Breakfast links: HUD’s plan to triple rent could devastate low-income residents
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New HUD rent hikes could devastate low-income DC residents
The proposed hike would raise rent on federally subsidized housing in the already-expensive city by an average of $900 per year, more than any state. The policy would increase the risk of eviction and homelessness among the approximately 10,000 impacted households. (Hannah Natanson / Post)
Exactly how much does the head of National and Dulles airports make?
Eleanor Holmes Norton requested that the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority release all salary information for CEO Jack Potter, whose base pay is already one of the highest among US airport executives. (Lori Aratani / Post)
NoVa commuters haven’t been driven off the roads by tolls on I-66
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission found no significant change in bus or rail ridership along the I-66 corridor after six months of new toll lanes on the highway. The NVTC says that it will take more time for transit demand in the area to rise. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Could long commutes keep HQ2 out of Virginia?
At an affordable housing event, Senator Tim Kaine said that the region's long commute times for drivers might be a deterrent for Amazon in Virginia's HQ2 bid. (Ellen Schneider / WBJ)
After a year, the BaltimoreLink system is winning over some riders, but not all
Baltimore overhauled its bus lines a year ago, eliminating some routes entirely. Ridership has rebounded after an initial dip, however some riders are still upset about the longer commute times — which the MTA no longer measures — and persistent late bus arrivals. (Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun)
What does it take to get an initiative on the ballot in DC?
We're familiar with Initiative 77 by now, but in order to get it on the ballot, petitioners sent it to DC's elections board, it went through a legal review, and it got over 20,000 signatures from voters. Not every initiative gets that far. (Rachel Sadon / DCist)
There was low turnout for early voting in DC
About 3% of eligible DC voters cast early ballots in the city's Democratic primary. In 2014 and 2016, about 4% of those registered voted early in the primary, but the drop this year sparked concern over potential for lower turnout in the general election. (Andrew Giambrone / WCP)
The Koch brothers had a hand in defeating a marquee transit plan in Tennessee
A Koch-backed conservative PAC helped lobby Nashville voters to defeat a transit plan that would have added new light rail and bus lines to the city. The Koch brothers have opposed transit improvements in more than 20 local races nationwide. (Hiroko Tabuchi / NYT)
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