Washington DC to Meet Mayor’s Housing Production Goal by August – Greater Greater Washington

| July 9, 2024 | Breakfast | No Comments

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Washington DC to meet housing production target by August 2024

In 2019, Mayor Bowser set a goal of building 36,000 homes by 2025, and the district will likely achieve that goal by the end of the month. However, the district has produced just 9,771 units of its 12,000 affordable housing goal, or 81% of the goal. When divided by planning areas, the Far Southeast and Southwest built a disproportionate share of new affordable housing, while Rock Creek West met just 12% of its affordable housing production goal with 230 units. (Urban land)

MoCo City Council President Expresses Interest in Zoning Reform to Address Housing Shortage

Montgomery County Council Chairman Andrew Friedson said he is open to allowing duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in areas where only single-family homes are currently permitted as a way to address Montgomery County’s current housing shortage. He highlighted Gov. Moore’s efforts to create more housing and appears undeterred by lawsuits over Missing Middle policies in Alexandria and Arlington. (Kate Ryan / OMCP)

The Missing Middle lawsuit in Arlington is one of many filed across the United States

The lawsuit filed by Arlington residents opposing the county’s loosening of single-family zoning will go to trial this month. It’s one of many such cases winding through court systems across the country as jurisdictions pursue zoning reform; one real estate attorney says such lawsuits are “inevitable.” (This article may be paywalled.) (Teo Armus / Post)

The metro is implementing an automatic door opening system for trains across the entire network

Doors on all lines will open automatically, which is expected to save up to 10 seconds per stop, after a pilot on the Red Line showed the changes improved schedule consistency. Metro operators will continue to manually check the platform before closing train doors. (I’m going Sunday / WJLA)

Anacostia Swim Delayed Again, This Time Due to Hurricane Beryl

The first official swim in the Anacostia River in half a century has been delayed again in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Washington area later this week. Swimming in the Anacostia River was banned in 1971 due to unsanitary conditions. (This article may require paywall.) (Kyle Swenson / Post)

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Molly Brune grew up in Takoma Park, Maryland. She now lives in Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C., and dreams of a more bike-friendly metropolitan area. Molly currently works on health and human services policy in the federal government. In her free time, she tries to visit all of the free museums in Washington, D.C.

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