More than 50 years ago, Montgomery County created a grand vision for how it would grow, called On Wedges and Corridors. It laid out the basic structure of Montgomery County, with development clustering around the Red Line and I-270, a big network of parks and open spaces, and a large agricultural reserve beyond that. However, our county looks very different than it did back then.
A documentary by the Boston Globe shows how a loophole in the national driver’s license compact keeps dangerous drivers on the roads. Many drivers can keep their licenses in one state even when it is revoked in another. The Globe found that 13 states and DC have a significant backlog of unrecorded out-of-state offenses. (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog)
DC, federal agencies, and officials with the AFRH have agreed on how the redevelopment of a portion of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in NW DC should proceed. The development would provide over 4 million sqft in residential, retail, and recreational space. (Kavitha Cardoza / DCist)
MDOT SHA has completed work on the new Maryland Route 180 bridge over Catoctin Mountain Highway in Frederick. The bridge cost $19 million and took nearly a year to build. The new bridge is expected to eliminate a traffic bottleneck in the corridor. (Jack Moore / WTOP)
Transit agencies throughout the region are looking to restore their services to pre-COVID-19 levels. WMATA will begin to increase bus frequency and hours of operation starting on Aug 23. Arlington Transit will also increase its services on Aug 23. The Fairfax Connector will bring back its full services starting on Aug 29. (Alejandro Alvarez / WTOP)
Starting on August 24, Union Station will display a 1000 sqft mosiac of civil rights advocate and suffragist Ida B. Wells in honor of the 19th Amendment. The portrait was created by British artist Helen Marshall and was created using historic photographs from the suffrage movement. (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)
An effort is being made to save a historic home in one of Maryland’s oldest African American neighborhoods. The log cabin is nearly 200 years old and is located near two sites listed in the Green Book, a guidebook used by Black travelers in the Jim Crow era. (Michelle Basch / WTOP)
