By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • August 5, 2019
As part of plans to widen and add toll lanes to I-270, Maryland transportation officials have promised to consider building a parallel monorail line. Putting aside whether or not that’s a good idea, here’s what we know about the proposal itself.
By Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • August 5, 2019
The tunnel which would have connected the Alexandria Virginia Railway Express station with the King Street Metrorail station has been put on hold, according to Virginia Railway Express and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority documents. VRE still plans to make several improvements to the station.
By Jeb Stenhouse (Community Engagement Committee) • August 5, 2019
Come learn how sustainable design and better planning can mitigate extreme heat, attend a discussion about how local landscape is designed, attend an open house about how federal workplaces can become more efficient, and more during this week’s events.
A study from RentHop that counted the number of documented rat complaints found DC had a total of 5,715 complaints in 2018 compared to Baltimore’s 4,476. Among DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, and New York, Chicago is the “rat capital of the US” with 40,057 complaints. (Jane Recker / Washingtonian)
Silver Spring will be installing the first protected cycling and pedestrian intersection on the East Coast, which will include corner islands and bike lanes, at the intersection of Second Avenue and Spring Street near downtown. (Zeke Hartner / WTOP. Tip: Chester B.)
The General Services Administration is seeking about 110,000 square feet for a Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter to house about 440 undocumented immigrant children under the age of 17. The facility could open as soon as July 2020 under a lease for up to 15 years. (Daniel J. Sernovitz / WBJ)
A driver of a stolen pickup truck struck and killed a Falls Church woman while she walked with a child in a crosswalk near Poplar Heights Pool Saturday afternoon, according to Fairfax County Police. (Falls Church News-Press)
The US Park Police identified two people killed on July 10 after a driver struck them while they were on a bench in a Foggy Bottom park: Thomas Dwight Spriggs, 42, and Jesus Antonio Llanes-Datil, 63. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash and the results of a toxicology report on the driver are pending. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Maryland is looking to fill a $103 million shortfall to build a replacement for the 124-year old Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, which is about 18 inches too short for freight trains to carry truck-size shipping containers stacked two high. The tunnel is widely considered a choke point. (Colin Campbell / Post)
Exelon, Pepco’s parent company, announced a $5 million gift to the 11th Street Bridge Park project, bringing the project to $111.5 million of its $139 million capital campaign goal to cover future costs as well as community amenities beyond the park’s footprint spanning the Anacostia River. (Jake Maher / DC Line)
The DC Housing Finance Agency will provide $19.5 million in bond financing and underwrote $12 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for a $37.6M project that will create 86 affordable apartments in Deanwood at the corner of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue and Division Avenue. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
A study conducted by Uber and Lyft using their own data shows that the two ride-hailing companies account for about 7% of the miles driven on DC roads, and about 2% of miles traveled in the Washington region. Half of those miles driven without passengers in the car. (Max Smith / WTOP)
As part of the Address Confidentiality Act passed last year, DC officials will soon launch a program to provide address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, sexual crimes, stalking, and human trafficking, as well as employees of organizations that serve those victims and workers at reproductive-health clinics. (Samantha Schmidt / Post)
A new Prince George’s County program paired 20 teenagers this summer with employees from their school system for a $15 an hour apprenticeship set to last several years and eventually lead to the students becoming fully licensed as journeymen to work in their chosen trades. (Donna St. George / Post)
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