By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • May 24, 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the budget she will propose to DC Council this week will include $400 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), DC’s primary program for building affordable housing.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • May 24, 2021
How to use federal funds to make local streets better. Learn the tools to be a better advocate for bicycling and pedestrian safety in Prince George’s. What’s the pathway to more leadership roles for women in transportation and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events.
By Neil Flanagan (Contributor), Kimberly Bender (Guest Contributor) • May 24, 2021
In 1906, four African American men attempted to develop an elite suburb for African Americans along Wisconsin Avenue between Chevy Chase and Friendship Heights, Maryland. Despite facing intense hostility from adjacent white landowners, at least 28 people bought lots. However, their vision was ultimately undone using subtler methods, showing how nominally race-blind tools can serve racist ends.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has sent a letter to WMATA asking the agency to change the name of White Flint Metro station to North Bethesda, saying “White Flint is no longer a relevant name or term used.” (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat, Rebecca Cooper / Business Journal)
Five developers are vying for a chance to build up Reservation 13 in Hill East, the long-vacant former site of DC General Hospital. One pitch includes a Home Depot, another a hotel, and another a grocery store. All of the proposals include affordable housing. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Hospitality workers are struggling to find affordable transportation home as bars and nightclubs reopen while Metro still closes at 11 pm. Rideshare costs have fluctuated wildly and even during the day unreliable transit service puts workers in a bind. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
Alexandria’s abandoned GenOn power plant overlooking the Potomac River is set for demolition and redevelopment. But first, the developer is offering tours in June for those looking for some Chernobyl vibes right at home. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
DC Housing Authority Director Tyrone Garrett will be out of a job at the end of June. He led the agency for a tumultuous almost four years, clashing with the board and facing challenges including housing stock in severe disrepair. (DCist)
One of DC’s last malls, the Mazza Gallerie Mall in Friendship Heights, has been acquired by a developer with plans to build rental housing while maintaining existing retail space. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
George Floyd was killed miles from Washington, but the outcry over his death has profoundly shaped the region in the past year — from protests to Black Lives Matter Plaza to reckonings over policing and racial justice. (WUSA9, Eugene Robinson / Post)
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