While micro mobility companies like Lime and Bird already faced business challenges before the coronavirus pandemic, would it be possible to save their services by treating them like public transportation and subsidizing them while removing fees? (David Zipper and Marla Westervelt / City Lab)
A group of DC businesses and leaders have asked the DC Council to consider a variety of tactics to help local businesses during coronavirus, warning that slow aciton could kill businesses and hurt workers, while possibly hurting the city more in the long run. (Steve Thompson / Post)
The Montgomery County Council charges that the County Executive should propose a new budget recommendation, given the possibility that the county sees up to a $600 million drop in revenue from coronavirus. The County has until June 1 to adopt a budget. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Magazine)
The Arlington County Board has postponed a meeting due to limits under the law on what measures can be conducted virtually. The Board hopes that the Virginia Legislature will clarify those rules so that they can address those measures. (ARL Now)
A proposed 12-story condominium building in Bethesda recieved its first approval from the Montgomery County Planning Board. The building would be located at Edgemoor and Woodmont Lanes and would include 77 units, replacing a single family home. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Magazine)
Comet Ping Pong will host its first Instagram live concert this weekend, featuring musicians who would have performed in the restaurant were it not for coronavirus. Other venues such as Pearl Street Warehouse have started to stream performances, as well. (Nathan Diller / DCist)
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • April 16, 2020
In March, we introduced the candidates in the Ward 7 council race: incumbent councilmember and former mayor Vince Gray, and his challengers, ANC commissioners Kelvin Brown and Anthony Lorenzo Green, attorney Veda Rasheed, James Jennings, and Rebecca Morris.
Like those in a lot of other US cities, DC and surrounding areas’ best-known streetcar lines tend to be ones where service survived into the 1950’s and 1960’s. However, routes like the Washington, Gretta, & Spa Spring, which perished during the 1920’s heyday of streetcar service, often had a lasting effect on the urban landscape.
By Melissa Diemand (Guest Contributor), Rebecca Wodder (Guest Contributor) • April 16, 2020
While crowding at popular riverside spots isn’t safe at this time, many folks have the right idea: Getting near or on our region’s rivers and waterways can reduce the collective stress we’re feeling and help us stay connected to our community and to the larger world.
