Breakfast links: How to make our cities resilient in the face of climate change
DC is a pretty resilient city, but there is room to grow
DC has to prepare for various “shocks” to its system like hurricanes, terrorist attacks, flooding, or even a government shutdown. DC's resiliency comes from hosting large scale events on a regular basis, being an environmental leader, and through innovative transportation. (Luke Mullins / Washingtonian)
Baltimore joins 13 other US cities in suing big oil
Baltimore is suing 25 big oil companies for climate change's negative effects on their city. With over 60 miles of waterfront and nearly 1/4 residents living under the poverty line, climate change could have devastating effects on residents. (Sarah Holder / CityLab)
There are new bikeshare guidelines available for US cities
There are new bikeshare guidelines from the National Association of City Transportation Officials, including elements that cities should coordinate on across the US and things that can vary by city (like equity programs), as well as an outline of what cities are currently doing. (Rachel Kaufman / Next City)
Arlington’s American Legion is being redeveloped into affordable housing
161 afforadable housing units have been proposed in Arlington's Virginia Square, and the first floor of the building would remain the American Legion. Development is possible after county planners approved a number of zoning changes last year. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Bethesda Metro’s development debate heats up
The MoCo Planning board approved a plan for a development at Bethesda Metro Center that could include office space or up to 600 apartments, as well as ground floor shopping and improvements to bus bays. Opponents say the new building could disrupt open space and light. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Can you guess which MoCo fire station is most used?
It's Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Station 8, which recieved over 17,000 calls last year. In Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Prince George's County all recieve more calls annually according to statistics from more than 250 fire and rescue companies across the country. (Danielle Gaines / Bethesda Beat)
Virginia is giving away bee hives
Honeybees are declining nationally, and last winter's erratic weather was especially hard on Virginia bees — the state lost about 60% of its colonies! So, while supplies last, any resident over 18 can apply for three free hives per year. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
Taiwan turns subway cars into “swimming pools”
Taipei subways have been decorated to look like Olympic swimming pools ahead of the 2017 Summer Universiade, which is essentially the Olympics for university athletes. (Sophie Williams / DailyMail)
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