What is it like to live or work in Tysons during a pandemic? A recent survey offers a snapshot into the many concerns people have from transit and childcare to what may be stopping people from returning to the office for work.
No one could have foreseen that DC’s zoning could push middle-class residents out of the District and force people to drive even to get milk, right? Actually, planners in 1970 warned us exactly of these dangers.
DC will add as many as 22 miles of streets to its slow streets initiative. The program will reduce speeds to 15 miles per hour to improve pedestrian safety. The program was launched following the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to make DC more pedestrian friendly. (Kristi King / WTOP)
Virginia has rolled out an app that warns users if they could possibly have been exposed to coronavirus. The app uses user location to signal if the owner has come into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for the coronavirus — though only if that individual also has the app. (Jane Recker / Washingtonian)
Many parents across DC hoped that they may still be able to take their children to one of the city’s public pools this summer, until DC decided Wednesday that it would not open the pools at all this summer, because of concerns about the coronavirus. (Petula Dvorak / Post)
A woman in a wheelchair fell onto the tracks at the Suitland metro station early Thursday morning. She was rescued by firefighters and treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. (Justin George / Post)
Following a move to cashless tolling during the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland has opted to make the change permanent. Drivers will no longer need to stop for tolls and will instead either need an E-ZPass or recieve a bill via video tolling. (Will Vitka / WTOP)
A new study of coronavirus tests for people under 22 in DC shows the racial disparity between young people and children who contract the virus. Of the population surveyed, the study shows that Black children were four times more likely and Latinx children six times more likely to test positive for coronavirus compared to their white peers. (Jenny Gathright / WAMU)
The Maryland Health Secretary weighed in on the dispute regarding the closure of private schools in Montgomery County, emphasizing that the protocol is for closures to be made on the state level. The state maintains that private schools can open if they submit a plan, while county officials have issued a blanket closure. (Kate Ryan / WTOP)
