Hey y'all. It's spring in Maryland... the grass is turning green, trees are starting to bud, and Mother Nature is throwing out random temperatures like she's picking Powerball numbers.
It's also spring in an election year, so local candidates are out and about canvassing, doing interviews, and making social media posts. Which means that the usual myths and bellyaching about housing, adequate public facilities, and school capacity are making the rounds in Howard County's metaverse. So tod...
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<p>Howard County (Maryland) blog posts covering the topic of housing, especially affordable housing, public housing, subsidized housing, NIMBYism, and inclusive communities.</p>
The Voices of Roslyn Rise
Roslyn Rise is an aging income-restricted housing community in Wilde Lake Village in Columbia. It has fallen into disrepair in recent years, and the former property owner struggled mightily to afford the upkeep as the deterioration worsened. Recently, Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit started by Jim and Patty Rouse, purchased the property and created plans to redevelop it, ensuring that existing Roslyn Rise residents can live in modern, safe, and healthy homes at below cost.
Residen...
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Perception vs. Reality
This is a multi-part series making yet another effort to correct misinformation and false narratives surrounding housing in Howard County. See the post Tale As Old As Time for the first part in the series.
In Tale As Old As Time, I noted that there are some ubiquitous narratives surrounding development in Howard County that are little more than old wives' tales. I went on to list three tenets that contradict these narratives (our infrastructure inadequacies are the fault of elected official...
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Tale As Old As Time
This is a multi-part series making yet another effort to correct misinformation and false narratives surrounding housing in Howard County.
There are a lot of old wives' tales out there, well-worn precepts that are nearly universally believed because they contain a tiny grain of truth, but are otherwise bogus. You'll catch a cold if you go outside with wet hair in winter. You should wait an hour after eating before going swimming. Developers have ruined Howard County with overdevelopment and ...
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The One Where She Answers Housing Questions
Jason Booms over at Spartan Considerations wrote a post today presenting a list of questions regarding housing and inviting answers.
And boy, do I have answers. But before I get to it, it's important to note that housing is an incredibly complex topic with a lot of nuance. Housing problems cannot be solved by simple, singular solutions, but rather, by multiple solutions working in tandem - such as more supply at all income levels, more subsidies, and tenant protections. Additionally, it i...
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