Breakfast links: Now your Amtrak trip from DC to NYC can be even faster
DC Acela train by Nicolas STAMBACH licensed under Creative Commons.
Amtrak will offer nonstop service from DC to NYC
Getting to New York City just got a little bit faster—Amtrak announced nonstop service from DC to New York City on weekdays. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
Are small developments for aging adults the future?
“Pocket Neighborhoods,” small groupings of single-family homes for adults over 55, are catching on in the Washington region. Though seemingly idylic, the communities run against certain zoning restrictions, and cost far more than other housing. (Michele Lerner / Post)
Use this survey to tell DC where it should build affordable housing
The District’s Office of Planning and the Department of Housing and Community Development created a survey to receive feedback on how the city could equitably build both affordable and market-rate homes. (Andrew Giambrone / CurbedDC)
A DC court orders a landlord to take down discriminatory ads
A judge in the Superior Court of DC ordered a real estate and property management company’s to take down advertisements that violate the District’s Human Rights Act. Images of ads with language like “not accepting vouchers at this time” were included in the lawsuit. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
Barry Farm residents seek historic designation
Tenants at Barry Farm have requested a historic designation for the development. The neighborhood has been slated for redevelopment, though some longtime residents would like to see the buildings, and their accompanying history, preserved. (Sasha-Ann Simons / WAMU)
A legal dispute over housing near the Basilica ends
After a more than year-long dispute with the church over the sale of the building, tenants in a building near the Basillica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception were able to stay in their homes. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Housing prices dropped in these five NW DC neighborhoods
UrbanTurf took a look at five DC neighborhoods whose housing prices have dropped over the last year. Forest Hill, Glover Park, Adams Morgan, Burleith, and Marshall Heights have seen between a 21% and 31% drop from 2018 to 2019, according to the site’s data. (UrbanTurf)
Check out these maps of urban heat effects
With summer heat comes the heat island effect across US cities. For the east coast, this can mean temperatures two to five degrees warmer than their surroundings. (Linda Poon / CityLab)
What would cities look like if highway construction had gone unchecked?
Numerous and predominately urban communities opposed the development of US highway systems. Their legacy is unfinished highways through many of the nation’s largest cities. (Linda Poon / CityLab)
The case for making Elon Musk’s tunnels five feet wider
Elon Musk and his company are planning to build two 35-mile long, 12-foot diameter subway tunnels for a loop transit system for electric cars that runs from Baltimore to DC. But if the inside diameter were five feet wider, the tunnels could be used for Metro transit in the future. (Carl Schwendeman / InsideEVs)
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