Comments on: Is D.C. Filling Up? http://goodspeedupdate.com/2007/2075 Rob Goodspeed's blog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Goodspeed Update » Blog Archive » Review: Leinberger’s The Option of Urbanism http://goodspeedupdate.com/2007/2075/comment-page-1#comment-60861 The Goodspeed Update » Blog Archive » Review: Leinberger’s The Option of Urbanism Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:56:10 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2075#comment-60861 [...] in real estate at the University of Michigan. Recently he has stirred debate in Washington by suggesting the city should re-visit its height limits on [...] [...] in real estate at the University of Michigan. Recently he has stirred debate in Washington by suggesting the city should re-visit its height limits on [...]

]]> By: Rob http://goodspeedupdate.com/2007/2075/comment-page-1#comment-19633 Rob Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:43:04 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2075#comment-19633 The report Sarah cites is <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/metro/gwrp/200509_housingstrategy.htm" rel="nofollow">available online here</a>. It concludes the remaining large parcels could hold 3-5,000 units of new housing, vacant buildings and land could hold 11,000, and a variety of "underutilized" parcels could hold perhaps an additional 7,200 <em>only if</em> they were not used for commercial uses. In comparison, the Census estimates Loudoun county has grown by over 85,000 people between 2000 and 2005, adding over 31,000 housing units. The report Sarah cites is available online here. It concludes the remaining large parcels could hold 3-5,000 units of new housing, vacant buildings and land could hold 11,000, and a variety of “underutilized” parcels could hold perhaps an additional 7,200 only if they were not used for commercial uses.

In comparison, the Census estimates Loudoun county has grown by over 85,000 people between 2000 and 2005, adding over 31,000 housing units.

]]> By: Sarah Livingston http://goodspeedupdate.com/2007/2075/comment-page-1#comment-19499 Sarah Livingston Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:48:23 +0000 http://goodspeedupdate.com/?p=2075#comment-19499 In a document entitled "Homes for an Inclusive city: A Comprehensive Housing Stratgy for Washington, D.C." dated April 5, 2006, there is mention of quite a bit of land, out side of the large developments underway that you refer to, available for development and the task force that compiled the report recommends developing it for residential housing. See section IV, Additional Large sites for Developing Housing and Small Parcels with Large Potential beginning on page 25. In a document entitled “Homes for an Inclusive city: A Comprehensive Housing Stratgy for Washington, D.C.” dated April 5, 2006, there is mention of quite a bit of land, out side of the large developments underway that you refer to, available for development and the task force that compiled the report recommends developing it for residential housing. See section IV, Additional Large sites for Developing Housing and Small Parcels with Large Potential beginning on page 25.

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