Posts by Latisha Johnson — Contributor
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Breakfast Links: Take your bike on the Metro (if it’s not too crowded)
Metro will now allow bikes at any time, as long as trains aren't too crowded. DC bans plastic straws, and Maryland won't allow a pipeline through protected land. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who will sponsor your Metro station?
WMATA is thinking about selling station naming rights again. Home values rise slowly here. And new DC plans aim to reduce opioid deaths and water bills (but not together). Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: 10 interesting facts about Navy Yard you probably don’t know
Here are 10 things you almost certainly didn't know about the Navy Yard neighborhood in DC. Montgomery County can bring its ambitious bicycle master plan to fruition—here's how. There are fewer low-income riders taking Metro. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington isn’t meeting its own affordable housing goals
Arlington isn't on track to build as many affordable homes as it intended. Trump's BUILD grants move away from transit and instead favor road-building. DC has installed more energy-efficient streetlights, but some residents don't like the brighter light. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fare evasion is now a civil offense instead of a crime
The DC Council voted to decriminalize fare evasion; Councilmember Jack Evans opposed the measure. This 14-year-old “train nerd” is keeping Metro accountable. (Come work with us someday?) Montgomery County is mulling a bill that would help people facing eviction, but landlords aren't happy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County has approved plans for 1,100 miles of bicycle lanes
Montgomery County just adopted a 1,100-mile bike network plan. Here's what it's like to live as a senior in a neighborhood geared towards Milennials. DC's high water and sewer fees have struck a nerve over race, class, gentrification, and church-state separation. Keep reading…
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Health outcomes vary widely across the region. How do people in your neighborhood fare?
Despite the amount of wealth and power that exist in the Washington region, the benefits of living in the area do not extend equally to all its residents. DC and the surrounding suburbs have positive health outcomes well above the national average, but when you look closer at the data, there stark differences from neighborhood to neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dockless scooters are soon coming to Alexandria
Alexandria is launching a dockless scooter pilot program as early as next month. Area residents are worried about Amazon's impact on traffic congestion. So why not ban cars from National Landing from the jump? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Infrastructure and transportation victories in the midterms
The midterm results offer a ray of hope on infrastructure and transportation issues. Here's a rundown of urbanist election results from around the country. DC's new housing for “grandfamilies” provides much-needed support to an often-forgotten group. Keep reading…
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Video: The only cities worth building are those that include all of us
Cities need to focus on the humanity and the agency of the people living there regardless of socioeconomic status, says writer and activist OluTimehin Adegbeye. She poses some important questions we should ask about cities: “How are they run?”, “How do they grow?” and most importantly, “How do they decide who belongs and who doesn’t?” Keep reading…