Breakfast links: DC residents have been waiting up to 18 years for housing vouchers
Waitlist for DC housing vouchers hits 40,000
Though housing advocates demanded the DC Council allocate $17 million toward 800 tenant-based vouchers in this year’s budget, legislators only included 20. Meanwhile, the DC Housing Authority is still awarding vouchers to people who applied as far back as 2004. (Annemarie Cuccia / DCist)
Potomac Yard may get a new bus lane
Officials are considering converting a Glebe Road turn late into a bus lane, anticipating more bus activity when the Potomac Yard Metro station opens. They also believe that cutting a car lane will help pedestrians cross the road easier and safer. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
Struggling DC homeowners can get up to $120k from assistance program
The recently-announced, DC-run program is now open to residents who were impacted by the pandemic and earn at or below 100% of the area median income, with some exceptions. (Jacob Fenston / DCist)
Higher interest rates cool region’s hot housing market
Higher interest rates has caused would-be home buyers across the region to slow down or delay their search altogether, suppressing price growth and allowing inventory to slightly increase. (UrbanTurf)
Pedestrian dies after being struck by driver in Aspen Hill
A driver struck and killed an 87-year-old pedestrian on Friday morning on Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill, near the Leisure World shopping center. This marks the seventh fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Montgomery County so far this year. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
Smithsonian narrows down list of new museum sites
The Smithsonian has narrowed down its choices to four possible locations for the future National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. To decide on a final location for each museum, all four sites will go through an evaluation process to determine environmental impact and accessibility. (Maria Recio / DCist)
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