Breakfast links: Delays
City misses deadline for stadium deal
DC still hasn’t completed the land swaps necessary near Buzzard Point to assemble the site needed for the new soccer stadium. Will DC United back out of the deal? (City Paper)
Microunits delayed by parking
A dispute over parking is blocking a microunit project in Logan Circle. The developer wants to ban tenants from getting residential parking permits, but the zoning board won’t approve the plan. (Urban Turf)
Easier development for White Oak
Proposed changes to the White Oak Master Plan will ease the way for more development by cutting down on the number of approval stages each plan has to go through.
Some riders lose on $115 a month
A map shows where the Metro riders live who will suffer now that the federal transit benefit has dropped from $245 to $130. Most are near ends of lines, but some riders everywhere get hurt.
Plastic bag use drops
A survey finds that DC’s bag law drastically cut the number of bags used. DC residents now use about 4 plastic bags per week, down from 10 before the bag tax went into place. (Wash. Times)
Chevy Chase to lawyer up?
Chevy Chase residents will help decide whether to hire lawyers to fight the Purple Line. (Patch)
Alexandria will get a hotel
Alexandria’s Planning Commission approved a controversial waterfront hotel. Residents opposing it said the 5-story hotel was too big, and some said it looked like a motel. (WAMU)
One property tax bill moves ahead
Anita Bonds’ bill to cap property taxes for seniors who make under $60,000 and have lived in DC for 15 years got support from the DC Council, while some expressed a desire to find a way to help renters as well. Jack Evans didn’t get enough support for his bill to cap property tax increases, which would have benefited wealthier property owners the most. (City Paper)
Performance parking on BART
BART will now start adjusting parking prices based on supply and demand. If a lot is often full, the next month it will cost more; if it has space, it will cost less. (Progressive Railroading)