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Breakfast links: DC Council effort to stop winter encampment clearings fails
DC Council votes down encampment clearing ban. VA delegate files tenant protection bills after poor living conditions at Serrano. Montgomery tweaks tax exemptions for affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC reinstates indoor mask mandate, plans expansion of test kit access
The mask mandate is back. Metrobus driver shortage causes disruption. Baltimore debates a modern Dollar House program. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: First two 7000-series trains return to Metro, with more on the way
7000-series return: Two down, 40 to go. DC’s housing market saw record prices in November. Washington Football Team exploring possible stadium complex in Northern Virginia. Keep reading…
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National links: Multifamily zoning is often clustered around the busiest streets, but it doesn’t have to be
Why should apartment dwellers bear the externalities of busy main roads? What happens when you walk in a place built for cars. A train station platform too small for trains. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser announces new housing push in Rock Creek West
Bowser announces ‘roadmap’ to build housing in DC’s wealthiest corner. What 7000-series reinstatement means for Metro. COVID-19 case numbers are up and rising. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Goodbye, Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes. Hello, bike lanes.
Connecticut Avenue NW will get bike lanes. DDOT could complete streetcar to Benning Road Metro by 2026. Transportation Planning Board wants ticket reciprocity between DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro to roll toward normalcy after approval of 7000-series train return plan
7000-series train return plan gets a green light. Montgomery County OKs funds for businesses along the Purple Line. Bowser looks to get more downtown offices to convert to apartments. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wheeler Road in Southeast sees crash after crash
One road, one week, three crashes. Amazon and Arlington to fund purchase of market-affordable housing. Speed cameras coming to Baltimore’s I-83 in February. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drivers struck and injured two 9-year-olds within hours of each other in DC
Drivers separately strike and injure two DC 9-year-olds Friday. Montgomery County residents make transit recommendations in I-270 forum. Ballston affordable housing developers break ground. Keep reading…
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Can Germany preserve its age-old Christmas markets?
Historians highlight the cultural heritage of Germany’s Christmas markets. The 15-minute grocery craze is hurting urban culture. The Dutch pivot to floating communities. Keep reading…