Breakfast links: What you have to do to rent a two-bedroom apartment on minimum wage
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Want a two-bedroom apartment in DC on minimum wage?
Work 15-hour days. Every day. A recent report found that someone earning DC's minimum wage would need to work for 104 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom apartment, making DC one of the most expensive places to live in the US. Across the entire nation, however, there were only 22 counties where a 40-hour work week would be enough. (Marissa J. Lang / Post)
Transit-oriented development needs affordable housing
A study in Denver is investigating how transit-oriented development that doesn't include affordable housing can end up harming the transit systems that created the market for development. (Angie Schmitt / StreetsblogUSA)
Migrant children separated from their parents are held in VA and MD
Washington is far from the border, but the region is more involved in President Donald Trump's immigration policies than you might think. Migrant children separated from their parents are being held in public and private facilities in Virginia and Maryland. (Patrick Madden / WAMU)
A fatal crash snarled DC traffic for 12 hours
On Wednesday, a fiery crash on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in the morning ended up snarling traffic around the District for about 12 hours into the evening commute. (Teta Alim / WTOP)
Accenture doubles down with a second office in Arlington
Consulting firm Accenture plans to bring 1,000 more high-paying tech jobs to Arlington with the addition of another office in Rosslyn. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
One year after BaltimoreLink, ridership is down 1%
One year after Baltimore's big bus network redesign, ridership is down 1%. But compared to a 5% decline nationally, maybe that means it worked? (Richard Layman / Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space)
Arlington Cemetery station is closed for the weekend
A variety of projects means longer intervals between trains for the Red, Orange, and Silver Lines Saturday and Sunday, but the Blue Line will be particularly tricky with Arlington Cemetery closed for the weekend. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Old chemicals found to be far more toxic than formerly believed
A government report released Wednesday re-classified the toxicity of a pair of chemicals once used across the US and that are still found in waters near factories and military bases. Seven to 10 times less of the chemical needs to be present for it to threaten human health (cancer, developmental problems, and more). (Associated Press)
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