Breakfast Links: Here’s where it’s easiest to live without a car in DC
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Not all DC neighborhoods are created equal when you don’t have a car
The DC Policy Center measured neighborhood's walkability, bikeability, and access to public and private transit, and found that the easiest places to get by without a car in DC tend to be rich, white, and have smaller households. (Randy Smith / DC Policy Center)
Maryland is investigating Kushner Cos. for terrible landlord practices
Maryland's Attorney General is investigating a high-profile negligent landlord: a subsidiary of the Kushner Cos. that owned 17 properties in Maryland. The company allegedly neglected upkeep and arrested tenants who did not pay rent. (Matthew Rothstein / Bisnow)
Cemeteries and burial grounds will be preserved in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Council voted to have the county list and protect burial sites. The county has been the site of protests over a new development in Westbard, which had been built on top of an African American cemetery decades ago. (Rachel Chason / Post)
A 3D Crosswalk probably wouldn’t fly in a US metropolis
The eye bending 3D crosswalk in Iceland “floats” using paint and perspective, causing drivers to slow in order to navigate it. In the US, a 2011 Federal Highway Administration ruling says crosswalk art degrades the safety of the intersection. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
A new express lane extension opens in Stafford County
VDOT opened two miles of express toll lanes on I-95 in Stafford County. They hope southbound drivers will be able to skip a crowded exit at Garrisonville and move more smoothly between DC and Fredersicksburg. (Truman Lewis / Fairfax News)
Lorton lockup is set to become a new block of apartments
The Lorton Reformatory used to be a jail, but years after it closed the facility is being redeveloped into an apartment complex with townhomes, commercial space, and yes, units that used to be jail cells. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
Metro’s union has set a date to elect new officers
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 will hold an election December 6 for its top positions. The Department of Labor will supervise the process after a judge threw out the results of the last union election in 2015 over rule violations. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
Neighbors are suing an Arlington childcare center over parking
The Arlington County Board approved the Little Ambassadors Academy in September, but two neighbors have filed a suit to block it, saying that the center's parking plan violates Arlington zoning law. (Chris Teale / ARLnow)
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