Breakfast links: DC General will close soon, but concerns persist over where residents will go
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Questions abound regarding closing DC General shelter
The DC government will close DC General, the city's largest homeless shelter, but it is unclear how the city will handle re-homing current residents. The District Department of Human Services provided more clarity this week, but the details raise further questions about how to best close the facility and when. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
Metro is confident its mobile app will be a success
Metro will unveil a new, mobile payment app in 2018, allowing customers to pay their bus and train fares from their phones. Though it canceled development on a previous app, Metro is confident that this system will be useful to customers. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
De facto housing segregation remains a reality in many U.S. cities
Though 2018 marks 50 years since the passage of the Fair Housing Act, many cities around the United States maintain de facto segregation, as areas with mainly black residents are granted fewer mortgages and see lower property values. (Kriston Capps and Kate Rabinowitz / CityLab)
Activists and neighbors seek to halt the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant redevelopment, again
The McMillan Sand Filtration Plant redevelopment received a green light this week (again), but opponents of the redevelopment have filed a petition with the DC Court of Appeals to halt construction. Opponents say the redevelopment is too dense and does not fit the character of the site or area. (Katie Arcieri / Business Journal)
Changes to food truck lottery system could hurt food truck owners
A new rule governing DC food truck spots in the busiest areas of the city limits the number of trucks that a business can operate. Business owners say the new change will cut into their profits. (Justin Moyer / Post)
At mere dollars per ride, how do dockless scooter companies make money?
If you’ve seen Bird dockless scooters around DC or have used one yourself, you may be wondering how the low cost of $1 to start riding manages to net the scooter company any money, especially when you take into account the cost of maintenance. (Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch)
Job opportunity: Tysons Partnership is looking for good urbanists
Tysons Partnership is a group of Tysons stakeholders working together to accelerate the transformation of Tysons into a great American city. And they're hiring a Director for the Transportation Management Association for Tysons. Check it out! (Tysons Partnership)
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