Breakfast links: The region’s housing shortage may be worse than previously thought
A new report breaks down housing needed in the region
A report from the Urban Institute says that in order to house residents at all income levels, the Washington region will need to add 374,000 new housing units by 2030, and 141,000 of those need to cost $1,300 or less a month. (Robert McCartney / Post)
DC might raise the cap on short term rental units
A report from DC’s Office of Planning says the city may revisit regulations on short term rentals in order to let residents rent out two units. The short term rental laws set to go into effect October 1 will limit residents to renting out one unit only. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Shuttered Blue and Yellow Line stations reopen Monday
Six Blue and Yellow line stations will reopen Monday after being closed all summer. The closures drove low ridership numbers in Virginia, with 16% fewer people on Metro rail in June and 10% fewer in July compared to 2018, though Metro says bus ridership increased. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Kensington residents go to court to oppose a senior living facility
A group of Kensington residents appealed the county’s approval of a six-story, 94-unit senior living center in Montgomery County circuit court. The group wants the county to change the design of the building to address their concerns about parking and traffic on the corner of Knowles Avenue and Connecticut Avenue. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Prince George’s County schools has a new CEO
Monica Goldson became the permanent CEO of the county school system this July. She wants to expand full time pre-K programs in the county, improve special education services, and use some extra money from the state to give raises to teachers. (Kavitha Cardoza / WAMU)
Residents rebuff a Prince George’s zoning process
The county council often uses text amendments to approve new development to avoid the long process of a zoning-map amendment. After the now-abandoned attempt to put an Amazon fulfillment center in Westphalia, residents are pushing back, saying that text amendments also cut out public notification and input on zoning changes. (Rachel Chason / Post)
The driver who killed two tourists in downtown DC pled guilty
The tour bus driver who hit and killed a pair of women crossing the street in December 2018 pled guilty to negligent homicide in court. He answered his phone while making an illegal left turn onto Pennsylvania Avenue, killing two women in the crosswalk. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
What is the story behind the two Takomas?
Takoma/Takoma Park, which straddles the DC-Maryland border, was the first true Washington suburb, founded in 1883 by a teetotaling developer. The neighborhood has a rich history, from its early days as a dry town to the 1960s when the residents successfully fought off a proposed highway expansion. (Danya AbdelHameid / DCist)
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