Posts tagged Rfk Stadium
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Breakfast links: RFK Stadium demolition gets green light from National Park Service
National Park Service okays demolition of RFK Stadium. Governor Moore signs bill allowing increased taxes on vacant properties. Mayor Bowser’s big investment in downtown alongside big budget cuts generates pushback. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: RFK site stewardship bill advances out of US House
US House approves RFK stadium site redevelopment bill. WMATA given 90 days to rectify gaps in train operator certification process. HUD greenlights redevelopment plan for Annapolis’ Harbour House and Eastport Terrace public housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car commutes worsen as more return to in-person work
Car commutes in the DC area are getting worse. House Oversight Committee passes bill authorizing redevelopment of RFK stadium. Alexandria’s City Council set to support Shirlington Transit Center expansion. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Please drive less in August, request air quality experts
Air quality experts ask people to drive less the rest of this summer to clean the air. Attendees at Baltimore Red Line public meetings express mix of emotions and vision for line. Bowser administration commissioning study on stadium and arena funding. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line extension to open by Thanksgiving, more 7000-series trains in service
Metro to double 7000-series trains in operation, plans to open Silver Line extension by Thanksgiving. MoCo Council unanimously passes Thrive 2050. First test train has successful run through new Potomac Yard Metro station. Keep reading…
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Laurel nearly became a pro sports metropolis. Here’s how it dodged the Bullets (and some other teams).
The city of Laurel prides itself on its small town charm and historic areas, but during the 1980s and 1990s, multiple sports owners made plans to build stadiums there. Here’s what happened next. Keep reading…
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The DC Council votes for housing for the homeless at Hill East
In a shift from original plans, the DC Council approved a $3.1 million annual rental subsidy for a new 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, known as Hill East Phase I, on Tuesday, November 19. The Council’s original plans, voted on in 2017, consisted of a 91-unit building with 75 committed affordable, but not necessarily permanent supportive housing (PSH), units. Keep reading…
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And the winner of Washington Region Parking Madness is…
Over the past few weeks, our polls have pitted some of the worst parking craters in our region against each other for the dubious title of worst in the region. The votes are in, the finals have been decided. Without further ado, I give you the reader-voted worst parking crater inside the Beltway: RFK Stadium. Keep reading…
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Washington Region Parking Madness Round 3: The final four
A champion from each division has been chosen, and we have reached the penultimate round of Parking Madness! After a couple of close races and a couple of blowouts, we have uncovered the worst parking blights in different areas inside the Beltway. But which one is the worst? Keep reading…
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A stadium subsidy by any other name is still a stadium subsidy
Stadium subsidies are a waste of public funds, according to polls of both the general public and and economists. Amidst this nearly universal disdain, politicians have found inventive shell games that cloak colossal giveaways of taxpayer resources to billionaire sports team owners. Keep reading…