By Stephen Hudson (Contributor) • September 30, 2019
In recent years, there has been no shortage of bad news about local riders fleeing transit. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), however, has published a report indicating that commuters are increasingly choosing transit or telework over driving.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • September 30, 2019
Come out to DC’s first Open Streets event, learn global best-practices to solve complex urban challenges, understand how the experience economy intersects with multifamily, and more this week.
A report by a DC task force found that a proposal to turn some of the 13 million square feet of vacant office space into subsidized apartments was not an efficient way to address the city’s housing needs. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
With full recharge taking 30 to 40 minutes, the owner of Takoma Park’s—and the nation’s—first fully converted gas-to-electric refueling station is learning as he goes. He plans to add a customer lounge with free coffee, water, and internet. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
A pedestrian was left with non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a driver in a white work van on the 5200 block of Columbia Pike in Arlington on Monday afternoon. The van was last seen heading north on South Greenbrier Street. (ARLnow)
Enforcement of DC’s new homesharing law, which was scheduled to take effect October 1, will be delayed until later this month so the District can address a zoning code oversight needed to allow certain rentals less than 30 days at a time in residential neighborhoods. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
The Federal Highway Administration continues to chide cities and state highway agencies for rolling out crosswalk art and colorfully painted intersections—most recently Ames, Iowa, which painted a crosswalk to resemble a rainbow. (Vince DiMiceli / Streetsblog)
Many DC neighborhoods with the highest concentration of at-risk students are without easy access to schools with a strong track record of helping students classified as at-risk improve their learning outcomes schools, according to a new report from the DC Policy Center. (Mark Lieberman / DCist)
The Montgomery County Council is holding up County Executive Marc Elrich’s plan to move to a two-year cycle for approving a budget rather than starting the budget from scratch each year, and is asking Elrich to provide a clear transition plan in the meantime. (Kate Masters / Bethesda Beat)
Embattled DC Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans launched a legal defense committee which has a maximum individual contribution limit of $2,000. It’s unclear whether the fund can be used to address his current legal troubles stemming from actions unrelated to his official public duties. (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)
Top image: Development on Good Hope Road SE. Image by GKJ used with permission.
