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London Skyline. CC image from Elliot Brown. One dynamic that comes up in DC’s height limit debates is the tension between gains and losses, impacts on the city and benefits to it. New development can clearly add value, but the question is if that value is a mere ‘give-away to developers’ or if citizens (the Continue reading More on height limit trade-offs – listening skeptically, reaching resolution Downtown Seattle. Photo by author. On land use procedure: In the same line as my previous post about procedural hurdles to adding density, a similar discussion is happening in Seattle. Within the larger realm of procedural hurdles, this focus picks up on the idea of a ‘density’ party. While party organization is a part of the Continue reading More thoughts on density, procedure, and neighborhood opposition CC image from Eric Wilfong Some quick notes: 1. DC rents continue to rise: While the vacancy rate for the Metro area is indeed low, it is most pronounced among Class A buildings in the District where just 1.6 percent of apartments are vacant. Class A rents in the city in the third quarter averaged $2,582/month, up Continue reading Quick links on rising rents, density, and housing supply Soccer in the Circle, from M.V. Jantzen The World Cup is underway. England in Roo-ins: The cup means large gatherings of fans and sweet commercials (even the older ones). Infrastructure: Jarrett Walker takes a look at some of the transit improvements for South Africa, building off the notion that large scale events like the World Cup can Continue reading Weekend Reading – The Group Stage |
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