Breakfast links: There’s a vigil for two men killed by a driver while sitting on a bench
A vigil in Navy Yard by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
A memorial is planned for two men killed on Pennsylvania Ave
Street safety advocates are planning a memorial for the two men who were struck and killed by the driver of an SUV while sitting on a bench in James Monroe Park along Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest DC. DDOT has already announced a redesign for that section of the street. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
As summer heats up, Montgomery County may require A/C
County Councilmemer Tom Hucker introduced a bill that would require MoCo landlords to provide air conditioning for their tenants. The Washington region is facing a heat advisory with temperatures of over 100 degrees expected today. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat, Ian Livingston / Post)
How did it flood inside of a Metro car last week?
Metro says that the image of a waterfall inside a 7000-series car taken during last week’s heavy rainfall was the result of too much water getting into an HVAC intake on the roof. The sudden volume of rain overflowed the duct that would usually divert water back outside the car, but the car’s wiring was protected the whole time. (Rachel Sadon / DCist)
Metro is making some station floors less slippery
Metro is replacing the station flooring in the six Blue and Yellow line stations south of the National Airport stop with rougher tiling in the same color. The original stone tiles are slippery when wet, and WMATA has settled at least one lawsuit from someone who fell on them. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
The family of a man who was killed by a Metro train is suing
The family of Walter Coulson Jr. is suing WMATA and two of its employees, claiming that they neglected their duties when they failed to intervene in 2017, when Mr. Coulson lay down on the tracks at the Virginia Square stop and was fatally hit by a train. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
A new scooter company is rolling out in DC
Bolt e-scooters are available to rent and ride in DC after the company, which was co-founded by Olympic track champion Usain Bolt, got a permit from DDOT for up to 600 scooters. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
What does “encampment clean up” in DC mean?
DC semi-regularly removes the belongings and temporary residences of people experiencing homelessness, and it also does “encampment clean ups” for just one person’s items. On June 27, there were three individual encampment clean ups near K Street NW. (Will Schick / Street Sense)
Congress wants to see the records from the Jack Evans Metro investigation
Two Republican members of the House Oversight Committee demanded that the new WMATA Board Chair send them the records from the Evans ethics investigation, saying that it looked like “a whitewash.” (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
Single-family homes near Amazon’s HQ2 have doubled in price
A new report on the single family housing market near Amazon’s new Northern Virginia location found that the houses for sale are listed at a median of $1.6 million, a 99% premium compared to houses in the same location in summer 2018. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Virginia switches to LED streetlights
The Virginia Department of Transportation will change traditional streetlights, which give off a yellow-tinted light, to LED ones, which give off “cooler” white light, and which will save a projected $4 million over 15 years in energy and operating costs. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
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