Posts by Michael Forster — Guest Contributor

Michael Forster has enjoyed living car-free in Washington, DC since 2011. He is a co-founder of Forster Law Firm, a real estate litigation and probate law firm, and is a member of the DC Bicycle Advisory Council.

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  This is why some houses sit vacant for a long time

  HousingBy Michael Forster (Guest Contributor), Payton Chung (Board of Directors) March 15, 2017 15

  Filling vacant properties might seem at first to be an easy, obvious way to put more people into houses. But while there are times when vacant properties are owned by investors who could readily fix them up and make them habitable again, there are others whose complicated ownership situations take a lot of time and effort to resolve.   Keep reading…

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  You don’t need a car to run a successful small business

  SustainabilityBy Michael Forster (Guest Contributor) March 31, 2015 28

  Owning a small business can be tough, but going car-free doesn’t have to make it any harder. My wife and I have lived in DC without a car for four years and we’re making our small business work, even with places to go and products to deliver. We run CHIQS, a local artisan food business that produces baked chickpea snacks. You might have seen our product at Glen’s…  Keep reading…