Posts tagged Links
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Breakfast links: Maine Ave SW becomes DC’s most expensive office market
Maine Ave SW surpasses Pennsylvania Ave with the most expensive DC office rents. Judge rules Amtrak can use eminent domain for Union Station lease. Alexandria solicits feedback on proposed bike/ped redesign. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland offers free public transit services for Earth Day
Ride On, MARC, Commuter Bus, and other services are free to use for Earth Day. The College Park City Council passes a rental subsidy program for students. Arlington County property taxes increased for the first time in four years. Keep reading…
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National links: A retrospective on eight years of scooter sharing
Looking back on the impact of e-scooters. Interest rates gum up existing housing stock. Researchers in Australia find links between car exhaust and brake pad particulates and Alzheimer’s. Keep reading…
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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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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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New exhibit shows how redlining affected DC and beyond, and what we can do about it today
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…
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Breakfast links: College Park seeks to make student housing more affordable
College Park City Council to take action on recommended student housing subsidy. Prince William County eyes loans to make homeownership more affordable for county employees. FBI opens criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapse. Keep reading…
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National links: Drive-thrus siphon wealth from neighborhoods
The hidden, and not-so-hidden costs, of drive-thrus. Cities take action against Airbnb to address the housing crisis. Condo construction has dramatically slowed over the last decade. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: With Circulator facing possible elimination, transition plan not in place
DC Circulator service could end by March 2025; transition plan not yet in place. Maryland Congressional delegation introduces bill to federally fund Key Bridge rebuild. Montgomery County Council and Executive disagree over potential budget deficit. Keep reading…