Data shows that the costs of building parking are passed on to renters and homebuyers, impacting housing affordability. Washington, D.C., neighborhoods face uncertainty as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving, with a $500 million renovation offer in play. Parking mandates exacerbate housing scarcity for low-income renters. Montgomery County aims to preserve affordable housing amid concerns over potential sports teams' move.
“The cost of parking is something that drives up the cost of housing significantly,” sometimes as much as $70,000-$100,000, according to Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson. A new proposal hopes to address that. https://t.co/J71lEdxLVb
The proposed move of the Capitals and Wizards sports teams to nearby Virginia, as well as the WNBA's Mystics potentially moving into Capital One Arena, has stoked concern in a pair of Washington, D.C. neighborhoods. https://t.co/51VFVqGvdx
Powerful Virginia senator keeps everyone guessing as clock ticks on the plan to lure the Washington Wizards and Capitals across the Potomac https://t.co/R4xB9bBcBh
BREAKFAST LINKS 3/4/2024: Purple Line delayed until December 2027. Montgomery County amendment aims to make it easier to preserve affordable housing. Chinatown residents concerned about impact of Caps, Wizards’ potential move: https://t.co/nQfIBv3AgV
Chinatown residents concerned about impact of Caps, Wizards’ potential move: https://t.co/nQfIBv3AgV https://t.co/S7orR0fwmN
Montgomery County amendment aims to make it easier to preserve affordable housing: https://t.co/nQfIBv3AgV https://t.co/CXSTf0NTVO
One in 11 American households have no working car. Not only do parking mandates make housing more scarce, they force low income renters to pay for extra space they can't even use. https://t.co/OZ4LyOBzxe
One in 11 American households have no working car. Not only do parking mandates make housing more scarce, they force low income renters to pay for extra space they can't even even use. https://t.co/OZ4LyOBzxe
Mayor Bowser and the D.C. Council put together a $500 million offer to renovate Capital One and are quietly hoping the Virginia deal fails. https://t.co/HKvMvBNVsJ
Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town https://t.co/epbkqkVJp7
Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town “Right now, we’re still fighting,” Chinatown bar owner Yousef Tellawi said. “Maybe you could say we’re on life support.” https://t.co/hx7F9iwx2Z
Data shows the costs of building parking are passed on to renters and homebuyers. Some reform opponents remain unconvinced. https://t.co/idREJtIM4G