Breakfast links: Driver fined $2,000 for killing cyclist Sarah Langenkamp
Jamie Raskin with Dan Langenkamp at Ride for Your Life by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Truck driver who killed cyclist fined $2,000
The fatal crash, which killed diplomat Sarah Langenkamp as she was bicycling home from her children’s school in a Maryland bike lane in 2022, did not meet the threshold in Maryland law for vehicular manslaughter, according to prosecutors. The driver pleaded guilty to “causing serious injury or death to a vulnerable” person and was given the maximum fine allowed by state law. The driver’s license will be suspended up to a maximum of six months, to be determined. (This article might be behind a paywall) (Dan Morse / Post)
New flood maps for Arlington show more buildings at risk of flooding
New FEMA maps that more accurately depict flood risks in an era of climate change-driven storms and limit some uses of buildings in the highest risk areas, will take effect November 16. Although approximately 300 buildings are affected, Arlington County has relatively few properties at the highest risk of flooding, in part because the county has been buying up land in floodplains as recommended in its 1957 stormwater plan. (Jo DeVoe / ARLNow)
Shops in Penn Branch apartment building gets grant from Amazon
The Jair Lynch-backed development of an apartment building on the rear parking lot of the Shops of Penn Branch at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Branch Avenue SE has received a grant from Amazon to move forward. The project, on hold for years, will provide 189 units, with 179 of the units being affordable for those making between 60 and 80% of the area median income. (This article is behind a paywall. Disclosure: Senthil Sankaran, Principal of the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, also serves on the GGWash Board of Directors). (Tristan Navera / Business Journal)
Marley Ridge condo owners, DCHA split over repairs and condition of the building
The DC Housing Authority owns nine units in the 36-unit Marley Ridge complex, an ownership stake that gives DCHA significant influence over the condo board. As many units fall into disrepair, some residents are frustrated that DCHA has not stepped up (in the absence of an active condo board president) to play more of a role in condo board decision-making. (This article is behind a paywall). (Danny Nguyen / Post)
Alexandria City Council and architectural review board disagree on whether it’s okay to paint brick
The debate comes after the City Council overturned an Alexandria Board of Architectural Review decision that would have forced a King Street property owner to remove paint from 1960’s-era brick facade that he had painted over. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
Georgetown residents petition for streatery rules and reforms
The petition to the Georgetown BID expresses concerns about parking and aesthetics and asks the BID to set and enforce rules about materials and design *and to take down streateries that sit unused for long stretches or during the off-season, among other changes. (Christopher Jones / The Georgetowner)
National Cathedral installs new stained glass windows of Black Americans marching for justice
The new windows, by Kerry James Marshall and Andrew Goldkuhle, replace windows honoring Confederate generals who led the southern rebellion in the Civil War and fought to maintain slavery in the south. A ceremony dedicating the new windows was held at the Cathedral on Saturday and attended by many Black leaders in DC, including Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson who read from Martin Luther Kind Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” (Peter Smith / Afro)
BWI has best day since before COVID-19 pandemic Friday
Officials at Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) reported its highest ridership day since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last Friday. This is a welcome sign for the airport and is attributed to several new flights at the airport. (This article is behind a paywall). (Daniel Zawodny / Baltimore Banner)
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