By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • August 27, 2019
Tysons wants to transform from a suburban office park to a bona-fide city filled with more residents, even more jobs, and culture and activities. According to its comprehensive plan, Tysons is aiming to become “a true urban downtown for Fairfax County.” But the question on a lot of people’s minds is how they will get there, and how they will get around.
It’s easy to ignore a thing of beauty when you pass it every single day. It’s even easier to ignore it when you cruise over on top of it in a bus or car. The “it” in question is the Dumbarton Bridge, and today I want to stop and take in the bridge’s beauty and tell its interesting story.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • August 27, 2019
Greater Greater Washington is proud to be an online community for people in the Washington region to engage with urbanism. For 11 years, we’ve been educating you about transportation and housing policy, while giving you opportunities to put your beliefs into action. And now we want to hear what you love about the site and what we can do to improve our work.
A malfunctioning Metro bus in Arlington was sent to be serviced after a driver reported feeling ill on her route last week. The Metro workers union says that the garage released the bus without finishing the repairs, causing another driver to report feeling sick. (Airey / ARLnow)
A fire in a crowded DC rowhouse recently killed two residents. An MPD officer had recently visited the house over a landlord-tenant dispute and told DCRA and the fire department about the illegal living conditions and fire code violations they saw. Inspectors either failed to follow up, or could not enter. (Peter Jamison / Post)
After crowdsourcing over 14,000 receipts from Uber and Lyft drivers, Jalopnik reported that the companies take 30-38% of fares, which is more than the companies have publicly reported. Despite being classed as independent contractors, drivers have no say in setting rates or surge pricing, or in determining how much money the companies will take. (Jalopnik)
The former chair and former treasurer of ANC 8C wrote over $15,000 in checks for fraudulent or unathorized expenses in 2017 and 2018, according to a report from the DC Auditor’s office. (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)
A helipad that serves police and hospital helicopters may relocate from its current site along the Anacostia River in Ward 6. Residents and Councilmember Charles Allen spoke out against putting the new pad next to the future 11th Street Bridge Park. (Danya AbdelHameid / DCist)
Development opponents reported unlicensed demolition at the McMillan sand filtration site after spotting trucks and construction workers, but the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development’s office says that the activty is part of approved testing on the site. The McMillan development is still facing a possible appeals challenge in court. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
The state studied possible new Chesapeake Bay crossings and dismissed bus and ferry options. A new bridge could cost up to $5 billion, and an Anne Arundel County Executive pointed out that adding more lanes will not reduce congestion during high-demand times. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
“Save Historic Alexandria” stickers bearing the logo of the Alexandria Historic Foundation can be seen on dockless scooters in area. Since the Foundation hasn’t returned calls from Washingtonian or GGWash reporters, they raise more questions than answers. (Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian)
