuralsDC project was responsible for six to 10 new murals each year. (John Aaron / WTOP)
