The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), an agency charged with setting funding and project priorities for Greater Washington’s transportation sector, voted last month to commit to a new long-range plan that better addresses climate change.
Metro Transit Police failed to investigate 3,110 “victim and general complaints” between 2010 and 2017, according to a 20-page report published Thursday by Metro’s Inspector General. (DCist)
Amazon announced on Thursday that HQ2 employees will be paid $350 a month to cover the costs of cycling to work. This announcement comes as Amazon prepares to return to in-person work. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
Advocates in Ward 8 are pushing a proposal to include a dog playground at Oxon Run Park. Wards 7 and 8 are the only wards in the District without dog parks, but not everyone wants one and the debate is touching on fears of displacement (Paul Schwartzman / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
The storms that tore through the region on Thursday afternoon caused a five-story building under construction to collapse in Brightwood Park, trapping one worker for 90 minutes and injuring five people in total. (Post)
As of July 1, businesses in Montgomery County with 51 or more employees must pay at least $15 per hour. Political leaders and civic groups are celebrating the new law, but the Chamber of Commerce thinks it will hurt small businesses. (Kate Ryan / WTOP)
Arlington County has increased restaurants’ maximum capacity to allow them to keep, and possibly expand, their temporary outdoor seating areas. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
The Montgomery County Planning Board approved plans for a 2 million square foot senior living development on the current site of Marriott International’s world headquarters. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Some eviction protections have disappeared as Virginia’s state of emergency has ended. Court rosters show an increase in eviction cases in July, causing some to call for additional rental assistance for tenants. (Michelle Murillo / WTOP)
