This week in our round-up of must-read posts: Poll results on transportation in Maryland and housing in DC; the case for a land value tax to support Metro; the same regional effort that brought us Metro needs to be applied to find solutions to our housing crisis today; our 2025 Comp Plan office hours recapped; TranspBINGO is happening now; join us for a housing advocacy day in Annapolis and celebrate an affordable housing win in Arlington.
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Maryland voters support more transportation options, says new poll
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by Dean Howell (Policy Fellow) • February 26, 2025
Maryland voters across the state support investing in walking, bicycling, and transit infrastructure in order to reduce pollution from traffic congestion. That’s the message of a poll the Maryland Sierra Club commissioned over the winter holidays to measure support for the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act (TCA), which is currently in the Maryland General Assembly.
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Poll finds District residents prefer housing affordability to neighborhood character
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dean Howell (Policy Fellow) • February 24, 2025
A majority of DC residents prefer housing affordability to neighborhood character, two-thirds are less likely to vote for a councilmember opposed to expanding housing construction, and other findings from a recent poll in advance of the District’s Comp Plan rewrite.
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An un-fare kind of evasion
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by Rick Rybeck • February 25, 2025
Discussions about fare evasion and free fares on public transportation miss one of the most important and justifiable sources of revenue for transit: land value return.
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It’s time for a land value tax for Metro
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by Matthew Girardi • February 26, 2025
A new report from ATU Local 689 finds that Metro’s impact on nearby land values is roughly $30 billion. Taxing the region’s land, rather than improvements to it, could sustainably and fairly support WMATA.
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After the Great Society Subway, the green social housing eco-district
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by David Poms, Aparna Raj • February 27, 2025
Our elected and appointed decisionmakers should take up the mantle of regional megaprojects in the public interest once again, and apply the Great Society feeling that the region successfully stirred up for mid-century transportation planning to today’s housing crisis.
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Our February 2025 DC Comprehensive Plan office hours, recapped
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • February 28, 2025
The District is about to fully rewrite its Comprehenisve Plan. Here’s our overview of the current Comp Plan, and some of our predictions for the rewrite, as discussed in our office hours earlier this week.
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Transpo to the future with TranspoBINGO 2025
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by Rachel Maisler (Contributor), Erin Palmer (Guest Contributor) • February 24, 2025
TranspoBINGO 2025 is February 27–March 6. Get ready to mark your squares.
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Do Something: The week of February 25, 2025
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • February 28, 2025
This week on Do Something: the Comp Plan is finally here; join us for lobby day in Annapolis; and a win for affordable housing in Arlington.
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