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Breakfast links: The effort to keep hate groups out of DC Airbnbs as Inauguration Day approaches
Airbnb is trying to keep rioters and hate groups off its platform. With federal funding, Metro won’t ask jurisdictions for more cash. Vaccine rollout moves forward in DC and Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s doomsday budget is officially no more thanks to federal aid
Federal aid will allow Metro to avoid the worst layoffs and service cuts. Maryland begins the search for new Purple Line builders. Fairfax County will start vaccinating teachers. Keep reading…
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National links: COVID-19 could force some to rethink the causes of high housing costs
You’ll often hear people blaming high housing costs on luxury apartment construction — but market changes during the pandemic might be proving them wrong. What is gained and what is lost as the pandemic cuts down on long commutes. You can’t just create a new Silicon Valley overnight. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trump fans and Proud Boys stormed the Capitol. Then they got some shut-eye at Airbnbs in DC neighborhoods.
Airbnbs turn insurrectionists into next-door neighbors. A fence is going up around the Capitol. Reminder: there’s still a pandemic. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC is under a public emergency after a day of terror at the Capitol
DC is under a “public emergency” after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. Four dead, 14 cops injured, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails recovered. Do Georgia’s Senate results have implications for DC statehood? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The Chesapeake Bay’s health gets a D+ for the second year in a row
The Chesapeake Bay gets a D+ at checkup. An affordable housing nonprofit bought apartments in Arlington. DC braces for a second day of Trump protesters and the alt-right. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The push for DC statehood starts over with a new Congress
New Congress, same DC statehood bill — and same obstacles. Watch these transportation projects in 2021. The National Guard will be on hand for MAGA protests. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The effort to turn National Landing into a connected urban center
Eight ways National Landing will change by 2030. Using phones while driving is now illegal in Virginia. A driver crashed through a Red Line fence last week. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC is seeking proposals to give new life to the Reeves Center at 14th and U streets
DC is accepting proposals for the Reeves Center redevelopment. Transit union objects to Metrobus fare plans. Maryland takes the next step on Beltway widening. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro isn’t the only bus system resuming fare collection next week
Other bus services are reinstituting fare collection alongside Metro. A bus driver struck a man in Takoma Park. A new affordable housing building is proposed for Arlandria. Keep reading…