Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), with Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), introduced the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Act of 2021, which would establish a $10 billion grant program to help transit agencies and commuter-rail providers retrofit stations to meet the needs of people with physical, cognitive, sensory, and other mobility challenges.
Mapquest’s map of DC is full of anachronisms and places that existed long-ago. If you zoom in you’ll discover you may be in Murder Bay or Protestant Orphan Asylum. (Daniella Byck / Washingtonian)
Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors is considering a timeline for renaming Lee Highway (Route 29) and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway (Route 50) in an effort to drop Confederate place names. (Jo DeVoe / Tysons Reporter)
Prince George’s County is lifting its mask mandate on Friday as the COVID-19 positivity rate hits 1.9%. However, masks will still be mandatory on public transit, schools, and health care facilities. (Julie Gallagher / WTOP)
DC will close four walk-up vaccination sites in June in favor of vaccine clinics that can be requested by community groups. Half of residents are partially vaccinated, but racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and vaccinations are widening. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Charles Cassell, an architect and early advocate for DC statehood, died this month at 96. Cassell founded the DC Council of Black Architects and helped shape the University of the District of Columbia campus as Chief of Facilities. (Matt Schudel / Post)
A Valley Transportation Authority employee shot and killed at least nine people on Wednesday at a light rail facility in San Jose, California before shooting himself. The police are still looking for a motive. (Post)
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge is explaining an oft-repeated refrain: “housing is infrastructure.” The Biden administration wants to invest $318 billion in housing as part of its American Jobs Plan including $213 billion for HUD programs. (Kriston Capps / CityLab)
Top image: Just your average scroll from the Protestant Orphan Asylum through Success to Cowtown.
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