By Nena Perry-Brown (Editorial Board) • February 25, 2021
Last November, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) selected a co-developer for its planned redevelopment of Southwest’s Greenleaf Gardens community and embarked upon a precedent-setting approach to engaging Greenleaf Gardens residents. Now, DCHA has brought that co-development team into its first meetings with residents and stakeholders to explain the proposal that so inspired confidence in DCHA’s selection committee. Here’s what that proposal entails and how it relates to what DCHA required in its request for proposals (RFP).
By Wyatt Gordon (The Virginia Mercury ) • February 25, 2021
When former Gov. Doug Wilder sold off the state’s interest in hundreds of miles of track and rail right of way in the early 1990s, the move was applauded by the Republican-dominated legislature as a prudent divestment to help balance the annual budget. Since then, though, the state has spent millions more on track improvements benefitting railroad corporations in exchange for every increase in passenger train service Virginia has sought. To avoid another such flash sale of Virginia’s rail infrastructure and to oversee an increasing focus on boosting passenger rail capacity to combat congestion, 2020 the General Assembly created the brand new Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.
Maryland’s planned toll lanes for the Beltway and I-270 would be the state’s first dynamic tolls, with pricing fluctuating with traffic. Officials estimate that the average trip would cost $4 to $5. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
The Metro Transit Police chief shared with Metro’s board a range of actions that the department is taking to address concerns about racial bias and use of force, including a revision of past standards and efforts to improve transparency. (Justin George / Post)
Virginia legislators voted to ban polystyrene (i.e. Styrofoam) food containers for restaurants. The change will take effect beginning in 2023 with smaller businesses needing to come into compliance by 2025. (Michelle Murillo / WTOP)
The Montgomery County Council approved a zoning change to allow solar farms in parts of the county’s Agricultural Reserve. The final change is far smaller than advocates hoped for, but does allow for 1,800 acres to be used for solar farms. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Magazine)
Marcus Covington, 49, died after he was shot on the platform of the Anacostia Metro station on Tuesday afternoon. (Peter Hermann / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
The new elementary school on Key Boulevard in Arlington is one step closer to a new name, with a committee landing on two final options: Innovation Elementary School or Gateway Elementary School. (Joe DeVoe / ARLNow)
The Dance Institute of Washington is opening a new theater, even as the public cannot yet visit it in person. The Fabian Barnes Black Box Theater “opens” this week with online programming, which will continue until in-person performances can resume. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
