By David Alpert (Executive Director) • May 20, 2020
Some city governments including Washington, DC and Los Angeles are finding themselves at loggerheads with a coalition of privacy advocates, civil rights groups, and Uber. They’re fighting over a new rules that require scooter companies to share information about trips, in real time, with the cities’ transportation agencies using a standard format called Mobility Data Standard, or MDS.
From 2002 through 2007, Rockville resident Kebreab Zere purchased a series of five tax lots in Georgetown that constituted an alley from 33rd Street NW to Potomac Street, between O Street and N Street.
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • May 20, 2020
Engineering crews have already begun surveying the site of the Lakeside Community Trail—a two mile walking and biking path in Henrico County just north of Richmond, but the fiscal uncertainty unleashed by the novel coronavirus threatens the timeline of its construction.
DC officials and local groups are growing frustrated with the lack of acknowledgment from the Federal Rail Administration, over design concerns that could impact neighborhood traffic and prevent the creation of a walkable mixed-use neighborhood around Union Station. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
In a massive turnout, voters elected Linda Colbert, a longtime Vienna resident, and councilmember as Mayor, succeeding Laurie DiRocco. Ed Somers, Charles Anderson, and Ray Bill were also elected to the Town Council. (Inside NOVA)
Small neighborhood-scale retail using existing structures can be a boon to small businesses in our neighborhoods and make the neighborhoods better, especially during a post coronavirus recovery. (Neil Heller / Neighborhood Workshop. Tip: Taylor Reich)
Places like the city of Fairfax and the town of Vienna held elections this week and there was a significant increase in absentee voting, according to information from Virginia Public Access Project. (Hannah Schuster / WAMU)
The District fell from the top spot, and Arlington maintained its No. 4 ranking, in an annual national survey of large US cities with the best parks. Activists are urging officials to preserve public space amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post)
Urban planning decisions led to living and working situations that have exacerbated some communities’ risk of exposure to coronavirus. Planning better in the future could help. (Emma Grey Ellis / Wired)
Couriers talk about the hardest parts of their job and how being a delivery driver during a pandemic is even more challenging. The companies they drive for are falling short when it comes to providing protective gear. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
