By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • April 15, 2020
HistoricAerials.com is a Google Maps-like page featuring aerial imagery from decades past. Its database includes images of Washington from several years. The earliest aerials they have of the area are from 1949. It’s a fascinating way to watch neighborhoods change decade-to-decade.
In an effort to continue to “flatten the curve” and reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that she would extend DC’s state of emergency order until May 15. On Wednesday DC had 2,197 confirmed cases and 72 deaths. (Elliot C. Williams / WAMU)
The Labor Department reported that 5.2 million more people filed jobless claims last week bringing the total to 22 million in four weeks. (Rebecca Rainey / Politico)
Ridership drop because of the Coronavirus pandemic could expedite the work on the Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport and move up the substantial completion date. (Max Smith / WTOP)
An assessment by Redfin found that only 40% of renters that have housing costs less than $1500 could use the stimulus check to cover the majority of their housing needs, assuming a median area rent of $1,670. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
DC will lose millions of dollars in funding for its low-income preschool program. DC rescinded its application for federal Head Start funding after HHS planned to withhold the funds because of safety and operational issues. (Perry Stein / Post)
Maryland’s Purple Line contractor claims that to build a required crash wall along the light-rail tracks it will cost an additional $187.7 million and take an additional 5 five months to build. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
Montgomery County’s planning board has been asked to stop holding virtual public hearings on development projects which would impact the development review process. County Executive Marc Elrich asked that the board only discuss “noncontroversial” issues during the Coronavirus pandemic. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Montgomery County is looking to redevelop the Chevy Chase Library, built-in 1965. Currently, the library is a split-level, 16,300 sqft facility with 105 parking spaces. The County would like to redevelop the library into a single-story, 20,000 sqft library and reduce the number of parking spaces to 65. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
