Breakfast links: Unfolded strollers welcome on Metrobus
Stroller users on the DC Circulator in 2017. Now stroller users have more options on Metrobus by BeyondDC licensed under Creative Commons.
Strollers no longer need to be folded on Metrobuses
The new policy will allow people to leave their strollers open if the priority area seating of the bus is open, but people with disabilities and seniors will remain priority. Strollers were already allowed to remain open on Metrorail and Circulator. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DC Housing Authority Director received $41,250 in bonus for 2022
District of Columbia Housing Authority director Brenda Donald was granted the maximum allowable bonus amount in her contract, $41,250, after her 2022 annual performance review. While the amount is part of her contracted compensation package as a performance bonus, the amount is under scrutiny due to the continuing revelations of budgetary and infrastructure issues at the agency and its properties. (Mitch Ryals / CityPaper)
Old Town Alexandria Board of Architectural Review approves King Street residential conversion.
The Tycon Building at the corner of King and Henry Streets in Old Town Alexandria has been granted approval for residential conversion. The interior will be converted into 210 units and the exterior will be receiving new balconies, railings, and a color change. While the development isn’t adding density, it still needed a special use permit because of its current zoning as commerical. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
Maryland offshore wind bill gains support in Maryland House of Representatives
The bill, if passed, would set goals for offshore windpower generation, create labor standards, and set up transmission infrastructure. However, locations for the wind power projects have not yet been finalized. (Josh Kurtz / Maryland Matters)
Metrorail regulator raises concerns about WMATA’s plan to return to automatic train control
WMATA released more details on how it plans to return Metrorail to automatic train control this week to its regulator, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. The regulator raised doubts about WMATA’s readiness, but WMATA insists that it’s taking more steps to be consistent with safety as it reintroduces the feature. (Justin George / Post)
Over 20 developments planned for Downtown Bethesda
The largest of the developments will be a redevelopment of the 806 units of Battery Lane District into 1,530 new units, with 20% being moderately priced. Another development is planned to add 479 apartments above the Bethesda metro station. (UrbanTurf)
MoCo Council asks state lawmakers for money to prevent evictions
The Montgomery County Council passed a resolution Tuesday to request $175 million from the General Assembly for FY2024 to support families unable to pay rent. The council anticipates an eviction wave soon and anticipates most evictions will be of women-led and Black-led households, as 70% and 75% of recent evictions, respectively, have been from these groups. (Abigail Constantino / WTOP)
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