Posts tagged Homelessness
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National links: LA releases pre-approved ADU plans to generate more affordable housing
LA moves forward with affordable ADU design templates. Suburbs look to reinvent their office parks. How the Biden administration is doing little to curtail highway expansions around the country. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA operator safety lapses continue
WMATA cited for more rail operator safety lapses. West End property owners sue to stop homeless shelter construction. The delicate dance of Washington National Airport’s overnight runway repaving. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Former McPherson Square encampment residents continue in cycle of evictions
Former McPherson Square encampment residents continue to be unhoused and evicted from other sites. WMATA increases service, along with fares, for this upcoming operating year. United Way determines survival budget to be $81,000 for family of four in Maryland. Keep reading…
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National links: Homelessness in CA is driven by prices, not mental illness or drugs
A study from UCSF finds that age and income, not drugs and mental illness, are the primary factors driving homelessness in California. How FEMA’s “managed retreat” flood buyout program might be reinforcing segregation. Why Europe and the US diverge on traffic death rates. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Administrative issues hampering nonprofits’ use of DC homelessness aid
DC housing nonprofits returning federal aid for unhoused due to staffing and administrative challenges. Regional tap water has odd taste due to prevalence of algae byproducts. Baltimore considers land bank to tackle vacant housing crisis. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA prepares for its next budget approval
WMATA works to secure more funding as rail and bus ridership rebuilds. Hazardous air quality has greatest effect on DC’s unhoused residents. DC Streetcar extension gets another delay. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The return of Yellow Line service
Service on Yellow Line resumes across Potomac River. DC mayor, councilmembers divided over key housing and transportation issues. Adams Morgan ANC votes to support increasing the number of bars allowed. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line could open sooner
The Purple Line may open in 2026, a year earlier than last projected. Proposed downtown DC housing tax breaks raise equity issues. Arlington consortium to end homelessness receives $3 million in federal funding. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Most former McPherson encampment residents still unhoused six weeks after sweep
Six weeks later, most McPherson Square encampment residents still unhoused. Arlington has other goals for 136 properties ineligible for missing middle changes. MoCo Council overrides County Executive’s veto of proposed planning board appointee. Keep reading…
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Encampment sweeps aren’t about ending homelessness
The encampment sweep in McPherson Square in mid-February displaced an estimated 74 people – and violated local and federal agencies’ stated goals of ending homelessness through evidence-based practices. Keep reading…