By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • April 3, 2020
Public calls for Confederate statues to be removed from Richmond’s streetscape are not a new occurrence in Virginia’s capital; however, the focus of Northside residents’ most recent campaign to move one monument is not racism—but safety.
By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • April 3, 2020
WMATA adopted its initial plan for the Metrorail system in 1968. Between then and the beginning of construction in 1969, the agency published this brochure, to teach people about the coming system.
Minnesota’s grocery co-ops stem from and support local communities. Is infrastructure the best way to fight a coronavirus recession? The new executive director of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department brings a global perspective to city-building, and more in this week’s National links.
Although the coronavirus pandemic has yet to cool the region’s hot housing market, the unprecedented effects of the virus on the nation’s economy has some experts worried that the real estate market won’t be spared. (Esther Ciammachilli / WAMU)
Starting Monday, all Metrorail stations will close at 9 pm until further notice. Meanwhile, final Metrobus trips will start on or before 11 pm every night. (Max Smith / WTOP)
As the pandemic has grounded the region’s economy to a halt, the District, Maryland, and Virginia have seen an unprecedented surge in the number of people applying for unemployment. (Eliza Berkon, Rachel Sadon / DCist)
Starting today, manual toll collection is a thing of the past for the Dulles Toll Road, meaning drivers must have exact change, an E-ZPass, or another form of electronic payment. (Lori Aratani / Post)
An absence of guidance over how safe tennis can be amidst the conoravirus pandemic means some jurisdictions in the region are keeping courts open, while others have closed them entirely. (Kelyn Soong / City Paper)
The District’s rental market is totally out of line with residents’ affordability needs, according to a new report. While over 40 thousand renter households would need to pay $750 a month for a unit to be affordable, only about 800 such units exist on the market. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a measure last week that would make registration for personal bikes voluntary in the county and remove the ability of police to impound unregistered bikes. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
