Breakfast links: Adams Morgan debates ditching cars
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Some but not all in AdMo dream of car-free 18th street
Some community and business leaders in Adams Morgan are warming up to proposals to restrict cars from parts of 18th Street. Others say it would just push traffic onto and overwhelm nearby streets. Many agree it's a discussion worth having. (Paul Schwartzman / Post)
DCPS board members offer suggestions to new chancellor ahead of strategic plan’s release
New DCPS Chancellor Antwan Wilson will release a new strategic plan in the coming weeks, and two school board members want the plan to address high teacher turnover, allow schools more autonomy, and recognizing poverty's impact on achievement. (City Paper)
Activists to Maryland: stop Potomac River natural gas pipeline
Environmentalists want Maryland to stop TransCanada from building a natural gas pipeline under the Potomac River and into West Virginia due to the risks for harming the region's water supply. Pipeline supporters say the project would spur economic development. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
DC initiative helps with the environment and job training
A non-profit that installs solar panels for low-income homeowners rises above helping the environment by teaming up with District government entities to provide a job-training program that gives workers the skills to succeed in the solar industry. (Mary Hui / Post)
DC lures new Yelp office with hefty tax incentives
Yelp will open a new office in DC, largely thanks to generous tax incentives. The business ratings and review company will also create about 500 jobs in mostly sales and marking, and at least half of those jobs must go to District residents. (Peter Jamison / Post)
Few film in DC despite being a common location in movies, TV
Countless TV series and movies are set in DC, yet the city itself is rarely used as a location for filming. That's because other jurisdictions offer far more generous film incentives, and the region lacks a year-round film industry (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
Suburban office parks revamp to attract city-partial residents
Some suburban office parks are addressing high vacancy rates by remaking themselves into mixed-used developments that attract residents who like both the convenience of living in cities, the benefit of extra space, and good public schools in the suburbs. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
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