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jonetta rose barras: Will Mayor Bowser take low-cost housing across class lines?

jonetta rose barras Oct 31, 2019

When DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced earlier this month her intention to place more affordable, low-cost housing in neighborhoods long perceived as havens for the wealthy or the near-wealthy, humanists in the city surely must have smiled.…

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Can the mayor deliver on her call for equitable distribution of 12,000 new affordable housing units…

James Marshall Aug 29, 2019

When the District government began planning the construction of a six-story homeless shelter on a publicly owned lot next to a police station in Cleveland Park, some neighbors had concerns. The density of the proposed building, they…

UrbanTurf: The Survey That Will Help Shape DC

Editor May 15, 2019

Over a year ago, the DC Council held a marathon hearing in which more than 250 people signed up to testify about whether and how the Comprehensive (Comp) Plan, a high-level guideline for how and where the city should develop, should be…

Bowser Administration Asks Residents to Provide Feedback on DC Values

Press Release May 15, 2019

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2019 CONTACT: Mekdy Alemayehu (DCOP) Bowser Administration Asks Residents to Provide Feedback on DC Values Survey Asks Residents About Accessibility, Diversity, Equity,…

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Mayor plans public engagement on how to get 12,000 new affordable housing units throughout DC by…

Cuneyt Dil May 13, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration will host community meetings throughout the city this summer to establish neighborhood targets laying out how to distribute a total of 12,000 new affordable housing units over the next six years. …

Washington Business Journal: Bowser ready to explore D.C. height limit changes in order to meet…

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has for months talked up her plan to see the District add 36,000 new homes by 2025 — and she could be willing to touch a political third rail to meet that goal.

Mayor Bowser Signs Order to Drive Bold Goal of 36,000 Housing Units by 2025

Press Release May 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) Gwen Cofield (DHCD) Mayor Bowser Signs Order to Drive Bold Goal of 36,000 Housing Units by 2025 Mayor Calls on Council to Support…

WAMU: Battle Over Airbnb Regulation Escalates In D.C.

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is threatening to withhold building permits for government building projects if Mayor Muriel Bowser fails to implement a law passed by the Council last year that will regulate and restrict short-term…

Washington Business Journal: Mendelson, Bowser admin spar over home-sharing again. But this time…

Editor May 10, 2019

The D.C. Council in 2018 adopted one of the toughest home-sharing laws in the country, denying the rental of second homes via websites such as Airbnb and restricting the rental of rooms in primary homes to no more than 90 days when the…

Washington Post: D.C. Council Chair Mendelson threatens to block building permits in dispute over…

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) is threatening to block construction of city government buildings to pressure Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to move forward to implement a new law imposing strict limits on Airbnb and other short-term…

2019 Awards Program Honors the Best of Historic Preservation

Press Release May 9, 2019

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019 CONTACT: Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) 2019 Awards Program Honors the Best of Historic Preservation (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office,…

UrbanTurf: $25,000 For Renovations: DC Offers Grants for Historic Home Repairs

Editor May 3, 2019

The recent designations of neighborhoods as historic districts in DC has come with an added benefit: grants for home repairs.

NBC4: Affordability, Management of Public Spaces Among Key Targets in DC’s New Cultural Plan

Editor Apr 6, 2019

The new report highlights past, present and future challenges the city must address to keep the arts alive in the District

WAMU: Five Takeaways From D.C.’s New Cultural Plan

Editor Apr 4, 2019

The D.C. government introduced a mammoth project on Thursday evening: The city’s first-ever Cultural Plan. The 224-page document describes the Washington’s cultural community in detail, and lays out a plan for growing it through…

Mayor Bowser Releases First-Ever DC Cultural Plan to Invest in and Strengthen Local Art Communities

Press Release Apr 4, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) Jeffrey Scott (CAH) Michael Mitchell (OCTFME) Mayor Bowser Releases First-Ever DC Cultural Plan to Invest in and Strengthen Local…

Curbed: D.C. planning office considers citywide summit on long-term development goals

Editor Feb 28, 2019

Using resident feedback, officials are hoping to distill “values” for the city’s Comprehensive Plan for growth

Greater Greater Washington: Long-term visions, immediate needs: What we learned at the GGWash forum…

Editor Feb 26, 2019

As the District grows and changes, its leaders need to balance the needs of current residents with the needs of residents in the future. The Office of Planning is “the only agency in the DC government really charged with thinking about the…

City Paper: Want to Ask Questions of Mayor Bowser’s New Office of Planning Director? It’ll Cost You…

Editor Feb 15, 2019

Greater Greater Washington is organizing an "Open Forum with Andrew Trueblood" next week

UrbanTurf: Office of Planning Moves to Bring Solar Power to Every DC Neighborhood

Editor Feb 8, 2019

Could solar power soon be readily available in every DC neighborhood?

Curbed: D.C. mayor taps millennial to head planning agency as city continues to grow

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Andrew Trueblood brings fresh eyes and years of government experience to the role

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District Links: DC continues to clear ‘snowcrete’ amid post-storm criticism; Kennedy Center will close 2…

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Amid continued criticism of the DC government's handling of ice and snow over the past week, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration offered an update this morning that envisions curb-to-curb…

District Links: Congress poised to consider disapproval of DC’s law to ‘decouple’ from federal tax…

Jan 30, 2026 26

The House and Senate are poised to consider as soon as next week whether to overturn the DC Council's recent changes to the local tax code — with the disapproval, if passed, expected to cause a $224…

District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on all-affordable, net-zero apartment building in Truxton Circle; family’s…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new 18-unit building at 1520 North Capitol St. NW that's described as DC's first net-zero all-affordable housing community.

District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows; new estimate puts DC…

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Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon…

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