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Breakfast links: Metro is getting new escalators
Metro will replace 130 escalators. New Navy Yard development will have pedestrian plazas. One more e-scooter company is now operating in Alexandria. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In remote work, some see long-term opportunity. Restaurants and retail workers see long-term struggles.
If remote work sticks around, so will challenges for restaurant and retail. Prince George’s officials are sorry for vaccine troubles. In pandemic Washington, food trucks visit you. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: This station has Metro’s most polluted air, researchers say
Air in the Capitol South Metro station is heavily polluted, researchers say. Can a new owner get White’s Ferry reopened? A Virginia bill would allow cyclists to roll through stop signs. Keep reading…
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National links: What is a 15 minute city anyway?
If we’re going to talk about a 15 minute city, we should define our terms. Los Angeles developers have found a novel way to get people housed. What’s the point of a city government if the state keeps pre-empting it? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busboys and Poets will open DC’s second streatery east of the Anacostia River
A second streatery is opening east of the Anacostia. Prince George’s County rezoning effort hits an ethics hurdle. Pedestrians could soon walk over the Beltway in Tysons. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Union Station expansion plans are getting another look after criticism of parking structure
Union Station plans are back to the drawing board. Metro wants to raise more funds with bond sales. White’s Ferry negotiations fail. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s Blue Line closes this weekend for repairs
Blue Line closures begin this weekend. Prince George’s planners voice concerns about Oxon Cove buildings. DC parking ticket revenue plummeted in 2020. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The Washington region’s housing shortage has been bad for almost a decade. Somehow now it’s worse.
The region’s housing shortage stretches almost a decade. DC is putting millions into fixing its unemployment system. To see vaccine disparities in action, look at these two Maryland counties. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thousands are at risk of utility shut-offs in the region as pandemic moratoriums end
Utility shut-off moratoriums are ending. Virginia schools have until March 15 to begin reopening. DC Water announces a new rent assistance program. Keep reading…
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National links: HUD could be looking at a more proactive future
HUD nomineee Marcia Fudge could make the agency more proactive. A long-hidden river in Paris could come out of the dark. If we can’t stop gentrification, can we manage it? Keep reading…