Breakfast links: Housing market hot streak

Housing is hot

In the DC region, more houses have sold this year than in any year since August 2006, and the area’s median house price is up as well. The actual number of houses for sale is down, though. (Post)

Neighbors say no

Residents of Westbard, where Montgomery County has OK’d plans to redevelop a group of old strip malls into new housing, shops, and parks, are suing the county. They say the plans didn’t get proper approval. (Bethesda Beat)

Phishing season

DC residents have recently fallen victim to 2 scams: one an email asking for payment on old traffic tickets (WJLA), and one a flyer asking public housing residents for personal information as part of a giveaway.

No choice for Metro?

In response to backlash from elected officials about his proposal to make late night service cuts permanent,  proposed cut to operating hours, Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld insists that the system cannot have both late night hours and proper maintenance. (NBC4)

Changes to flight paths

The Federal Aviation Administration is changing the flight paths out of National Airport in response to noise complaints. The proposal is to have planes fly more directly over the Potomac River. (WTOP)

Bridge dreams burnt

Maryland transportation secretary Pete Rahn says there will be no new bridge linking Northern Virginia and Maryland. Instead, he wants to focus on making changes to the American Legion Bridge. (WTOP)

The dangers of digging

The standard precautions don’t always help Arlington contractors from breaking utility lines. In 2015, 63% of gas main breaks during construction happened after calls the state’s utility mapping service to plan around pipes. (ARLNow)

Rent my bike

In Oxford, a new app allows people to rent bicycles directly from others for short time periods. The direct bike sharing service has 1,000 users, and will expand if the model is successful. (CityLab)

And…

See plans for new condos and apartments in Buzzard Point and on H Street. (WBJ, WCP)…  Car2Go is swapping out 250 of its cars in DC. (Post)… After a police officer was injured near the White House, an ambulance took 14 minutes to arrive. (NBC)… High school architecture students helped design the new Woodridge branch DC library, which is slated to open at the end of the month. (Post)