Breakfast links: The push for DC statehood starts over with a new Congress
Sing Along with John Oliver for DC Statehood by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.
New Congress, same DC statehood bill — and same obstacles
DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton started the first day of the new Congress by reintroducing the bill that would make DC a state. Last year, it passed the House for the first time, and could do so again, but is likely to stall in the Senate. (Mikaela Lefrak and Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Watch these transportation projects in 2021
Construction timelines are never reliable, but eight major transportation projects could come to fruition in the coming year, including the Silver Line Phase II, airport concourses at National and BWI, and the 16th Street bus lanes. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
The National Guard will be on hand for MAGA protests
DC has activated the National Guard in anticipation of far-right protests this week gathering to claim (falsely) that Donald Trump won the presidential election. Protests in November and December ended in violence, and the Proud Boys leader was arrested Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in DC last month. (Post, Post)
Could Howard University get a historic district?
An updated Howard University campus plan, which goes before the Zoning Commission this month, includes a study that could spark a historic district application, indicating more than 70 buildings or sites of historical significance. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Tax reassessments show property value rise in MoCo
The latest tax assessments in Montgomery County, which covered Rockville and Gaithersburg, show a rise in property values of about 9.2% since the last assessment three years ago, a slightly higher rate than in Maryland as a whole. (Andrew Schotz / Bethesda Beat)
Weigh in on Fairfax County’s long-term transit plan
Fairfax County is seeking input on the long-term transit plan that will guide the future of the Fairfax Connector bus system. Virtual community input meetings are scheduled for next week. (InsideNoVa)
After coronavirus, will people choose offices?
Coronavirus won’t kill the office, but it might change the office landscape and the way we commute, creating winners and losers along the way. (Dror Poleg / New York Times)
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