Breakfast links: Who (in the region) has the best parks of them all?
Batting practice at Barcroft Park in Arlington, Virginia. Image by Erinn Shirley used with permission.
DC and Arlington vie for better national ‘ParkScore’
This year's set of rankings from Trust for Public Land put DC and Arlington in close competition for the nation's best park system, at 3rd and 4th respectively. The 'ParkScore' is based on factors such as the number of residents living within a 10-minute walk from a park. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Activists urge caution in the quest for Amazon’s HQ2
Around 100 activists from various groups around DC met on Tuesday to discuss concerns over the Washington region courting Amazon. Some used Seattle (where the current headquarters is) to illustrate how Amazon may make existing problems worse in the region. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
The new Capital Improvement Plan for Arlington looks bleak
In the latest proposed Capital Improvement Plan for Arlington, current projects will mostly continue as planned but there isn't funding for much of anything new in the next 10 years. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
The region’s Memorial Day exodus may top a million
AAA's latest survey had 1,053,400 responses from people planning to bail out of the Washington region for Memorial Day weekend — a number that would be record-setting if true. (Ashley Halsey III / Post)
DC’s public employees reach overtime overload
DC spent $108.2 million on overtime for public employees in 2017 — more than double the amount paid out just six years ago. Some employees earned more than half their yearly pay from overtime. (Peter Jamison / Post)
Maryland drops the $7.50 charge for new E-ZPass members
As part of a push towards an all-electronic tolling system, Governor Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday that Maryland will no longer require a $7.50 fee for new members to the E-ZPass program. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Atlanta’s MARTA is helping to win the fight against sprawl
A new report has taken a look at the intense effect MARTA has had on Atlanta's office and housing markets. It shows 60% of new office construction is within half a mile from a MARTA station, along with three times the amount of new residential units. (Josh Green / Curbed)
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