Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Maryland to go forward with American Legion Bridge, I-270 toll lanes
Maryland DOT is applying for federal funds to widen I-495 and replace the American Legion Bridge. Environmental report released for Crystal City-to-DCA pedestrian bridge. “Build-to-rent” project coming to Ashburn. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Condos driving increase in District home prices
Condos drive price appreciation in DC real estate market since 2022. Man critically injured after being struck by Red Line train. Flooding becoming more of a threat in majority-Black and Latino neighborhoods in the District. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dulles Airport to launch largest solar airport project in the US
Dominion Energy and Dulles Airport launch largest US airport solar project. Alexandria leads nation with 435 office-to-residential unit conversions in 2022. DC implements youth curfew in eight neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA starts engagement process for changes at Brookland Metro station
WMATA opens public comment period for redevelopment of Brookland Metro station. Ten years later, authors investigate Uber’s effect on DC. Amtrak files eminent domain lawsuit for Baltimore tunnel project. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: House Republicans introduce Home Rule repeal
Republican trio moves to repeal DC Home Rule. Washington region new home listings hit a 20-year low. An extension of I-95 Express Lanes to open Thursday and Friday. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future of Giant grocery store in Congress Heights uncertain
The future of the Alabama Avenue SE Giant is uncertain. Person struck by driver on I-395 in Baltimore falls off bridge. Flooding on Rhode Island Avenue NE drowns multiple dogs at pet care facility. Keep reading…
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Three times in my life an urban place enchanted me to cry
Reflections on the poignancy of place in three different settings around the world. Keep reading…
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Federal bill offers hope to first-time homebuyers, but lack of housing supply threatens to blunt its impact in Virginia
Virginia’s Senators joined other Democratic lawmakers in introducing the LIFT Act, intended to help first-time, underrepresented homebuyers and tackle the racial wealth gap. If it passes, however, its success may be blunted by Virginia’s housing supply crisis. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Driver arrested Saturday after numerous hit-and-runs on I-395, I-66, George Washington Parkway
Driver hits as many as 21 cars with stolen vehicles in series of hit-and-runs in Virginia and DC on Saturday. Op-ed: Subsidies to Amazon aren’t paying off. Local developers look to innovate amid labor shortage, high supply costs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: District’s Black and white unemployment gap largest in the country
DC has the worst Black-white unemployment gap in the country. MTA to shut down Laurel MARC station for ten weeks. DC students get updated SmarTrip cards for new school year. Keep reading…