Kate Howell
@drkatehowell.bsky.social
Assoc Prof; Director @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social; posting about cities, housing, public spaces...and all the other stuff I'm excited about.
This guy approves (even if he’s a dc kid)
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This guy approves (even if he’s a dc kid)
I don’t know, man. A party of deadbeats who refuse to show up and work when they’re still getting paid probably should avoid throwing stones
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t know, man. A party of deadbeats who refuse to show up and work when they’re still getting paid probably should avoid throwing stones
Sir, this is a full train…did you buy a ticket for that seat? #northeastregional
October 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sir, this is a full train…did you buy a ticket for that seat? #northeastregional
A little healthy multimodal activity.
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A little healthy multimodal activity.
What the heck. Go TERPS!🐢🐢🐢🐢🏈🏈
September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What the heck. Go TERPS!🐢🐢🐢🐢🏈🏈
At union station now. Stay safe out there.
August 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
At union station now. Stay safe out there.
I would also like to note that the central RVA assn also saw the value of public transportation. In 1966, they sponsored a tour on Va Transit Company's "Frosty Fleet" (Buses w/AC). Part of this included a court of Princesses with transit-focused titles
August 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I would also like to note that the central RVA assn also saw the value of public transportation. In 1966, they sponsored a tour on Va Transit Company's "Frosty Fleet" (Buses w/AC). Part of this included a court of Princesses with transit-focused titles
Working on a book chapter and...In case you wondered what Richmond was up to between 1958 and 1979...I can confirm it was making parking maps advertising "thousands of parking spaces waiting for you!"
August 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Working on a book chapter and...In case you wondered what Richmond was up to between 1958 and 1979...I can confirm it was making parking maps advertising "thousands of parking spaces waiting for you!"
Tell me more about how we aren't producing housing ? @robertwhitedc.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tell me more about how we aren't producing housing ? @robertwhitedc.bsky.social
In case folks are curious, it’s a beautiful day in the Catskills where we are wrapping up two glorious and mildly feral weeks of vacation with a ride on the Ashokan Rail Trail before our fave brewery and a last night of listening to birds.
July 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In case folks are curious, it’s a beautiful day in the Catskills where we are wrapping up two glorious and mildly feral weeks of vacation with a ride on the Ashokan Rail Trail before our fave brewery and a last night of listening to birds.
Similarly, this chart: 1.⬆️ homeownership costs are expanding the rental market; 2. ⬆️ Insurance cost (I suspect sf & mf) explains much of this; 3. ⬇️ affordable housing $$ & top end construction mean we will struggle to meet the needs for 0-50% AMI households
June 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Similarly, this chart: 1.⬆️ homeownership costs are expanding the rental market; 2. ⬆️ Insurance cost (I suspect sf & mf) explains much of this; 3. ⬇️ affordable housing $$ & top end construction mean we will struggle to meet the needs for 0-50% AMI households
If you’re curious why we need a bottle bill, please enjoy one of the bottle boat parades on the Anacostia I saw today (I didn’t stop to photograph the piles caught at docks)
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you’re curious why we need a bottle bill, please enjoy one of the bottle boat parades on the Anacostia I saw today (I didn’t stop to photograph the piles caught at docks)
A little protest, a few crabs and a lot of Father’s Day goodness.
June 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A little protest, a few crabs and a lot of Father’s Day goodness.
This was just one piece I saw in the newspaper, but yea, they really liked that they could flatten the ground and reuse.
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This was just one piece I saw in the newspaper, but yea, they really liked that they could flatten the ground and reuse.
I think about her when "calling the roll"... www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...
June 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I think about her when "calling the roll"... www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...
Nope...no housing being produced...because of TOPA? Oh wait...nope, DC produced 146% of its target.
June 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nope...no housing being produced...because of TOPA? Oh wait...nope, DC produced 146% of its target.
But no one is investing in DC...
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
But no one is investing in DC...
One of the best parts of my job is seeing our doors open and space full of community partners. Today, it’s a chance to think big with our neighbors in Riverdale at the new Purple Line station. @plcc.bsky.social @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
One of the best parts of my job is seeing our doors open and space full of community partners. Today, it’s a chance to think big with our neighbors in Riverdale at the new Purple Line station. @plcc.bsky.social @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social
Yes, we should densify along the corridors where we ca. Also, If the 59% of the District zoned for single family picked up Capitol Hill level density, DC would be a lot different.
April 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yes, we should densify along the corridors where we ca. Also, If the 59% of the District zoned for single family picked up Capitol Hill level density, DC would be a lot different.
Disappearing is when we have no idea, as in Argentina (1980s) when people were taken, detained & thrown from planes with families never knowing what happened to this day. To be clear, what is happening now is extra-legal & wrong. Also we know exactly where they are. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/arg...
March 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Disappearing is when we have no idea, as in Argentina (1980s) when people were taken, detained & thrown from planes with families never knowing what happened to this day. To be clear, what is happening now is extra-legal & wrong. Also we know exactly where they are. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/arg...
Update: Papusa magic
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Update: Papusa magic
On a @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social lunch field trip for riverdalerestautantweek.org to Maria Bonita Restaurant. @plcc.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On a @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social lunch field trip for riverdalerestautantweek.org to Maria Bonita Restaurant. @plcc.bsky.social
I’m guessing you could replace automakers with: builders, bankers, and on and on. Maybe they thought he would just give them a tax cut and punish labor while messing with other countries to help them out?
March 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’m guessing you could replace automakers with: builders, bankers, and on and on. Maybe they thought he would just give them a tax cut and punish labor while messing with other countries to help them out?