By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • June 28, 2021
As part of a safety and mobility study, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is putting up art installations at intersections in an area stretching north from Logan Circle through Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • June 28, 2021
Learn about the Sustainable Urban Planning program at GW. A new vision for Pennsylvania Avenue. How data can help transit agencies provide better service planning, and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events.
DC considered clearing a homeless encampment in Dupont Circle to make way for a streatery earlier this month. Now people are calling on the District to avoid issuing permits that would displace unhoused people.  (Rachel Kurzius / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
A plan to redevelop Landmark Mall has been approved by Alexandria’s Planning Commission, under the condition that the developer up their environmental plan.  (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
More than 100 townhouses and 34 “two-over-twos” have been approved to be built in the White Flint area of Montgomery County, with 22 units designated as affordable.  (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Money previously set aside in DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget for a single public housing complex is now being distributed to help repair three communities. But many public housing rehab efforts still lack funding.  (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
In case you haven’t noticed, it is hot this week, and DC is in a heat emergency. But the urban heat island effect means some neighborhoods in DC that lack green space can get up to 20 degrees hotter than others.  (WUSA9)
DC is offering $51 gift cards for DC residents who bring a fellow District resident in to get vaccinated at three sites in Wards 7 and 8. The person getting the shot will also get a gift card, and can enter drawings for larger prizes.  (Lola Fadulu / Post)
