Single stair, better buildings; bikepacking with family; & good cause eviction
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These historical buildings show that single-stair structures can be functional and beautiful. Try bikepacking with your family; we have tips. Legislation could make it harder to kick out tenants without a good reason. Rockville's elected officials get the report card treatment on housing from a contributor. Finally, DC's cherry blossoms aren't its most beautiful asset, especially this year.
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Payton Chung (Board of Directors) • March 12, 2025
All the single stair point access blocks: historical buildings in DC show how a single-stair structure can yield a range of benefits, both for what can be built and for residents’ quality of life.
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Will Handsfield (Guest Contributor) • March 11, 2025
As the days warm up, now’s the time to plan a bikepacking trip with the whole family. Family Biking Matters has some advice.
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Kenton Card, Evan Davis, Jeremy Schwartz, Edward Goetz • March 10, 2025
“I served my country honorably for 30 years, including combat service. Yet, the very laws and freedoms in Maryland that I stood up to defend have failed my family,” Clausen said. “My children and I have been forced to endure hazardous living conditions, retaliation, and now eviction because the laws allow landlords to hide.”
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Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • March 13, 2025
This week on Do Something: write your member of Congress (if you have one); Maryland’s Housing for Jobs Act is officially stuck; and help shape Alexandria’s housing plan.
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Ryan Murphy • March 11, 2025
Now that those of us in Rockville have had a bit more than a full year with our new Mayor & Council, I felt it was important to attempt to grade their performance so far when it comes to policies for increasing housing production.
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Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • March 12, 2025
Here’s our periodic roundup of emails from readers: A local business owner says an opinion piece on H St NE’s prospects missed the mark. Extolling our intern’s post about WMATA’s future + tolling arterial roads to fund transit. To support cyclists near Union Station, start with freight vehicles constantly misusing the bike lane. Finally, a reader proposes leveraging a new DC taxpayer-subsidized NFL stadium at RFK to gain traction for statehood.
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Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • March 14, 2025
Congress wants to cheat DC out of our rights and our money. It’s a national embarrassment for all who value democracy. But even without voting members of Congress to appeal to, the District’s people are showing up.
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