Breakfast links: DC won’t open emergency rental assistance again until October
Dupont Circle rooftops on June 29, 2023 by angela n. used with permission.
DC won’t reopen emergency rental assistance applications until October, despite new funds
The DC Council provided an additional $33.5 million for the District’s emergency rental assistance program (ERAP) after the program ran out of funds in May. The District Department of Human Services (DHS) plans to spend some on existing applications and to reallocate the rest to rapid rehousing. At-large Councilmember Robert White notes that those changes would require council approval. (Annemarie Cuccia / Street Sense Media)
WMATA set to launch real-time arrival tracking and analytics tool
This week, WMATA will launch MetroMeter, an app to provide real-time train tracking, in the wake of the shutdown of the third-party platform MetroHero. MetroHero’s founders, however, made the original app’s code open source. GGWash contributor Stephen Repetski is one of several people working with that code to create other options for Metrorail tracking. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Three Arlington commercial buildings to be replaced with 188-unit mixed-use building
The proposal would redevelop three commercial buildings in the 1800 block of Wilson Boulevard in Arlington into one high-rise apartment building, and would include ground floor retail as part of the development. The developers seek feedback from the county on how tall they would be allowed to build and permission to start construction. (UrbanTurf)
Driver killed pedestrian in Takoma Park on Sunday night
A driver hit a bus stop near the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Glenside Drive in Montgomery County before going into a wooded area. They fatally struck a pedestrian at or near the bus stop. (Em Espey / MoCo360)
Brookland Lanes development heads to DC Zoning Commission
Following approval by the Historic Preservation Review Board several months ago, the project’s developers have requested a voluntary design review from the DC Zoning Commission. Developers plan to build 337 apartments on the site of a bowling alley that closed in 1950. (Urban Turf)
Plan for 82-unit property in Reston heads back to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the project, a residential redevelopment of the former Fannie Mae Campus in Reston, in August 2022. The developer, however, missed a payment required under the Dulles Rail Tax District, voiding the approval. The Fairfax County Board intends to expedite the second approval. (Fatimah Waseem / FFXNow)
WMATA CEO/GM Randy Clarke hopes Metrorail and Metrobus wraps cultivate pride in transit system
The wraps, which have increased in recent months, are part of a contract with WMATA’s advertising firm, Outfront Media, and come at no cost to the transit agency. Some are actual advertisements, such as the ones advertising the Washington Nationals. While it’s not the first time WMATA has wrapped cars and buses, this is a larger-scale, more celebratory effort. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
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