Breakfast links: New standards for DC waterways must allow safe boating and fishing
Anacostia river by Mr.TinDC licensed under Creative Commons.
DC has to toughen its standards for bacteria in city waters
DC Water and the EPA will need to set new, more stringent standards for the maximum amount of E. coli bacteria permissible in the city’s creeks and rivers. The change comes after local environmental groups won a lawsuit that argued current standards were ineffective and too low to be safe. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Moped rentals are coming to DC this weekend
In order to use one of Revel’s shared mopeds, which are expected to debut this weekend in DC, riders must have a drivers license and pay for a one-time background check. Riders can carry a passenger, and the mopeds come with helmets and sanitary hairnets. Revel currently has a restricted parking zone in central DC that covers part of each ward. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
Nearly 800 new housing units are coming to Rosslyn
The old Ames Center building on N. Fort Meyer Drive in Washington will be torn down and replaced with two residential buildings containing 800 housing units. The developers will also add bike lanes on N. Nash Street and N. Fort Meyer Drive. (Airey / ARL Now)
MoCo proposed a new elementary school in Gaithersburg
MCPS proposed opening a new elementary school on nine acres of the 28-acre Kelley Park in Gaithersburg. Some neighbors and one Gaithersburg councilmember want MoCo to consider an alternative location, but the county says that it’s not feasible and moving quickly could alleviate projected school overcrowding in the next five years. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Arlington cyclists want a protected bike lane by HQ2
Sustainable Mobility for Arlington wants Amazon to upgrade the unprotected bike lane 15th Street S. into a protected bike lane with bus islands during HQ2 construction. They asked county leaders to include it in Amazon’s community benefit package. (Airey / ARL Now)
Mayor Bowser will reject a holding facility for migrant children
Both Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Brandon Todd opposed allowing a temporary housing facility for migrant children in Takoma, DC, because of the inhumane treatment immigrants have faced in similar facilities. Two city agencies would need to license the facility in order for it to operate. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
Roommates save DC residents thousands on housing costs
A study by financial advising company SmartAsset compared the cost of an average one-bedroom apartment in DC with the cost of splitting rent for an average two-bedroom and found that living with a roommate could save a renter over $700 a month, or $8,600 a year. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
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