Breakfast Links: HQ2 could exacerbate the condo crunch in Arlington and Alexandria
Does Arlington have enough condos planned for Amazon employees?
Over the next 3 years, Arlington County is planning to build 950 condo units and Alexandria is planning to build 300 units, but HQ2 employees will be on the hunt for 1,200-1,800 condos in Arlington and 450-700 condos in Alexandria, per a new report. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
A new day center offers a clean shower to those experiencing homelessness
The recently opened Downtown Day Services Center offers many services, including a clean shower and laundry, to those experiencing homelessness. “I don’t want to just say we’re being treated humanely,” said one man. “It exceeds the humane level.” (Kery Murakami / Post)
MoCo plans to redevelop old Silver Spring Library into a childcare center
Montgomery County is finalizing a deal to redevelop the former Silver Spring Library into a childcare center. It will be part of a deal that includes affordable housing for seniors in White Oak near FDA headquarters. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
Dupont Circle Metro station entrance will get a canopy by 2020
Dupont Circle's north entrance will get a glass and steel canopy, similar to others around the system, but will have light fixtures to highlight the entrance's unique circular structure and the Walt Whitman inscription on the parapet wall. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
The Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in August
The National Park Service announced that the Washington Monument, which has been closed since August 2016, will reopen in August instead of this spring. When it opens, it will have a new visitor entrance and an upgraded elevator. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
The DC government will close for Emancipation Day today
The District marks Emancipation Day today, which honors the enactment of an 1862 law that freed about 3,000 enslaved people in DC. The DC government is closed today and following holiday rules for parking, rush hour lane restrictions, trash pickup, and some reversible roads. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Rent control policies expanding across the U.S.
A number of states and cities in recent years have passed or are considering policies to expand rent control. The expansion is driven by grassroots tenants rights groups, increasing driven by the housing affordability crisis. (Jared Brey / Next City)
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