Breakfast links: Takoma Junction plan rejected by Montgomery County planning board
Mural outside the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op by takomabibelot licensed under Creative Commons.
Takoma Junction development hits another setback
Plans for a two-story development on the site of a parking lot next to a Takoma Park food co-op were rejected by the Montgomery County Planning Board, the latest in a back-and-forth that has lasted nearly a decade. The developer can now submit a new design or appeal the decision to the courts. (Katherine Shaver / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Metrobus to get back to normal service February 7
WMATA announced that Metrobus will resume its regular weekday bus service on February 7 after cutting it back at the height of the omicron wave. There is no updated timeline for the return of regular rail service. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Inside the annual point-in-time homelessness count
Volunteers dispersed across the Washington region Wednesday to conduct the annual point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness. The federally mandated survey helps shape housing policy for the year, but it also offers an opportunity to connect with people going through a difficult and often lonely experience. (DCist)
Prince George’s County sued over redistricting plans
A group of residents is suing the Prince George’s County Council over a redistricting map passed in a controversial process many have called political gerrymandering. The suit urges the county to instead adopt a map drawn by a nonpartisan committee. (Rachel Chason / Post. Tip: infinitebuffalo)
From “Chernobyl-chic” to woonerf
A woonerf has been proposed as part of the GenOn power plant redevelopment in north Old Town Alexandria. The Dutch road concept is designed to lure pedestrians with open space and programming while slowing down cars. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow. Tip: John Chapin)
Older Metro cards won’t be accepted starting March 1
Are you still hanging on to a prehistoric (i.e. pre-2012) Metro card? It’s time to retire it — cards that old will no longer be accepted at faregates starting March 1. The transition is part of Metro’s project to install new faregates — so far, it says a third of faregates have been replaced. (Will Vitka / WTOP)
DC’s interim planning director talks Comp Plan and pandemic-era planning
DC’s interim planning director, Anita Cozart, took over after Andrew Trueblood left the Office of Planning in January. In a Q&A, she shared her thoughts on implementation of DC’s recently passed Comprehensive Plan as well as racial justice and what planning looks like during the pandemic. (Celia Young / Commercial Observer)
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