Breakfast links: Will the region’s pandemic-induced love of walking stick around?

LinksBy Matt Gontarchick (Contributor) March 1, 2021

Image by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.

During the pandemic, cars are out, walking and bicycling is in

Thanks to temporary work-from-home policies, residents in the region are walking and bicycling more and are less likely to drive or take public transportation — but once commuting returns, many are expected to resume old driving habits.  (Lori Aratani / Post)

New management is letting a DC apartment complex crumble, tenants say

Residents of the Woodberry Village apartments in Southeast DC are organizing and filing complaints because they say their management company, which has owned the complex since March 2020, continually ignores requests for repairs.  (Aja Beckham / DCist)

Falls Church gets $3.75 million in affordable housing funds from Amazon

Amazon is giving the City of Falls Church $3.75 million in grants to bolster its affordable housing as part of a program to mitigate the housing cost pressures expected from the new Amazon headquarters in Northern Virginia.  (Jo DeVoe / Tysons Reporter)

UMD students struggle to find affordable housing in College Park

Many University of Maryland students are choosing long commutes due to the high cost of housing both on and off campus as well as the poor condition of the few housing options that are affordable.  (Clara Niel / The Diamondback)

Many students return to in-person learning today

Five school districts in Maryland and one in Virginia are reopening Monday for some students whose parents have agreed to a hybrid learning model, but many teachers unions are concerned schools aren’t taking enough safety precautions.  (Alejandro Alvarez / WTOP)

Pete Buttigieg’s bike ride got Twitter in a tizzy

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of Capital Bikeshire for his commute last week has gotten a lot of attention on social media. Buttigieg has committed to expanding the department’s focus to bikes and pedestrians.  (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)

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