Posts taggedAnti Neighbors
10 small parks and plazas that prove tiny is terrific
When it comes to parks, quality is way more important than size. These 10 “teacup parks” show that.Keep reading…
DC takes steps to streamline solar power, but some still don’t take a shine to it
以帮助满足直流发电的目标100%的energy renewably by 2032 and 10% with solar power by 2041, a likelyzoning changewill make it easier to build community solar “farms” on the ground and atop garages. But, not surprisingly, some people object, wanting neighbors to have opportunities to speak up in opposition before any solar installations can be built.Keep reading…
Residents and two museums take different sides at a contentious meeting about a Dupont bike lane
How can DC best get people on bikes safely through the west side of Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom? If people have been parking their cars nearly for free for years, do they have a right to veto changes to a street?Keep reading…
Is underground housing a bad thing?
The Scottish Rite Masonic temple in Dupont Circle plans to build apartments on some empty space behind its building. One element of the project is two levels of apartments below the ground level. This has raised the question: is underground living an abomination, or something people can choose to pay for as they wish?Keep reading…
In Takoma Park, Penn Branch, and Adams Morgan, YIMBY wins out
Our growing region needs new homes and retail space. Three proposed projects, in DC's Adams Morgan and Penn Branch areas, as well as Takoma Park, Maryland, won key approvals this week that will help bring new homes and retail.Keep reading…
Arlington’s Christian Dorsey says “protecting” neighborhoods often means protecting segregation and unaffordability
Christian Dorsey, the vice-chair of the Arlington County Board, gave an amazing speech at the Alliance for Housing Solutions’ annual Leckey Forum in June. He talked about historical racism in our housing policy, about environmental justice in locating infrastructure and polluting industry. And he tied it to today’s debates over housing and density in a powerful way.Keep reading…
Understand Montgomery County politics on two dimensions with this graphic
Voters in Montgomery County and across Maryland will cast primary ballots on Tuesday, June 26. This graphic, posted to Daily Kos by Eric Hensal, visually arranges candidates for Montgomery executive and council, along with Governor Larry Hogan, based on common donors.Keep reading…
Is anything old not “historic”? Preservation doesn’t have a good answer
The historic preservation office doesn't seem willing to reckon with the fundamental question about whether everything — regardless of merit — ought to be historically designated, or how to balance preservation against other needs. Is every story, about everything, worth preserving?Keep reading…
Some LeDroit Park residents want to remove bike lanes. Tell DDOT not to do that!
If you live, work, walk, bike, or drive in LeDroit Park, please thank DDOT for adding bike lanes to the area and ask them not to consider removing them.Keep reading…
We spent 31 years fighting for the Purple Line. Here’s what we learned.
The Purple Line brings a transformational promise of convenient transportation and livable communities to the Maryland inner suburbs. And that's not all. The successful conclusion of the 31-year struggle for the light rail line has a much wider significance.Keep reading…
