Breakfast links: Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracts other corporate headquarters
S. Eads Street in Pentagon City facing north by deckerme licensed under Creative Commons.
Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracting other major businesses, activity
Arlington Magazine recently examined how Amazon and the National Landing BID were actually doing with shifting the area’s fortunes. The article also spotlighted several neighborhood advocates and how they felt about the changes and working with new entities. Additionally, the article highlights several new corporate headquarters that intend to move to the area. (Tamara Lytle / Arlington Magazine)
Apartments in DC are getting bigger
The average apartment size of a renter in DC grew by about nine square feet over the past decade, mirroring a trend in most cities toward the construction of slightly larger apartments. This may change, however, as the average size of apartments in the construction pipeline in DC is below the current average. (UrbanTurf)
College Park will soon get a Capital Bikeshare station
College Park officials and the University of Maryland just approved plans to build a Capital Bikeshare station at the intersection of Guilford and Rowalt drives. While College Park residents already have access to e-bikes and e-scooters through Veo, its service is limited to College Park city limits. College Park also has plans to beef up bike infrastructure and add more bike lanes in the city. (Katharine Wilson / The Diamondback)
DC hospitality veteran takes up tough task of transforming downtown
A DC-based hospitality industry leader who found success with large venues able to accommodate social sports like ax-throwing and pickleball is aiming to transform DC’s ailing downtown by adding more events in places like Franklin Park. (Jacob Wallace / Bisnow DC)
Two malls look to future as mixed-use developments
The Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and Mazza Gallerie in Friendship Heights were practically local landmarks for decades, but the loss of key tenants led to the demise of both. Now, the malls face futures as pedestrian-oriented mixed-use commercial and residential developments. (Amy Moeller / Washingtonian)
Motorist slams vehicle into Rockville ice rink
No pedestrians were killed or injured when a motorist collided their car with an outdoor ice rink in the Rockville Town Center. Both the driver of the vehicle and the passenger were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. (WJLA)
Metro reduces late night service through March 20
Starting today, four Metro lines will begin single tracking at 9pm or 10pm on Monday through for the next three weeks to during late-night hours to allow workers time to replace concrete pads on rail tracks that support the weight of trains. According to Metro, customers after 10pm during the week only account for 4% of total ridership. (Justin George / Post)
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