Breakfast links: “Open streets” let pedestrians and cyclists enjoy car-free roads
DC will (finally) try out open streets events this fall
The District Department of Transportation is organizing a car-free street event as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative. There are more than 130 similar initiatives in 122 American municipalities, typically held on weekends that allow pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy open, car-free blocks of streets. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
The MoCo council is concerned about losing housing to I-270 expansion
Montgomery County councilmembers remain concerned, following a meeting with Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, that houses may be taken under eminent domain if toll lanes are added to Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Employed full-time and experiencing homelessness in the Washington region
This feature follows the life of a DC woman and her husband experiencing homelessness and living in a tent encampment as she maintains a full-time job. With a growing number of people living in tent encampments, DC enforces a controversial cleanup policy that forces people to pack up and move their belongings to accommodate sidewalk power washing. (Terrence McCoy / Post)
What will happen to a Latino, working-class neighborhood near HQ2?
Residents of Alexandria's Arlandria neighborhood believe Amazon's arrival “is like both sides of a coin. One side is worry, and one is hope.” Only a mile from Crystal City and National Airport, the median household income in Arlandria was just over $54,600 in 2017, compared with $93,370 in Alexandria as a whole. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
Arlington County is trying a new way to rename Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington County plans to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway with a board resolution and approval from Virginia's 17-member Commonwealth Transportation Board, and avoid seeking approval from the Republican-controlled General Assembly. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
A new program introduces architecture, urban planning, and design to DC youth
Middle school students from traditionally underrepresented groups in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and design participated in the inaugural Hip-Hop Architecture Camp, a free program for DC middle school students. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
Vent your frustrations at these seven DC places
Among seven suggested places to let out a guttural sigh at the world and recharge yourself in DC: a park overlooking the city's rooflines, shout-singing at a stage, and contemplating the rapids of Rock Creek. (Elizabeth Tuten / DCist)
The DC auditor says Bowser’s proposed budget is “not fiscally responsible”
During a committee hearing on Monday, DC Auditor Kathleen Patterson said the spending increases proposed in Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget would outpace the revenue growth forecast by the District’s chief financial officer. (Peter Jamison / Post)
Small cities angle for Opportunity Zone investments
Small cities across the US are hoping to access investments through Opportunity Zones, a new federal tax incentive to invest in low-income census tracts. There is concern that much of the investment will be focused on larger, familiar “tier 1” markets like New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, and others. (Oscar Perry Abello / Next City)
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