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Volume 10

May 12, 2006 - Volume 10, Number 2

D.C. Comprehensive Plan Advances to Final Round of Public Input Taming Traffic Through Transit-Oriented Development Alexandria Residents Call for an Affordable Housing Action Plan at Candidates’ Forum Centers and Boulevards: Montgomery Tries on a New Framework Growth Management Concept Metro Funding Bills Creep Along Vienna Metro Project Approved Affordability of Place: The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index Events & Thank You’s

March 6, 2006 - Volume 10, Number 1

James O. Gibson Receives 2006 Livable Communities Leadership Award D.C. Housing Task Force Calls for 55,000 New Homes, 19,000 to be Affordable Montgomery Council Adopts Shady Grove Plan and Obstacles to Implementation "A Good First Step" for Virginia Land Use Reform Stymied Voters Support Common Sense Growth in Loudoun County Elections Urban Designers Offer Tips on Building Better Cities Inclusionary Zoning Takes Historic Step Forward in D.C. EPA Releases Series of New Smart Growth Reports on Water and Parking Issues Events & Thank You’s

Volume 9

December 21, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 6

Forum: Designing D.C.'s Future, Jan. 30, 6 pm Metro Names Riders' Advisory Council Kaine Touts Growth Management and Wins in Virginia Capitol Heights Metro Station Development Plan Kicks Off Transit Agency Agrees to Sell Land for Vienna Metro Project Montgomery Agricultural Reserve Gains New Protections Affordable Housing Compromise Reached for Arlington's Metro Corridors How Should D.C. Grow? D.C. Affordable Housing Options Severely Limited, Study Finds Events & Thank you's

September 30, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 5

Forum: Oct. 24: How Should D.C. Grow? Give D.C. Comprehensive Plan Comments Online by October 15 D.C.'s Tangherlini Charts New Course for Transportation Northern Virginia Residents Rank Public Transit as a Top Priority Fairfax Breaks New Ground with Traffic Reduction Plan for Vienna Development Community Shapes Vision for a More Walkable Downtown Ward 7 D.C. Inclusionary Zoning Takes Big Step Forward West Hyattsville Plan Seeks to Create a New Transit Community Loudoun Moves to Control Growth in Rural West HOT Lanes: A Tool, Not A Panacea - New Report Calls For Tool To Be Used Correctly Federal Transportation Bill Earmarks Fund for Controversial Roads Projects Reality Check Report Released WMATA Unveils Plan to Improve Metro Bus System Events & Thank you's

July 29, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 4

Federal Metro Funding Bill Proposed, Transit-Oriented Development Undermined Urban Designers Present Tools for Tysons Corner Make-Over Route Selected for Intercounty Connector Highway in Maryland Public Transportation Yields Financial Benefits for D.C. Region and Households, Report Shows Zimmerman Outlines Arlington's "Most Intractable Problem": Affordable Housing Defense Job Shift Would Increase Traffic, Cost State and Local Governments Gas Proposal Threatens West Hyattsville Metro Station Redevelopment Terrorism and Public Transportation: Transit Is Safer Than You Might Think Events & Thank You's

May 20, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 3

Forum May 26: Arlington's Housing Challenges with Chris Zimmerman Affordable Housing Funding Wins Big Across Northern Virginia D.C. Inclusionary Zoning Hearing Set for July Planning for a Safe Walk to Wheaton Metro Shows Potential for Suburban Places Shady Grove Sector Plan Progresses Toward Creating an Urban Village Rail to Wiehle Avenue Advances, Problems Cited Washington Area's Transit Service Saves Commuters 41 percent in Delays Following Lawsuit, EPA Approves Air Cleanup Plan The High Cost of Free Parking Explained Events &Thank You's

March 31, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 2

WRN Forum Apr. 21: Creating a Safe Walk to Metro Leslie Steen Honored with Livable Communities Leadership Award New Report Calls for Dedicated Local Funding for Affordable Housing D.C. Comprehensive Plan Revision Kicks Off Metro's Budget Holds Fares with Higher Subsidy; Seeks Safety and Customer Improvements Virginia Supreme Court Rules Loudoun Must Re-Adopt Rural Zoning Arlington Appeal and Virginia Anti-Affordable Housing Bills Dropped Silver Spring Transit Center Plans Considered by Planning Board "Reality Check" Focuses New Growth Near Metro and Protects Open Spaces Events & Thank You's

January 27, 2005 - Volume 9, Number 1

Livable Communities Leadership Award: Feb. 28 @ 5 pm New Study Rates ICC as Worst Option, Alternatives Perform Better Dedicated Funding for Metro Proposed by Panel Mean Streets Study Finds Outer Suburbs Most Dangerous for Walkers Rockville Sets New Standards for Pedestrian Safety Washington Area's Transit Service Saves Commuters 50 percent in Delays VA’s Public-Private Highway Projects Costly to Taxpayers, Report Shows Arlington Affordable Housing Guidelines Set Back by Developer Suit Reality Check Exercise Set for February 2005 Events & Thank You's

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