U Street Metro Station and the African American Civil War Memorial are located just a couple blocks away from the proposed development by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.

Church files plan to build 65-unit all-affordable housing near U Street corridor

Beacon Communities and the Christian Tabernacle Church of God plan to construct a seven-story, 65-unit, all-affordable development next to the church located at 2033 11th Street NW. The plans include a child development center and a community plaza. Unit options would range from studios to three bedrooms.  (UrbanTurf)  

Arlington gets $1 million in federal funding for electric school buses

Arlington will use the money to buy five all-electric vehicles, including three large and two small school buses. They will take up to 15 months to be delivered after they are purchased. The buses were funded by the 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate program through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  (James Jarvis / ARLNow)  

About 94,000 vehicles in Washington region likely have recalled airbags

Many of the cars with defective Takata airbags are models from 2002 and 2006 and are on their second or third owners, so it’s difficult for the manufacturers to track down the owners and notify them of the needed change. The airbags become explosive with heat and humidity, launching metal, like shrapnel, within the vehicle. 27 people have been killed and 400 injured by the airbags nationwide.  (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)  

MoCo Parks to host June 18 public meeting on parking-lot-to-park conversion

The plan calls for the conversion of two county parking lots into the future Bethesda Market Park with an underground parking garage. The Montgomery County Planning Board approved sketch plans for the park in 2019 and construction of the underground garage and park may take a minimum of four years to be completed.  (Elia Griffin / MoCo360)  

Chinatown street light outages persist with no timeline for repairs

Over 60 street lights have been out in and around Chinatown over the past month, including near the Capital One Arena, the National Archives, and the courthouses. According to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), some of those lights are maintained by the National Park Service instead of DC, but DDOT will direct contractors to fix the ones under its purview.  (John Gonzalez / ABC7)  

NoVA residential real estate contributed $38.7 billion to local economy in 2023, study finds

The study, conducted by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors and the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis, also found that the residential real estate industry supported 187,000 jobs, increased labor income by $12.9 billion, and contributed $791 million in revenue to local governments.   (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)  

Driver kills pedestrian in Takoma Park in a hit-and-run

A driver hit a woman around 1:00 am on Monday, June 3, on University Boulevard East. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries before passing away.  (MoCo360. Tip: Former Commenter)  

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