By Cyrus Chimento (Community Engagement Committee) • May 21, 2021
The Plans and Regulations Information Tool provides easy access to a curated database of plans and regulations in the Purple Line corridor. Users can define an area of interest to find out which plans or regulations apply to it. Findings can be exported into a sharable document.
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Starting June 1, visitors will be able to browse and use the common areas for all DC Public Library locations for up to 70 minutes. Face masks will still be required for all staff and guests, including those who are fully vaccinated. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist)
Capacity restrictions and mask requirements for vaccinated guests in DC’s bars and restaurants were lifted last Friday and are loosening across the region, but some businesses are taking it slow. (Anna Spiegel / Washingtonian)
Montgomery County residents held a memorial Sunday for a husband and wife who died four years apart while trying to cross Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill. Residents are calling for the county to step up traffic enforcement and improve street design. (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Public libraries in Fairfax County will scrap all capacity limits and resume normal services on June 5. Returned materials will no longer need to be quarantined, and fully vaccinated guests won’t have to wear masks. (Scott Gelman / WTOP)
A man was killed after being struck by a Red Line train at the NoMa-Gallaudet station on Sunday afternoon. According to video footage, the man intentionally put himself in front of the train. (Justin George / Post)
The latest rendering for a proposed development at 13th and U streets NW would scrap 51 hotel rooms and replace them with 44 micro-apartments that could be rented on a short-term basis, bringing the total number of units to 186. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Thomas Dingus, who will soon step down as Executive Director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, talked in an interview about teen drivers, car safety features, and a “distracted pedestrian epidemic.” (Michael Laris / Post)
