Breakfast links: More families are living in multigenerational homes
A record number of Americans live with multiple generations of family
One Arlington family has seven people living under one roof, ranging in age from 13 to 87. They're not alone — Pew researchers found more people are living in multi-generational homes since the 1980s, reaching a record 20% of Americans in 2016. (Audrey Hoffer / Post)
Real estate fund bets big on Amazon HQ2 hopes
A New York-based real estate fund just bought $10 million of shares in a local developer that owns a number of vacant properties in Crystal City. Why? The fund believes Northern Virginia is best suited to win Amazon's HQ2. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
Dedicated funding won’t solve all of Metro’s problems
While it is promising that Metro is closer than ever to getting dedicated funding, the system needs billions of dollars more to address longer-term issues like water leakage in a Red Line tunnel and adding a new Potomac River crossing to alleviate congestion. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Metro changes to SmarTrip cards for Kids Ride Free program
In an attempt to correct technical difficulties from the previous system, Metro will be handing out SmarTrip cards with unlimited rides for the duration of the school year to students in the Kids Ride Free program next academic year. (Max Smith / WTOP)
These communities in the Washington region are about to change
A number of neighborhoods and communities in the region have totally transformed in recent years. Here, Washingtonian examines which areas are likely to change, like Anacostia and College Park, and what that change will look like. (Marisa Kashino, Benjamin Freed, and Dan Reed / Washingtonian)
Flash floods close roads and cause power outages
Flash flooding early Monday led to several street closures in the region, and even left some without power. (Chantalle Edmunds / WTOP)
Meet the PHIMBYs, California’s public housing advocates
You've likely heard of NIMBYs and maybe their opponents YIMBYs, but how about the new socialist version emerging in California, known as PHIMBYs? This group wants “Public Housing In My Backyard,” but seem to be allying with NIMBYs. (Benjamin Schneider / CityLab)
It’s really hard to recycle an abandonded bike in China
Abandoned dockless bikes in China are rarely recycled because their parts are designed specifically for that brand, making repair difficult. The bikes are also designed with cities in mind, making them unsuitable for rural areas that need them. (Jenna Fortunati / Mobility Lab)
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