| JANUARY, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
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| 102 | Staff | National Arpt Resuming Flights to 14 cities: 10 more 2/1/02: 19 more 3/1/02 will then be 77% of pre-9/11 |
| 103 | Staff | Drop in DC Sales Tax Receipts Not as bad as feared--18% v 33% predicted.....still hurts |
| 104 | Irwin | DC Area's Jobless Rate Fell in November 3.5>3.4--but DC up 6.4>6.5; VA 3.7>4.0, while MD 4.4>4.3 |
| 104 | Fahrenthold | Wizzards' Jordan Works Magic on Downtown DC--business brisk near MCI Cntr: +30% on game nites |
| 105 | Staff | 9-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales up 10% to 10,794, median unit price up 6% to $148K |
| 107 | Irwin | DC's High Tech Growth: Precursor of Bright Future?--still getting good venture capital investments |
| 109 | Irwin | Squeezed Out by New DC Prosperity--small firms near Convention Center feel pinch of ec development |
| 112 | Staff | 9-mos Howard County real estate trends: unit sales up 4% to 4160, median unit price up 3% to $195K |
| 113 | Asher | DC, Investors Team Up for Baseball--DC's sports agency gives investment group rights to RFK Stadium |
| 115 | Becker | Montgomery Cnty's Duncan Revives Push for Highways--fall elections used to press county council |
| 118 | Rein | VA Gov. Warner Says Roads Fund Is $2.4 billion short--current road plan now nothing but 'wish list' |
| 118 | Huslin | Development Limits Aimed at MD Shores--loopholes have served Anne Arundel County builders |
| 118 | Leonnig | White House to Reopen Soon, Mayor Says--Secret Service trying to set up safety measures for tours |
| 118 | Fainaru | Hopes Rise for Baseball in DC--commissioner asserts Washington is the prime candidate for team |
| 119 | Staff | 9-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales hold at 12939, median unit price up 7% to $210K |
| 119 | Staff | Forum to Air Fate of DC General Hospital 'Campus' near RFK stadium--city needs master plan by 3/31 |
| 120 | Twomey | DC Puts Out Welcome Mat in TV Spots--big US cities will get ads featuring 'West Wing' cast |
| 121 | Editor | Stalled Roads, Stalled Traffic--past trime for Montgomery Cnty Planning Bd to solve traffic congestion |
| 123 | Wilgoren | K-Mart Still Plans to Build in DC--work continues on site for Brentwood,NE store despite bankruptcy filing |
| 124 | Montgomery | 1902: Year of Monumental Change--McMillan Plan became major determinant of city growth |
| 124 | Hsu | DC Group Opposes Downtown Ballpark--Committee of 100 doesn't want stadium in Mt. Vernon Sq. area |
| 125 | Editor | Less Road Work Ahead--MD and VA may lose $9.1B due to lost gas tax collections, gotta up taxes |
| 126 | Staff | 8-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales up 16% to 4145, median unit price up 14% to $184.5K |
| 126 | Wilgoren | Mayor Announces Revitalization Program, Nat'l Main Street Cntr to fix up retail strips 5/yr (DC has 35) |
| 126 | Mosk | Top Lawmakers Give Boost to Connector Road--Montgomery/Pr. George's to revisit decision |
| 129 | Staff | Falls Church Property Values Shoot Up--avg assessed 1-family house value up 22% to $391,200 in yr |
| 130 | Patner | MD Montgomery Cnty Office Park Gets 8 More Years--to finish remaining buildings in 1.6M sqft project |
| 131 | Wheeler | A Long-Awaited Reopening--renovated Washington Monument to welcome back visitors in February |
| 131 | Irwin | Washington Economy Hinting at an Upturn--DC jobless drops (6.7>6.0%), war spending kicks in??? |
| FEBRUARY, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
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| 201 | Hsu | US Doles Out Bioterrorism Funds--region gets $54M for public health effort: DC Gen'l quarantine cntr? |
| 202 | Staff | 9-mos Anne Arundel real estate trends: unit sales up 17% to 9272, median unit price up 7% to $173.5K |
| 203 | Timberg | DC Resurgence Powers Ec Role Reversal--BoT: "competent DC leadership makes huge difference" |
| 203 | Spinner | SE Site Picked for US Dept of Transportation--some critics say $825M deal will cut access to river |
| 203 | Layton | Popularity of VA RR Express Taxes Its Resources--VRE desperate to expand fleet: 2.4M psgrs in '01 |
| 205 | Deane | Landlords' Pain, Renters' Gain--slump in apartment market relatively mild in DC area vs elsewhere |
| 205 | Laris | Paying to Keep Space Open--Loudoun Cnty votes to buy rights from landowNers to avoid development |
| 205 | Hsu | In Bush Plan, a Return to Golden Era--wartime budget boon to area defense, health, tech agencies |
| 206 | Cohn | Cities, Suburbs Are Trading Paces--young singles, other non-families taking over outer areas (not DC) |
| 207 | Phillips | Amtrak Reform Council to Unveil Plan--passenger service would get 3-5 years to operate efficienctly |
| 207 | Snyder | Frederick County Rushes to Slow Tap--as elsewhere, city's growth is outpacing water supply |
| 209 | Staff | 10-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 5% to 4688, median unit price up 3% to $195K |
| 209 | Fisher | 2012 Olympics Bring Dreams of $'s--prelim sports complex plans emerge for DC Gen'l, RFK stadium |
| 214 | Shear | $350M for NVA Roads Slashed--new VDOT 6-yr plan halves area projects, angers many local officials |
| 214 | Snyder | Potomac, MD: Privileged or Protected?--growth plan does not sharing roads, affordable housing, etc. |
| 214 | Staff | Hearing Planned on Nat'l Airport Noise--time to reexamine 9/11now safeguards in place on aircraft |
| 215 | Staff | NPS, MWCoG Announce 5-yr Plan to Map Undeveloped Areas of Region under $300K federal grant |
| 216 | Fernandez | White House Welcome Home--first student tours (only) since 9/11: doors open to hugs and hoopla |
| 216 | Staff | 10-mos Charles County real estate trends: unit sales up 32% to 2544, median unit price up 6% to $164.9K |
| 216 | Staff | Assessed Home Values Leap 17% in Alexandria, primarily due to appreciation existing real estate |
| 217 | Timberg | DC's Hopes Play Out in Utah--bid organizers study Olympics spectacle--CD used to crowds, security |
| 218 | Irwin | Labor Dept Study Takes Focused Snaphot of Region's personal spending--"wealthy but ordinary" |
| 219 | Shaver | Astonishing Growth Eclipsed BWI Planning--airport forced to speed up expansion projects for SW Air |
| 220 | Shaver | Regional Bd to Delay Moves to Clean Air--vehicle exhaust to be recalculated, postpone $38M expense |
| 221 | Shaver | Clean-Air Measures Adopted--in 'bombshell' letter, MD offers to help pay costs of improved anti-smog |
| 222 | Staff | 6 Columbia Heights Commercial Developments on 'open house' Agenda hosted by NCRC |
| 223 | Shaver | BWI Growth Spurt Continues for 8th Year--passenger count goes over 20M in '01 despite 9/11 |
| 223 | Staff | 10-mos Arlington real estate trends: unit sales up 11% to 3704, median unit price up 4% to $240K |
| 223 | Staff | 10-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales up 15% to 3594, median unit price up 1% to $221.1K |
| 224 | Meyer | Pr. George's Cnty Exec Pushes Building Tony Homes on Patuxent--chafes under environment limits |
| 224 | Fears | A Diverse-and Divided-Black Community--as foreign-born population grows, nationality trumps color |
| 225 | Goo | Pr. George's Office Market Expands--low-rise buildings draw tenants, growth picking up steam |
| MARCH, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 302 | Staff | 10-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales up 11% to 12271, median unit price up 6% to $148.5K |
| 303 | Schwartzman | At Landover Mall, All Over but Crying/Closing--economic split in Pr. George's--poorer inside Beltway |
| 304 | Wilgoren | Revitalized Southwest Waterfront Envisioned--apartments, shops, museum, marina move proposed |
| 309 | Staff | 11-mos Ann Arundel real estate trends: unit sales up 18% to 10,380, median unit price up 7% to $174K |
| 309 | Staff | February Job Gains Cited as Sign of Turnaround, but DC lost 8100 in past year; MD, 2100; VA, 48,900 |
| 309 | Hernon | Home to Many Styles--architects, builders, leave imprint on area's past--good pics of styles over time |
| 310 | Merida | Privilege and Privation--Pr. George's Cnty lacks retail stores despite prosperity: just due to skin color? |
| 313 | Staff | Arlington Cnty Backs Plan to Revamp Columbia Pike Corridor--skeptics doubt haphazard strip's future |
| 313 | Amon | Low Wage Tenants Eased Out of Market--As Section 8 rentals disappear, MD weighs anti-discrim law |
| 313 | Timberg | In Unanimous Vote, Tyson Wins Lincense to Box in DC--decision follows raucous supportive hearing |
| 313 | Becker | Development Tax Approved in Montgomery Cnty--$6M in expected revenues to pay for transportation? |
| 314 | Wilgoren | Anacostia Riverfront Gets Fed$500K--to Redesign Blighted S Capitol St: pretty bridge+commuter tunnel? |
| 314 | Shaver | National Airport Approved to Resume All Flights by 4/15--noisy approaches still required by DoT |
| 314 | Irwin | Region Lost 20,900 Jobs Last Year, Study Says--local economy hurt more than expected DC down 8100 |
| 316 | Staff | 11-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 4% to 5092, median unit price up 4% to $196K |
| 321 | Wilgofren | City Unveils Plan for DC General Site--homes, shops, waterfront park, health-related offices envisioned |
| 324 | Kotkin OpEd | Bit of a Chill for Hot Times in Big Cities--notion of massive urban revival not shown--young still leaving |
| 324 | Editor | Comeback at National Airport--now OK'd to resume all flights, improve noise abatement flight paths |
| 324 | Kazebee ltr | Biting the Hand that Feeds It--DC needs all the gentrifiers it can get to cut down ghettos: expand tax base |
| 331 | Pinkard ltr | Roadblock for Intercounty Connector--MD house/senate votes scream to start environmental process |
| 331 | Morello | Tourism Blooms Again--crowd of defiant, patriotic visitors make for cheery cherry blossom season |
| APRIL, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 401 | Irwin | In DC, Building Booms Again--commercial development projects find funds to move off drawing boards |
| 406 | Staff | 12-mos Pr. Williams real estate trends: unit sales up 20% to 10282, median unit price up5% to $169K |
| 406 | Berry | US Unemployment Rose in March to 5.7%; Payrolls Up 58,000--DC jobless up to 6.9%, down in MD,VA |
| 409 | Shaver | VA Weighs 3 Options for Wider Beltway--could cost $3.25B to widen to 10-12 lanes, displace 300 homes |
| 410 | Gowen | Funds OK'd for MD Parkway--long debated Montrose project's backers target worsening congestion |
| 411 | Editor | Shaking the Movers--gotta commit funds needed to keep capital area on the transportation move |
| 411 | Shipley | Revised 2012 Olympics Bid Centers on Anacostia--adds new facilities at RFK stadium: matches AWI |
| 411 | Hedgpeth | Mandarin Oriental Plans Hotel on DC Waterfront--400-room luxury hotel to cost $155M: OKs still needed |
| 411 | Shear | Bumpy Road Ahead for New VDoT Chief--problem-plagues agency lacks cash and faces project cuts |
| 412 | Shear | 'Techway' Bypass Gets Jolt of Support--VA governor urged to start traffic study for new Potomac Xing |
| 413 | Staff | 12-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales down 3% to 7439, median unit price up 15% to $263.8K |
| 413 | Hsu | DC Wants FEMA at SE Command Center--joint emergency operations at St.E's to spur development |
| 414 | Planin | National Parks Suffering From Lack of Funds--battling disrepair, vandalism: $4.9B maint backlog |
| 415 | Hedgpeth | DC Tourism Starts to Recover--rebound surprises hotels, museums: too soon to predict extent |
| 415 | Irwin | On Capitol Hill, Office Project Divides Neighborhood--'Station Place' at Union Sta:5.5 acres, 650Ksqft |
| 416 | Meyer | Patuxent Waterfront Plan Called Unlikely--PG Cnty Exec proposes zoning for upscale housing |
| 416 | Shaver | No Warm-Up for VDoT Chief--NVAites press road, rail/bus mass transit priorities in smaller budget |
| 416 | Editor | Bring On the Vote for Roads--NVA gotta go for transportation money even before fall referendum |
| 417 | Irwin | DC Area Problems Stem from Its Prosperity--makes problerms easier says GWBoT Potomac Index rpt |
| 418 | Shaver | Dulles Plans to Delay Some Airport Improvements--new midfield terminal, peoplemover, put on hold, |
| 418 | Layton | Transit Ridership Jumps Again in US, Region--most growth, VRE 17%, Metro 6.8%, Buses up too |
| 419 | Laris | Fairfax, Loudoun Cnties Agree with VA state on Rt 28 upgrades--bonds would finance improvements |
| 419 | Hedgpeth | Two Faces of US Travel--hotels rebound , but airlines still taking big losses (support costs more fixed) |
| 419 | Shear | NVA Tax Vote Spreads the Goodies--$2.8B transpo projects referendum has something for everybody |
| 420 | Staff | 12-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales dwn 10% to 14,891, median price up 7% to $232K |
| 422 | Laris | Novel Tactic Used to Draft Loudoun Cnty Land-Use Plan--using builders' lawyers to write foolproof law |
| 425 | Shaver | Rules for Nat'l Airport Lifted: Old Flight Path to Return--officials expect less noise gripes, more business |
| 425 | Editor | Masses in Transit--gotta get regional transportation authority with teeth to raise $ with new MD,VA govs |
| 427 | Hedgpeth | Celebrity Ads to Pump Up DC Tourism--stars to work pro bono, says Wash Conv/Tourism Grp (WCTG) |
| 427 | Staff | 12-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 24% to 2675, median unit price up 3% to $167K |
| 428 | Montgomery | Riding a Connector Bandwagon--Montgomery Cnty candidates push for road Gaithersburg to Rt 95 |
| 428 | Rein | NVA Throttles Back on Highway Projects--many improvement plans adjusted for cut in VA state funds |
| 429 | Cohn | DC Metro Area Pop'n Up Again--up 132K in 15 mos since census--except DC, - 237, Arlington, -2000 |
| MAY, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 501 | Alexander | Amtrak's Acela Express Gains at Expense of Air Shuttles--9/11 turns 20% of passengers to trains |
| 501 | Huslin | Study Forecasts Huge Loss of Open Land by 2030--700K acres could be lost to sprawl despite controls |
| 501 | Shear | VA Gov Warner Promises Study of New Potomac Crossing--cooperation with MD, protect sales tax push |
| 504 | Staff | 12-mos Arlington real estate trends: unit sales up 14% to 2493, median unit price up 11% to $289.9K |
| 504 | Staff | 12-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales down 22% to 1503, median unit price up 11% to $289.9K |
| 505 | Laris | Loudoun County is Locked into Growth--35000 new home approvals can't be revoked: only 65K now! |
| 505 | Kovaleski | Wanted: Place to Play Ball--rising costs, other projects complicate stadium site search (west of Anacostia) |
| 507 | Rein | Fairfax Endorses Sales Tax Ballot Proposal--would consider building own roads to speed local projects |
| 509 | Cohn | Neighboring Cities on Different Roads-- DC succeeding, Baltimore still dropping pop'n, hsg vacanies |
| 510 | Editor | A Vote to Get Moving--Fairfax, VA has wisely OK'd referendum to raise taxes for road/transit needs |
| 511 | Staff | 12-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales down 9% to 9,723, median unit price up 3% to $154K |
| 512 | Ringle | Up Through Slavery--how 44-yr slave found freedom, started Creole dynasty, hired her own slaves |
| 515 | Irwin | Good news for National Harbor--company to go ahead with 1500-room hotel, 400,000sqft conv. center |
| 516 | Shaver | VA to Cut 6-yr Roads Budget by a Third--plan would eliminate, delay many area 'wish-list' projects |
| 518 | Irwin | In Reversal, DC Ahead in Job Creation as Suburbs Stall--last 12 mos, DC=+2800, VA=-19,100; MD=-8500 |
| 518 | Staff | 12-mos Anne Arundel Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 5% to 9616, median unit price up 3% to $164K |
| 519 | Timberg | Big-Box Store Fills Need in Retail-hungry DC--NE success could spread: DC 8sqft/resident, 'burbs=24 |
| 519 | Boasberg ltr | DC Preservation Pleasing to All Parties--in 24 yrs: 39 historic districts, 23,000 bldgs, 587 landmarks (!?) |
| 521 | Fleishman | FHA Criticized for Default Rates--serious DC foreclosures, delinquencies concentrated in minority tracts |
| 521 | Wilgoren | Takoma's Smart Growth Schism--Metro site building plan divides DC neighborhood: smart growth NIMBY |
| 521 | ElBoghdady | Best Buy Looking at Tenleytown--Container Store Also considering historic concrete Hechinger building |
| 523 | Hsu | Area Residents Feel Less Secure--terrorist fear factor highest in DC: 28% unsafe in DC, 6% US citywide |
| 525 | Staff | 12-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales dwn 10% to 4512, median unit price dwn 2% to $206K |
| 528 | Editor | Traffic 24-7--gap between transportation needs and actions still growing--can coop'n bring break-thru? |
| 530 | Becker | Smart Growth Test in Bethesda,MD--plans for downtown apt complex, stores raises public outcry |
| 530 | Cohn | Incomes Hit $100K in 1/4 Households--but census find more poverty too: DC way behind suburbs |
| 531 | Cohn | More Area Workers Commute 1/car--census finds (slight) rise in travel times, worse in MD than VA |
| JUNE, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 601 | Staff | 12-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 1% to 1388, median unit price dwn 4% to $167.4K |
| 606 | Staff | Census Flash--numbers show city of extremes, growth of rich and poor, but shrinking middle class |
| 607 | ElBoghdady | Super-Sized Inmprovement in DC's Retail Scene--Home Depot opens 133K sqft 'big box' in NE |
| 608 | Staff | 12-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 14% to 4128, median unit price up 1% to $167K |
| 612 | Herbstman(Gaz) | National Park Service Hands Glen Echo Park Management to County--non-profit to run park, raise $s |
| 612 | Hedgpeth | Rooms to Spare--2 new hotels w/420 rooms to open--industry hopes business comes back soon! |
| 612 | Herbstman(Gaz) | Montgomery Cnty Planning Bd Recommends Keeping 75-ft bldg height in Bethesda despite gripes |
| 613 | Hsu | Insurance Rates Rise in DC, Soar Downtown rates doubling, coverage halving since 9/11 |
| 615 | Straight | Building Up, Not Knocking Down--saved from demol., 884-unit Edgewood Terrace, NE, transformed |
| 615 | Fleishman | Housing By the Numbers--Census reveals region's patterns--more people, bigger houses, farther out |
| 615 | Staff | 12-mos DC condo trends: unit sales down 21% to 1025, median unit price up 27% to $171.5K |
| 615 | Staff | 12-mos Metro Area condo trends: unit sales up 12% to 15703, median unit price up 8% to $112K |
| 617 | Editor | More Transit? Yes--and Roads--is transit ridership down? smart money will fund roads and tranit |
| 619 | de Leon oped | No Way to Run Railroad--bailout won't solve basic AMTRAK problem--need subsidies like air, roads |
| 619 | Editor | The American Dream--Bush plan to increase home ownership OK, but budget falls way short of goals |
| 620 | Shaver | Low Costs Make BWI No. 1 in Region--fast growing airport overtakes National--prior to 9/11 |
| 622 | Phillips | AMTRAK Shutdown Could Stall Travel--most commuter service would be halted incl MARC, VRE |
| 622 | Staff | 3-mos Montgom Cnty real estate trends: unit sales down 8% to 2911, median unit price up 3% to $236K |
| 626 | Barbaro | 7000 Tech Jobs Added in DC Area Last Year Says AEA Rpt--avg hi-tech employee makes $75.8K |
| 626 | Layton | Montgomery Cnty Exec Duncan Proposes Prop/Gas Tax Hike for Roads--transit included in $1B plan |
| 629 | Shaver | Clean-Air Proposals Win Key Support--regional ldrs OK $41.6M plan to cut emissions several ways |
| 629 | Staff | 3-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 4% to 457, median unit price down 5% to $156.4K |
| 630 | Williams + | Olympics 2012--We've Got Game--mayors of DC and Baltimore say games could bring new spirit |
| JULY, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 701 | Wilgoren | Even Poor Back Revival, Poll Finds--most OK DC redevelopment despite maybe leaving some behind |
| 703 | Tucker | Area Ozone Deadline Delay Struck Down--Fed appeals court says ruling could mean severe violation |
| 706 | Staff | 3-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales off 13% to 1847, median unit price up 2% to $157K |
| 707 | Jenkins | Metro Metropolis Springs Up in Arlington--urban villages thrive along Orange Line-tribute to 40-yr vision |
| 707 | Howarth ltr | DC divide--writer states one part of DC serves very poor bus riders, compared to richer metro riders |
| 707 | Cohn | Happy to Pound the Pavement--many workers still chose not to drive--82K in area, 30K in DC walk to work |
| 710 | Shear | VA State Auditor Lists Areas where VDOT Falls Short--money and date mismanaged, report says |
| 713 | Melton | VA Governor Remakes Transportation Board--most of 9 replaced were Republican holdovers |
| 713 | Staff | 3-mos Anne Arundel real estate trends: unit sales off 14% to 1641, median unit price up 1% to $164.9K |
| 714 | Johnson | At Home with the Military--thousands welcome rent-free housing, family friendly environment in mid-DC |
| 714 | Siglin ltr | Anacostia River in Ruins--what a fine Olympic Site--awash in garbage, lucky it didn't rain,unleash sewers |
| 714 | Irwin | Region's Economy Awaits Boost--anti-terror spending hasn't come--expert Fuller halves prior forecast |
| 715 | Reel | Married to the Uniform--spouses face new roles, age-old issues: 2838 live on Patuxent River NavalAWC |
| 716 | Page | Acceptance Amid Diversity--at Andrews AFB, multiracial families, friendships thrive: 7930 live on base |
| 717 | Shipley | Area Bid Gains Olympic Stature--DC/Bay Area in front for 2012 among US entries, play on urban revival |
| 718 | Vogel | A Foot in Two Worlds--Ft. Belvoir amenities let retirees stay close to military family, use PX, etc. |
| 718 | Staff | Fairfax Takes Over 2400-acre Fed Lorton Prison Site--pays $4.23M for parks, schools, 700- home dev. |
| 719 | Staff | 3-mos Howard County real estate trends: unit sales off 23% to 744, median unit price off 9% to $199.3K |
| 727 | Staff | 3-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 28% to 204, median unit price off 6% to $160K |
| 729 | Cohn | Integrated People, Integrated Places--multirace residents pick neighborhoods of diversity, asians less |
| 731 | Cottman | Montgomery Council Leaves Cross-County Connector out of $5.7B transportation plan: Duncan sore |
| AUGUST, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 801 | Shaver | Area to Re-time Traffic Lights for Cleaner Traffic Flow--along 19 major corridors from VA and MD |
| 801 | Dennis (Gaz) | Poll: Traffic Now Chief Concern in Montgomery Cnty: frm10% in '98 to 35% in '02; schools: 28%>13% |
| 801 | Herbstman (Gaz) | Montgomery Cnty Council OKs apt building at Giant site--'smart growth' over activist objections |
| 802 | Editor | Reading Between the Lanes--something's gotta give if region going to go: leaders gotta step up |
| 803 | Staff | 3-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 30% to 667, median unit price off 6% to$160.5K |
| 804 | Torpy OpEd | You Want the Olympics? Look What They Did for Us--7 yrs of acrimony followed by unused stadiums |
| 805 | Kunkle | Housing Vouchers No Magic Key--rising rents, dwindling choice thwart low-income residents across area |
| 805 | Hsu | Leaders to Set Emergency Protocol--DC, MD, VA officials sign pact overcoming 9/11 weaknesses |
| 805 | Phillips | Survey Shows Amtrak Subsidy Support Strong--71% say hold or increase funding despite light usage |
| 805 | Irwin | Trade Groups Weigh Cost of DC Address--rising $ of space drives some offices to $10sft cheaper 'burbs |
| 806 | Hsu | Ridge Tells Area to Unite Efforts Against Terror--leaders of DC, MD, VA sign pact on coordination |
| 806 | Rein | Fairfax Cnty Restricts Businesses' Break for Renovations--county to target struggling areas |
| 806 | Phillips | 'Acela' Rapidly Disapponts--new Amtrak trains fast but unreliable: use may be cut as major 'fixes' mount |
| 808 | Staff | Development Ideas Sought from Developers for Franklin School, area around GA Ave metro station |
| 809 | Vasquez | For Grads, a Way Out--DC residents get new trade, skills to build a new life from vocational non-profit |
| 810 | Staff | 3-mos Fairfax Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 6% to 4329, median unit price up 13% to $290K |
| 811 | Irwin | Tech Riches Fade After Wild Decade--regional economy returns to reality: 16 of 40 lst tech firms kaput |
| 813 | Johnston | Tech Corridor Plugging Away--businesses, people still coming to area, along Rt 28 next to Dulles |
| 816 | Kunkle | Agencies May Lose Vouchers for Area Housing--Montgomery and Alexandria lack available housing |
| 817 | Staff | 3-mos Pr. William Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 32% to 2435, median unit price up 14% to $191.9K |
| 818 | Staff | 140 Yrs ago: Capital in Crisis--Union fortifies Washington as Confederate troops invade MD (good piece) |
| 818 | Jenkins | Descendants of Slaves Rally for Reparations--organizers call event milestone: blacks still at bottom |
| 818 | Milloy OpEd | Cash Alone Can Never Right Slavery's Wrongs--reparations for subjugation, genocide, dehumanization |
| 824 | Staff | 3-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 16% to 1700, median unit price up 9% to $275.4K |
| 825 | Helderman | Lorton Facilities Begin New Life--neighbors look inside 91-yr old prison as Fairfax opens doors |
| 825 | Staff | America's Bloodiest Day--Union and Confederate armies meet in battle of Antietam (good history piece) |
| 828 | Kovaleski | DC Bid for 2012 Olympic Games Rejected--finalists: SanFran, New York--economic losses lamented? |
| 829 | Editor | Dousing the Flame--infrastructure gains would have outlasted games--how now to fix up trains, river? |
| 829 | Fisher | Olympic Dis Is for All the Wrong Reasons--DC hated as capital of free world? maybe didn't lose much? |
| 831 | Staff | 3-mos Arlington Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 33% to 196, median unit price up 26% to $345.5K |
| SEPTEMBER, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 907 | Staff | 3-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales up 82% to 903, median unit price up 46% to $229.5K |
| 908 | Jenkins | Arlington Anxious Over Plans for Facelift--some fear renewal along Columbia Pike will force them out.... |
| 908 | Jenkins(cont) | ....big build-up, 1M sqft new retail, commercial, better housing, street fronts, planned in 5 years, (Metro?) |
| 909 | Cohn | Divided DC Poses Challenge for Next Mayor--racial, economic gaps widen: poor, poorer, many move |
| 909 | Irwin | As Economy Stalled, Firms Revamped to Stay Afloat--business plans, personnel changes taken |
| 909 | Hedgpeth | Travel Slowdown Adds to Stress in DC Hotel Sector--4K of 27K hotelworkers now unemployed |
| 914 | Staff | 3-mos Regional Condo sales: unit sales up 6% to 3312, median unit price up 9% to $120K |
| 914 | Staff | 3-mos DC Condo sales: unit sales up 119% to 316, median unit price up 41% to $199.5K |
| 917 | Goo | National Airport Gets Its First Federal Screeners--178 of eventual 8-900 TSA workers take over |
| 919 | Shaver | Engineers' Report Marks Region's Toughest Traffic Spots--many downtown: track GPS-equipped cars |
| 919 | Phillips | Amtrak Chief Proposes More Cuts--budget plan for '03 ends freight service: wants states to pay more |
| 919 | Shaver | Road, Transit Plans on Ballot Won't End NVA's Traffic Misery--measures will only ease the pain |
| 921 | Staff | 6-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 14% to 6559, median unit price up 9% to $250K |
| 921 | Harney | Condos Overtake Houses in Countrywide Price Gains--14.7% v 7.4% in second quarter '02 v '01 |
| 924 | McCaffrey | Budget Shortfall Slows Southern MD Gridlock Relief--Charles, Calvert, St. Mary's Cnty roads affected |
| 925 | Pearlstein | US Poverty Rate Up, Income Down--11.7% now in poverty (v 11.3%); Med Hhld Inc. off 2.2% to $42.2K |
| 928 | Staff | 6-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 2% to 1168, median unit price off 3% to $160K |
| OCTOBER, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
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| 1003 | Staff | Minus Olympics, Project Timelines Slow--urgency, funding for games were to spur some improvements |
| 1006 | Staff | 6-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales off 17% to 4376, median unit price up 3% to $159K |
| 1006 | Staff | DC Has Highest Percent of Region's Owned Homes over $500K--7% of homes, 15% of hi-cost ones |
| 1007 | Milloy | Fine Role Models, Few Answers to Success--75 CEOs, 150 For.500 presidents black--push education |
| 1007 | Irwin | High-Priced High-Rises Pop Up In DC--3300 now under construction, rent @ $2.8/sqft/mos: too many? |
| 1009 | Cohn | Still Down Amid the Upscale--poverty keeps rising in rising DC neighborhoods like Columbia Hts, etc., |
| 1012 | Staff | 6-mos Anne Arudel real estate trends: unit sales off 18% to 4125, median unit price up 5% to $171K |
| 1017 | Layton | Beyond the Beltway, Gridlock Is Growing--traffic worsens on I-66, Balto-Wash Parkway: VA worse |
| 1019 | Staff | 6-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 24% to 1857, median unit price off 1% to $213K |
| 1020 | Shear | VDoT Crisis Worsened Even As Gov Gilmore Boasted--pleas to pull back on road projects unheeded |
| 1020 | Cohn | Area Tops US Black Prosperity MHIs $100K+ up 70% since '90 to 61.9K, home owners up 53% to 233.7K |
| 1025 | Melton | Proponents of VA Sales Tax Launch Ads--both sides making final push: more transportation $ or not |
| 1026 | Staff | 6-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 28% to 552, median unit price off 5% to $162K |
| 1028 | Hedgpeth | Hotel Workers Face More Layoffs--over half of 8000 hotel/restrnt wkrs laid off after 9/11, more coming |
| 1030 | Fahrenthold | Columbia Heights Cultures Clash--fatal fight illustrates tensions between blacks and Latinos |
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| NOVEMBER, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 1101 | Melton | New VA Governor Warner Expresses Faith in Reorganized VDoT--agency can handle new road work |
| 1102 | Staff | 6-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales down 28% to 1696, median unit price off 3% to $165.9K |
| 1109 | Staff | 6-mos Fairfax Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 2% to 9938, median unit price up16% to $299K |
| 1110 | Editor | Better Transportation?Who's Buying? prospects for quick progress dim after NVA referendum nixed |
| 1115 | Huslin | Cutbacks May Impede Chesapeake Bay Cleanup--states $13B short of funds promised by 2010 |
| 1116 | Shaver | Traffic Takes Air Pollution Far Byond Legal Limt--MWCOG says maybe 30% over by 1/04:lose funds |
| 1117 | Otto | Hagerstown: Refuge of Last Resort--lack of affordable housing pushed many from DC suburbs north |
| 1119 | Layton | Transportation Plans Turn on Budgets, Ballots--officials balk at Metro cap expenditures, purple line |
| 1121 | Staff | COG Regional Transport Planning Bd Seeks More Federal Aid for Metro--50% peak riders fed workers |
| 1121 | Irwin | Slight Gains Made in Area's Economy--unemployment falls in VA, MD and DC to 3.9, 3.8, and 6.0% |
| 1123 | Staff | 6-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 8% to 3844, median unit price up 10% to $277.5K |
| 1125 | Laris | Loudoun Cnty Plan Divides as it Develops--model project saves farms, adds homes, displeases some |
| 1130 | Lewis | Remodeled Buildings, Retail Projects Rejuvenate Eastern Sector in Downtown DC around MCI |
| DECEMBER, 2002 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 1204 | Layton | VA Leaders Urged to Scale Back Metro Rail Dream to Dulles--$4M too much to go to Dulles, few riders |
| 1205 | Irwin | GSA Notice Favors Suburbs for Security Agency's Base--prefers to disperse to suburban office parks |
| 1207 | Staff | 6-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales up 42% to 1567, median unit price up 37% to $233.5K |
| 1207 | Deane | Housing Price Rise Slowing--DC area surges--US down sharply in 3Q: DC up 11%, MD, 10%; VA, 9% |
| 1212 | Irwin | Seven Groups Vie to Rebuild Old DC Convention Center--initial proposals filed by local/national firms |
| 1212 | Woodlee | Areas Lobby to House Homeland Security Agency--DC hopes not to lose jobs, NCPC agrees |
| 1213 | Branigin | Opponents Attack Plan for Rail Line to Dulles--cost, delays at issue in VA Transportation Bd meeting |
| 1214 | Staff | 6-mos Area condo real estate trends: unit sales up 2% to 7789, median unit price up 11% to $123K |
| 1215 | Rein | Fairfax Cnty Crossed 1 million pop'n mark in '02 w/new diversity--Mongomery Cnty close behind @900K+ |
| 1216 | Shaver | Officials, Cyclists Push Pedaling for Commuters--area planners increasing plans for bike trails: how many? |
| 1217 | Otto | One Last Show at Old Arena--fans turn out for Cap Centre's roaring finale, razed for new shopping center |
| 1219 | Mosk | Cnty Exec Duncan's Road Plan Runs Into Obstacles--lawmakers see fight on new fees, taxes |
| 1220 | Shaver | US Urged Not to Speed MD Road Project Study--connector opponents want full environmental review |
| 1221 | Barker | Small Decline In DC Population--little change either way seen in 2 yrs, based on births/deaths/migration |
| 1221 | Staff | 9-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 13% to 10,133, median unit price up 11% to $260K |
| 1224 | Cohn | Surge in Homeownership for Lower Income (<$35K) Buyers--up from 20% to 33% in 20 yrs, but DC 19% |
| 1226 | Whoriskey | Condo Idea Gives Tysons Life After 5PM--4 towers with 100 units/acre, 19 stories, 13 acres,'smart growth' |
| 1228 | Irvin | Lorton Prison Site Inspires Dreams of Ballfields--Fairfax father maps plan for private/public partnership |
| 1229 | Staff | One Million Area Households Use Non-English Language: Monty, 256K, Fairfax, 270K, PG,118K, DC,90K |
| 1230 | Branigin | Fairfax Poised to Battle Builders--county seeks growth control laws: peg to infrastructure, density swaps |
