By Erik Bootsma (Guest Contributor) • August 13, 2019
In Tuscon, Arizona, blocks are 400 feet per side, while Portland, Oregon has 200-foot blocks. Have you ever wondered why various cities choose one block size over another?
By Matt Johnson (Editorial Board Alum) • August 13, 2019
It’s time for the 147th installment of our bi-weekly “whichWMATA” series! Here are five photos of stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture?
By Rita Abou Samra (Community Engagement Committee) • August 13, 2019
How will the Washington region be affected by extreme heat as the planet continues to heat up, and how can we adapt? That’s the topic national and local experts discussed in an event held jointly by the Urban Land Institute and Greater Greater Washington on Thursday, August 8.
There’s been a lot of discussion about the lack of grocery stores in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River in DC in the past few years. But it hasn’t always been this way, and there are a lot of people working to ensure their neighborhoods have access to high-quality, affordable food again.
DC Water and the EPA will need to set new, more stringent standards for the maximum amount of E. coli bacteria permissible in the city’s creeks and rivers. The change comes after local environmental groups won a lawsuit that argued current standards were ineffective and too low to be safe. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
In order to use one of Revel’s shared mopeds, which are expected to debut this weekend in DC, riders must have a drivers license and pay for a one-time background check. Riders can carry a passenger, and the mopeds come with helmets and sanitary hairnets. Revel currently has a restricted parking zone in central DC that covers part of each ward. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
The old Ames Center building on N. Fort Meyer Drive in Washington will be torn down and replaced with two residential buildings containing 800 housing units. The developers will also add bike lanes on N. Nash Street and N. Fort Meyer Drive. (Airey / ARL Now)
MCPS proposed opening a new elementary school on nine acres of the 28-acre Kelley Park in Gaithersburg. Some neighbors and one Gaithersburg councilmember want MoCo to consider an alternative location, but the county says that it’s not feasible and moving quickly could alleviate projected school overcrowding in the next five years. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Sustainable Mobility for Arlington wants Amazon to upgrade the unprotected bike lane 15th Street S. into a protected bike lane with bus islands during HQ2 construction. They asked county leaders to include it in Amazon’s community benefit package. (Airey / ARL Now)
Both Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Brandon Todd opposed allowing a temporary housing facility for migrant children in Takoma, DC, because of the inhumane treatment immigrants have faced in similar facilities. Two city agencies would need to license the facility in order for it to operate. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
A study by financial advising company SmartAsset compared the cost of an average one-bedroom apartment in DC with the cost of splitting rent for an average two-bedroom and found that living with a roommate could save a renter over $700 a month, or $8,600 a year. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
