Breakfast links: Baltimore shipping channel reopens after Key Bridge disaster
A patrol near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge by Corey Jennings.
Baltimore shipping channel officially reopens 11 weeks post-bridge collapse
The shipping channel reopened Monday, June 10, after all levels of government worked together to conduct the massive clean-up of 100 million pounds of wreckage and prevent major supply chain issues. Early estimates suggested the cleanup could take six months to a year. (This article may be behind a paywall). (Michael Laris / Post)
Fairfax County Planning Commission endorses zoning changes to restrict data centers
The zoning changes, proposed by county staff, would restrict the size, location, and other aspects of new data centers, and will go to the Board of Supervisors for a vote in July. Some of the changes include the ending of by-right approval of data center construction in commercial districts and requiring new data centers to be at least a mile from the nearest Metro station and 200 feet from residential areas. (James Jarvis / FFXNow)
Bethesda community memorializes beloved canine bike celebrity
Rudder, a black Labrador retriever, rode as a passenger on the back of his owner’s bike for fourteen years and was a beloved, familiar presence in Bethesda and reminder of the joyful interconnectedness that can come with city living. Rudder’s human, Richard Hoye, is a retired firefighter and a transportation advocate. (Cheyenne Corin / WTOP)
Advocates in Baltimore oppose ballot amendment that would lower property taxes
The ballot amendment would lower property tax rates by 46% over seven years, which advocates say would substantially decrease the city’s revenues by hundreds of millions of dollars. Property taxes are one of Baltimore’s main sources of revenue. (Emily Hofstaedter / WYPR)
Regional economy remains flat despite tourism boom
The Washington region has seen a massive rebound in tourism, but the benefits from this recovery have been hampered by the continued decreases in commercial real estate revenue and an increase in commercial building foreclosures. (This article is behind a paywall). (Ben Peters / Business Journal)
Large mixed-use development planned for near Gallaudet University hits delays
The development team filed for a two-year extension in its planned-unit development (PUD) near Gallaudet, citing high interest rates and rising construction costs. The planned development includes 1,800 residential units, 129,000 square feet of retail, and 450,000 square feet of office and administrative space. (UrbanTurf)
Advocates push back on VDOT plan to add express lanes to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Coalition for Smarter Growth raised concerns about the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plan to remove concrete barriers and repurpose other space on the Wilson Bridge to add express lanes within the bridge’s existing footprint. They say the proposal will slow down traffic and increase spillover traffic on local roads. (James Cullum / ALXNow)
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