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More people are dying because of impaired driving in the region, but there’s less enforcement
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Breakfast links: Maine Ave SW becomes DC’s most expensive office market
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Events: One week left until our Sweet Sixteen!
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Breakfast links: Maine Ave SW becomes DC’s most expensive office market
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Maine Ave surpasses Pennsylvania Ave as DC’s most expensive street for offices
Maine Avenue SW, along the Wharf and the Waterfront, surpassed Pennsylvania Avenue NW because it has all-new, mixed-use real estate with a waterfront view. It is also ranked 10th nationally for highest office rents. Offices along Maine Avenue see a vacancy rate of around 2.5% at a time when parts of DC have struggled to retain businesses. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
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Federal judge rules Amtrak can employ eminent domain for Union Station
Amtrak moved to take over Union Station two years ago via eminent domain after talks about buying the property fell apart. The judge ruled eminent domain was appropriate because of the importance to intercity rail, but stopped short of granting Amtrak immediate control of the lease. (This article is behind a paywall). (Daniel J. Sernovitz / Business Journal)
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Alexandria soliciting feedback on proposed bike and pedestrian changes to South Pickett Street
The proposed change would redesign a four-lane road to add protected bicycle lanes. It would also include additional pedestrian measures such as speed limit reductions to 25 mph and new pedestrian crossings. The city is accepting feedback until Sunday, May 5. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
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Breakfast links: Maryland offers free public transit services for Earth Day
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Photo Friday: Animated city
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National links: A retrospective on eight years of scooter sharing
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Breakfast links: Tracking progress on DC’s efforts to reduce waste
Inside DC’s efforts to divert trash away from landfills. Pentagon City intersection sees more than 40 crashes in three years. Montgomery County Executive expects White’s Ferry will resume services in one year. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of April 15, 2024
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Breakfast links: Lawmakers and Youngkin agree to extend Virginia budget talks
Virginia lawmakers and Governor Youngkin agree to toss out budget and start fresh. Capital Bikeshare offers free rides to new users this week. Baltimore mayoral candidates debate tax incentives and affordable housing strategies in first televised debate. Keep reading…
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Exhibit shows how redlining affects neighborhoods, and what can be done about it
Racially restrictive covenants and other policies known as “redlining” forced Black residents out of the neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park, denying them the ability to create generational wealth through homeownership and segregating communities in the District for decades. A traveling exhibit currently housed at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library explores those legacies, and considers what can be done about it today. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Congressman warns WMATA to comply with subpoena
Safety signal: WMATA subpoena could have consequences, Congressman warns WMATA. With no Chinese grocery store, Chinatown seniors take charter bus. Donation of ferry could make splash in restoring service. Keep reading…