Breakfast links: Local students are leading the push to reexamine school zoning
MoCo students want more space and more diversity in their schools
A new boundary study, which has not been conducted since the 1980 and was approved by the Montgomery County Board of Education earlier this year, came about because of a push from student activists, including Montgomery County Students for Change and board of education member Ananya Tadikonda, herself a high school senior. (Margaret Barthel / WAMU)
Bowser says parenthood is helping her notice gaps in pedestrian infrastructure
In a wide-ranging interview about raising children in DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser, who recently adopted a daughter, said parenthood has helped her notice more places in the District without sidewalks. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Alexandria will consider expanding HOV lanes this summer
To prioritize buses and carpools during the Blue and Yellow Line Metro shutdown this summer, the Alexandria City Council plans to vote on extending the hours of HOV rules on Washington Street in both the morning and afternoon and increase the minimum number of occupants per HOV from two to three. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing may move printing to Prince George’s
After nearly 100 years of printing at its 14th Street SW facility, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is exploring whether to move its printing operations to a new facility in Beltsville, Maryland. 65% of employees currently live in Maryland, and more than half of those live in Prince George’s County. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
A Tysons developer wants to replace a planned hotel with an athletic field
As part of rezoning a 39-acre business park to include multiple residential-over-retail buildings, a Tysons developer wants to replace a planned hotel with a 2.5-acre athletic field on Boone Boulevard. The Tysons long-range plan includes one athletic field for every 4.5 million square feet of mixed-use development. (Michael Neibauer / WBJ)
A growing chorus of officials calls on Baltimore’s mayor to resign
Some officials are calling on Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign, following revelations she failed to disclose over $700,000 in multiple deals from the University of Maryland Medical System, Kaiser Permanente, and Associated Black Charities to sell her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books. (Phil Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Liberal and conservative groups find common ground opposing protest fees
A coalition of liberal and conservative groups co-signed a letter to Congress opposing a proposal by the National Park Service that would require groups to pay the government back for the cost of protests and limit where in Washington demonstrators can gather. (Marissa J. Lang / Post)
Will other cities follow New York’s congestion pricing lead?
New York state approved congestion pricing that will levy tolls on vehicles traveling into Manhattan, the first program of its kind in the nation. Tolls will be set by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and a new traffic mobility review board, and revenue will go to the subway and commuter rail. (Winnie Hu / NYT)
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