Posts by Agnès Artemel — Contributor
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Alexandria closes in on Potomac Yard Metro location
After reaching an agreement with the National Park Service, the City of Alexandria has a much clearer idea of where the Potomac Yard Metro station might go. Keep reading…
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New plans for Potomac Yard bring the Metro station one step closer to a reality
With a multi-year environmental process drawing to a close, Alexandria and WMATA are close to selecting a site for a new infill Metro station on the Blue and Yellow lines at Potomac Yard. The site they pick will have an impact on how much new development could come to the area. Keep reading…
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Bright hopes, some obstacles for Northern Virginia streetcars
Streetcar supporters in Northern Virginia hope to see streetcar lines traversing many of Northern Virginia’s cities and counties, linking housing to employment centers within and across jurisdictions, often retracing routes operated decades ago. To get streetcars across boundaries, however, the many local governments must coordinate their plans and deal with… Keep reading…
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How do we solve the housing affordability crisis?
This is the last in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. The Washington region is a victim of its own success when it comes to housing affordability. Our region’s strong and steady economic growth continues to generate high demand for housing from new workers. Keep reading…
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Why can’t we build enough housing?
This is the fourth in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Almost everyone would agree that we have an affordability problem here in the Washington region. We have argued that localities are neither planning for, nor facilitating, a sufficient supply of housing at all… Keep reading…
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Local regulations make new housing more costly
This is the third in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1 and part 2. Obtaining local government approval of a development plan is often a complex, costly, and time consuming process. It is no wonder that new housing units in the Washington area are increasingly unaffordable for households… Keep reading…
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Streetcar backers ask NoVA officials to cooperate on transit
When the Northern Virginia Streetcar Coalition formed in early 2010, we thought it would be pretty easy to bring Northern Virginia officials to our way of thinking: streetcars should be part of each jurisdiction’s array of transit options to connect Northern Virginia people, homes, and jobs. Since then, there have been notable successes: After completing a NEPA… Keep reading…
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Washington’s economic future depends on more housing
This is the second in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. Read part 1. Is the Washington region building enough housing, or the right types of housing, for the future? At current rates, probably not, and that risks stifling the region’s economic vitality. Over the next 20 years, the Washington… Keep reading…
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DC area incomes fall behind skyrocketing housing costs
This is the first in a 5-part series about how the Washington metropolitan area can provide housing options for its growing workforce. It’s no secret that the Washington area housing market is one of the most expensive in the country. With median home prices well above the national average and rents continuing to rise, finding affordable housing can be a challenge for area… Keep reading…