Affordable Housing in DC

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Smart Growth Principles for the 2026 DC Elections

Smart Growth Principles for the 2026 DC Elections

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DC neighborhoods should be walkable and inclusive, offering more homes within a 15-minute walk to daily needs, and access to frequent, reliable transit, and safe bikeways.
photo by Cheryl Cort

Event materials: What’s the future vision for how Ward 3 and DC will grow & change?

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This event was a discussion with DC Office of Planning to learn about DC 2050, District's next Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map. April 27, 2026, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library Speakers: Nick Kushner, Senior Cross-Systems Planner, DC Office of Planning Radhika Mohan, Deputy Director, DC Office
Original Rift Valley Chevy Chase proposal

Testimony at DPR oversight hearing in support of Chevy Chase DC library redevelopment with increased affordable housing (DC)

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We are pleased to express our support for the capital funds for a new Chevy Chase recreation center, along with a new library, civic and outdoor recreation space, and affordable, mixed-income homes at the Chevy Chase Civic Core site.
Original Rift Valley Chevy Chase proposal

Testimony at DMPED oversight hearing in support of Chevy Chase DC library redevelopment with increased affordable housing (DC)

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We urge the Council to approve the FY 27 budget to support DMPED’s work, and capital funding for the Chevy Chase library and recreation center redevelopment.
Attention Ward 4: Dance Loft's affordable housing & arts project needs your help to win ANC 4E support 3/24

Attention Ward 4: Dance Loft’s affordable housing & arts project needs your help to win ANC 4E support 3/24

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Dance Loft on 14, approved three years ago, is an exciting Ward 4 mixed-use development that includes affordable housing, a performing arts center, retail space, and net-zero energy design. But it encountered delays due to the city’s unprecedented crisis in affordable housing funding.