By David Alpert (Executive Director) • August 16, 2019
DC Councilmember Jack Evans (ward 2) not only allegedly tried to help companies paying him as a lobbyist while chair of the WMATA board, but threatened two top WMATA staff members to try to keep it quiet, according to a bombshell revelation from Robert McCartney in the Washington Post.
The Department of Agriculture South Building an archetypal federal building: big, beige, and boxy. But it’s missing a corner. Why? The L’Enfant Plan and a street that no longer exists.
How will shared mobility options like dockless scooters and ride-hailing fare as subsidies end? This Bay Area startup will build you an accessory apartment in exchange for a cut of the rent. Easy access to transit service is key to getting drivers out of their cars.
Nothing brings together a city much like its sports teams, and DC is fortunate to be represented by all five major sports leagues as well as lesser known leagues and a wealth of college teams. Happily for those of us who don’t drive, most of them are pretty accessible by transit, too.
Several proposed residential buildings in the District will include recording studios that residents can use to record podcasts and music. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Newly-released documents reveal that DC Councilmember Jack Evans, who recently resigned from chairing the Metro board, threatened both the transit system’s general counsel and board corporate secretary to prevent the details of an ethics inquiry from being made public. (Robert McCartney / Post, Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
Last month, cooling systems at three Metro stations - Dupont Circle, Farragut North, and Union Station - were all broken. The system at Union Station has since been fixed, but Metro isn’t sure when work will be complete on the two remaining stations. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Metro waived parking fees at the six Blue and Yellow Line stations that are currently closed for construction. When the stations reopen on September 9, parking fees will return. (Max Smith / WTOP)
A proposed $13.1 million Anacostia River crossing would add more bike and pedestrian infrastructure to a section of the District that has sorely lacked it. But rowers fear a new bridge would make navigation more difficult and exacerbate existing sediment problems. (Luz Lazo / Post)
A proposed rule recently issued by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development would make it more difficult to address housing discrimination by overwhemlingly putting the onus on plantiffs to provide evidence. (Solomon Greene and Martha M. Galvez / Urban Institute)
According to Warren Logan, a planner for Oakland, California, public meetings are overwhelmingly attended by wealthier homeowners and aren’t convenient for lower-income people. That’s why he is trying to engage with a broader set of the public through opening houses and workshops to facilitate meaningful discussions on planning. (Sarah Holder / CityLab)
