Breakfast links: Land near RFK stadium has been transformed from parking lot to park
A former parking lot near RFK is now home to DC’s newest park
A 27-acre parking lot next to RFK Stadium that was owned by the federal government has been transformed into a new park after being purchased by the District. The park which just opened Saturday includes an outdoor events venue, soccer field, and a playground. (Dominique Maria Bonessi / WAMU)
Frederick County officials weigh in on the I-270 expansion
Frederick County officials of both parties, representing the most auto-oriented section of the Beltway-I-270 corridor, can muster little enthusiasm for Governor Larry Hogan’s revised plan for toll lanes on I-270. They uniformly say the county needs more transit. (Steve Bohnel / Frederick News-Post)
Cities worldwide are trying to figure out how to deal with e-scooters
Cities around the world are grappling with how to regulate electric scooters after a growing number of deadly collisions, complaints of scooters obstructing sidewalks, and more recently, confusion over insurance liability. (The Economist)
A new poll provides a snapshot of the region’s e-scooter riders
Seven percent of adults in the Washington region and 16% in the District have used electric scooters at least once in the past year. This is according to a recent survey that also found that most scooter riders are under 40 and white. (Luz Lazo / Post)
How the District and a local nonprofit plan to address homelessness
A new public-private partnership between the District and the Greater Washington Community Foundation will raise money to support non-profit housing and create impact investing opportunities as a part of an effort to address homelessness. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed DC)
To ease the region’s housing crunch, an incrimental approach?
It might take a while before the Washington region can end single-family zoning like Minneapolis. Until then, incremental solutions like increasing the number of accessory apartments and reducing parking minimums might be a more realistic approach. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
Why most residents still get around by car rather than transit
According to a Post-Schar School poll, 62% of residents in the Washington region still use their car to get around on a daily basis. That’s because many new jobs are located in areas not convenient to transit, and the region has been slow to build more housing near transit centers. (Luz Lazo and Emily Guskin / Post)
A new report points to the role of administrators in the Ballou scandal
According to a new report, administrators at Ballou High School made the recent graduation scandal possible by not properly using software to monitor attendance, failing to enforce grading requirements, and encouraging students to pursue make-up assignments regardless of the number of classes missed. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
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