Posts tagged Alexandria
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Breakfast links: Biden deals a blow to DC’s home rule
Biden won’t veto Republicans’ efforts to block DC bill. Patrick Wojahn resigns as College Park mayor ahead of arrest. Virginia General Assembly requests investigation of car exhausts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New DC budget projections leave fate of fare-free bus program uncertain
Pessimistic budget projections make fare-free DC Metrobuses uncertain. Rise in remote work reducing DC tax revenues from commercial properties. Poor living conditions lead Brightwood Park tenants to rent strike. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s first Walmart to close on March 31
H Street NW Walmart to close at the end of this month. Rent stabilization passed by Prince George’s County Council. WMATA to fix 7000-series trains over next three years. Keep reading…
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Events: Live in NoVA? Join our office hours on 3/5
Join Dan Reed, GGWash’s regional policy director, at our first ever office hours. Provide testimony at DC’s Performance Oversight Hearings. Discuss the intersection of race, history, and Rock Creek Park. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracts other corporate headquarters
Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracting other major businesses, activity. Apartments in DC are getting bigger. College Park will soon get a Capital Bikeshare station Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA teases possible 8000-series Metro train design
WMATA considers open gangways for 8000-series trains. Investigation determines fire at Silver Spring apartment complex was an accident. Board approves funding for redevelopment at Bailey’s Crossroads. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MWCOG report finds housing segregation rising in region
Metropolitan Washington Regional Fair Housing Plan cites rising segregation in the Washington region. Metro Red Line to start running trains every eight minutes all day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Vietnamese Eden Center business owners call for equity in redevelopment plan. Keep reading…
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Transit Diary: An Alexandria City Councilmember’s bike-centered week
Alexandria City Councilmember and affordable housing advocate Sarah Bagley leaves her personal car parked and takes all other modes of transit and transportation around Alexandria and Richmond. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA, safety regulator relationship improving
Relationship between WMATA, safety commission shows signs of improvement. Old Town Alexandria restarting process of creating a BID. Over one-third of DC’s homes for sale sold above asking price in 2022. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All but two McPherson Square encampment residents are without permanent housing
Most McPherson Square residents remain unhoused after Wednesday’s sweep. Maryland is pausing changes to its vehicle emissions inspection program. Duke Street transitway project considering dedicated bus lanes. Keep reading…