The original construction of the Capital Beltway disrupted the communities and waterways where it was built and created problems for bicycle and pedestrian transportation that have only worsened during the last few decades. Now the State of Maryland is seriously considering a project to widening the Beltway (as well as I-270) and is asking for comments on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Regrettably, the EIS does not propose to fix those problems; if anything, widening the beltway could make them worse.
Mexicans have enshrined the right to safe mobility in their constitution. Progressives are celebrating wins at the city level. A Google tool lets you travel virtually back in time to see what cities looked like in years past.
I’ve previously discussed Prince George’s County’s exceptional diversity, but that article didn’t discuss just how unique one aspect of Prince George’s County is: the county contains more than half of the majority Black high-income Census tracts in the United States.
Construction on rush hour bus lanes, bus stops and other improvements for 16th Street NW is expected to begin before the end of the year. The project will affect a three-mile stretch of the corridor. (Luz Lazo / Post)
News that Joe Biden had surpassed the 270 votes needed to win the presidency drew thousands of supporters into downtown DC on Saturday. Crowds celebrated by drinking champagne and dancing in the streets. (Colleen Grablick, Rachel Sadon / DCist)
A bank representing Purple Line firms has agreed to not take enforcement action over millions in private activity bonds until November 30 in order to give Maryland and Purple Line Transit Partners more time to salvage their partnership. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
Even a global pandemic isn’t holding back the District’s hot luxury housing market. To date, 222 listings sold in 2020 were purchased for over $2 million, and the District is on track to surpass a record of 240 luxury homes sold in 2017. (UrbanTurf)
Fairfax County officially removed several monuments, markers, and artifacts that paid tribute to the Confederacy from the county’s judicial complex last week. (Matt Blitz / DCist)
Montgomery County Public Schools could start to see some students return to in-person instruction as soon as January, although plans could change should the pandemic worsen. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
