Breakfast links: Delay to DC’s free bus plan likely following concerns from WMATA board
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WMATA board asks DC Council to delay free bus plan
DC may need to delay its free Metrobus plan following a letter from WMATA’s board expressing concerns, although the board supports the proposed expansion of 24-hour bus service on some routes in DC. The DC Council had proposed funding the initiative through the reallocation of funds away from the K Street Transitway. Council Chair Phil Mendelson suggests that he may require that any restoration of funding for the K Street Transitway be contingent upon a project redesign. (Editor’s note: GGWash board chair Tracy Hadden Loh is also on WMATA’s board.) (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
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Alexandria may extend public comment period for zoning reform plans
Alexandria is considering a wide range of zoning reforms intended to increase housing supply and affordability and help to desegregate the city. Because of complaints expressed by a citizens association in Del Ray, the city may extend the public comment period by two months following release of the “zoning for housing” plan. (James Cullum / ALXNow)
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Marc Elrich wants to defund Little Falls Parkway road diet
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has announced his desire to eliminate funding for the road diet on Bethesda’s Little Falls Parkway, citing some residents’ concerns about additional traffic congestion in surrounding neighborhoods. (Ginny Bixby / MoCo360)
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Our endorsements in the Democratic primary for Arlington County Board
Starting May 5, Arlington voters will head to the polls to select two Democratic nominees for the County Board–but in this deeply blue county, the Democratic primary essentially decides who will win the general election this November. GGWash endorses Julius “JD” Spain Sr., Maureen Coffey, and Jonathan Dromgoole, in that order. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Visualizing racial disparities in Alexandria with new mapping tool
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How will Missing Middle actually work in Arlington?
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Breakfast links: Bowser, DC Council battle over transit spending intensifies
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Read the questionnaires submitted by Montgomery County Planning Board applicants
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Events: A conversation with Matt Desmond on ending poverty in America
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