Posts tagged Airbnb
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National links: Remote working trends are changing
Questioning assumptions about work-from-home trends. Has AirBnB evolved beyond the gig economy? Copenhagen pioneers climate-resilient design as a “sponge city.” Keep reading…
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National links: How concrete threatens the cities we build with it
Climate-warming concrete shapes our cities. A $100 billion lesson on how not to build transit. Short-term rentals creating small town problems. Keep reading…
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National links: Sacramento moves forward with plans to get rid of single family zoning
Facing a deepening housing shortage, one California city is looking to get rid of its most space-intensive zoning designation. What’s in the cards for post-pandemic travel? Dallas wants to improve pedestrian mobility. Keep reading…
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National links: Minnesota looks back at its 50 years of grocery activism
Minnesota’s grocery co-ops stem from and support local communities. Is infrastructure the best way to fight a coronavirus recession? The new executive director of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department brings a global perspective to city-building, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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DC’s new Airbnb bill will prohibit far more rentals than its proponents thought
You may have heard that the DC Council preliminarily passed a bill to limit Airbnb and similar rentals. You may have heard that people will still be able to rent out rooms or parts of their houses while they are there. Or the bill will let them rent the whole place while out of town, but only for 90 days a year. Here's what's really in that bill. Keep reading…
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DC wins a big victory against landlords who convert housing to Airbnb-like hotels
The District is taking on companies that convert housing to short-term rental hotels, evading taxes and taking up badly-needed affordable units. This big legal win could be the harbinger of legal battles to come. Keep reading…
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Should DC curb Airbnb?
Airbnb, the popular site that lets people rent out rooms or whole apartments for short times, could face strict new limits in DC under a bill from Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (Ward 5). Does Airbnb need regulation, and if so, what kind? Keep reading…
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Are Airbnbs driving up your rent?
Airbnb listings, especially “commercial listings” by hosts who own multiple properties, mean fewer homes people can live in for the long term. That can cause city-wide ripple-effects on rent increases, according to a new study from the DC Working Families Party. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Fired for falsification
Metro fires six employees and disciplines 28 for poor inspection work and false reports. The WMATA Board votes to cut late night service for two years after SafeTrack ends. Rent-controlled apartments in DC are popping up on Airbnb. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paid leave cometh
DC paid leave details; Transit oriented affordability; DC’s not into Metro’s late night plan; Metro considers downsizing; Changes for Barrel House Liquor; What is middle class, anyway; 10,000 AirBnB inauguration guests; GSA’s Old Post Office lease drama; Berlin’s rent control experiment. Keep reading…