Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: The challenge of preserving community and embracing development December 9, 2010 Maintaining a sense of community in light of new investment and lots of new residents can be tricky. In most instances where a neighborhood is severely blighted...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Degrees of density December 8, 2010 It’s no secret that metro Washington is full of college degrees. In fact it has one of the highest concentrations of college and advanced degrees in the...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Back to the future? December 7, 2010 Metropolitan Washington – made up of the District of Columbia Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland – has about 5.3 million people. It’s one of the fastest...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Reducing sprawl to reduce the deficit December 6, 2010 Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past year or so you know there’s been a lot of talk recently on the deficit. It’s everywhere. And everyone seems to...
Region Forward Blog The Morning Measure: Information Overload? December 1, 2010 Planners economic development officials policy makers and general enthusiasts have an obsession with lists and rankings of metro areas. That’s the charge...