Posts tagged Dc
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Breakfast links: Construction underway on second Crystal City Metro entrance
Construction begins on second entrance to Crystal City Metro station. Hazmat truckers choosing Baltimore tunnels over 35-mile detour in absence of Key Bridge. Loudoun County makes way for new affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Pull up a seat and enjoy it
Savor these sit-down summertime favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington’s Missing Middle trial is underway
Trial over Arlington’s Missing Middle reforms is underway. Maryland’s first Purple Line vehicle arrived this week. DC’s first office-to-residential conversion, the Elle, officially opens. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Judge delays Amtrak’s Union Station commercial space acquisition
Judge orders transfer of Union Station commercial spaces to Amtrak to be delayed. Maryland plans 23 new EV charging sites by fall 2025. NCPC unveils design concept that would add 20 acres to the National Mall. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of July 8, 2024
This week on Do Something: come to our ANC training and happy hour this Sunday; how to support rent stabilization in Prince George’s County; and why do we care so much about tenant protections, anyway? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA to upgrade bicycle facilities at 74 stations
WMATA to upgrade or install bicycle facilities at 74 stations. DC Rapid Rehousing program extension awaits funding from the mayor. Maryland small businesses grants promote repurposing of vacant buildings, improves Main Streets. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC is set to meet mayor’s housing production goal by August
DC to meet housing production goal by August 2024. MoCo Council president signals interest in zoning reform to address housing shortage. Arlington anti-Missing Middle lawsuit is one of several across the US. Keep reading…
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Events: Join us at Grand Duchess to learn how to run for an ANC seat in DC
Discover how to run for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission with GGWash. Watch a documentary about reparations with Undesign the Redline. Learn about closing the homeownership gap with the Urban Institute. Join a Ward 5 family bike ride. Meet and connect at our Planners of Color happy hour. Read more in this week’s events post: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 13 candidates vying for Prince George’s County Council seat
Nine Democrats have filed to run in Prince George’s County Council special election. DC and Maryland in top 10 of new ranking on high housing costs. Alexandria City Council rejects calls to halt residential development due to aesthetic concerns. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of July 1, 2024
This week on Do Something: watch our training for ANC candidates; a new state delegate for Bethesda and rent stabilization in Rockville; and thoughts on Arlington’s missing middle lawsuit. Keep reading…