Breakfast Links: Marginal maintenance for DC’s public housing
Maintenance languishes in DC’s public housing
Six people, living in public housing units across DC, share their experiences with the city's failure to quickly or adequately address maintenance issues from mold to infestations. (Morgan Baskin / CityPaper)
DCPS test scores show progress but challenges remain
The latest test scores show from DC's public schools that students are making improvements, generally, despite a year of uncertainty throughout the system. However, the scores also indicate that there is little progress in shrinking achievement gaps between different demographics. (Jenny Abamu / WAMU)
In Amazon HQ2 bids, a few best practices
There is a great deal of controversy over how local governments handled bids for Amazon's HQ2. Experts, local leaders, and other urbanists give insight into how the process could have been handled better and how cities could have created bids that would help their communities. (Richard Florida / City Lab)
Metro union calls on Paul Wiedefeld to resign, again
Following last weekend's controversial transportation of white supremists to the Unite the Right rally, Metro's biggest union, ATU Local 689, is again calling on General Manager Paul Wiedefeld to resign. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
Teachers make up a surprising percentage of Airbnb hosts
Across the country, teachers are supplementing their incomes by serving as Airbnb hosts. In DC and Maryland, 7% of all Airbnb hosts are teachers. In Virginia, it's closer to 15%. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
FTA is sitting on over 1 billion in funds for transit
The Federal Transit Administration has not allocated $1.4 billion in funds, available since March, that transit projects around the country desperately need. The procedural delay has created concern among elected officials across the country that the cost of their projects will increase. (Laura Bliss / City Lab)
Trump’s DC military parade postponed
The Pentagon has postponed the military parade slated to take place on DC's streets this Veterans Day, following reports that the parade would cost upwards of $92 million. They say they're now looking at dates in 2019. (Barbara Campbell / WAMU)
Uber doesn’t seem to make a dent in drunk driving
Though Uber often touts that its services reduce drunk driving, a new study from William and Mary asserts that the ridehailing company's presence in Virginia counties did not have any effect on the number of hospitalizations or fatalities from car crashes involving alcohol. (Associated Press)
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