Breakfast links: Montgomery County takes steps to make the county more walkable and safer for pedestrians
A protected intersection in Silver Spring by BeyondDC licensed under Creative Commons.
MoCo planners issue draft of the first “Pedestrian Master Plan”
The plan includes a range of recommendations for building more and better sidewalks, making pedestrians safer, and making the county more walkable overall. The plan also seeks to improve equity as a high percentage of crashes involving pedestrians are in lower-income areas of the County. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
DC drafting new five-year economic development plan
Among other priorities, officials will look for ways to build more housing, spread jobs more equitably, and find ways to address the impact of workers shifting to remote jobs, and other pandemic-related changes, that could impact tax revenues. (Tristan Navera / Business Journal)
Vienna Town Council approves new mixed-use development
The new project, which includes 11 housing units and retail space, is the fifth in a series of approved projects for Church Street’s historic district. It will also include office suites and will replace two buildings with several smaller shops. (Angela Woolsey / FFXNow)
Reston anti-homelessness organization organizes commemoration of 100 day mark of their Neighbors in Tents movement
The organization, called Reston Strong, which set up tents for unhoused residents in front of a Reston government building to both provide residents support and push the government to act, delivered black funereal wreaths to key government officials. (Fatimah Wasseem / FFXNow)
Fairfax to change names on 14 streets previously related to the Confederacy
Fairfax City Council voted to make the changes after two years of community meetings about the changes, with two council members voting against most changes. The Council anticipates selecting new names close to Thanksgiving. (Antonio Olivo / Post)
Virginia to allow same day voter registration starting October 1
Virginia will allow same-day voter registration for the first time in upcoming mid-term elections after Republicans failed to repeal the bill. Historically, voters had to register three weeks in advance. (Graham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury)
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