By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • July 14, 2021
Affordable housing in DC can be built through Inclusionary Zoning, with funding from the Housing Production Trust Fund, or through any of the myriad other programs in the District’s affordable housing toolkit. But all of these programs have one thing in common: their income limits and rental costs are based on a figure called the Median Family Income (MFI).
Late-night — at least, later-night — service is coming back on Metro. Metrorail service will run until midnight seven days a week starting Sunday, July 18 as the system gradually brings back service that was cut during the pandemic. (WMATA, Justin George / Post)
A half-mile stretch of one northbound lane of Tysons Boulevard has been closed to vehicles in order to facilitate bicycle and pedestrian recreation. It’s not yet clear how long the closure will last. (Fairfax County, Dalia Palchik / Twitter)
Pandemic-related delays in the Census Bureau’s block-level population data means the Prince George’s County Redistricting Commission will not be able to prepare a legal map for the county council by the September 1 deadline. (Bradley Heard / Prince George's Urbanist)
A group of unhoused DC residents who faced removal from Burke Park by the US Park Police worked with their Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and community activists to stop the eviction. The story reveals DC’s stark housing and economic divides, as well as the challenges residents face holding accountable federal agencies over which they have no control. (DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
On Wednesday, the driver of a shuttle bus headed to Prince George’s Plaza crashed into a retaining wall near the Fort Totten Metro station, injuring 13 people including one critically. Police are still determining what caused the crash. (Post)
The Office of Management and Budget will no longer pursue a proposed change in the definition of a metropolitan statistical area that would have doubled the threshold from 50,000 to 100,000 people. (Michael Macagnone / Roll Call)
Advocates are proposing a plan to consider the Chesapeake Bay part of the National Park Service as a national recreation area. The move would open the park up to more recognition and resources. (Anne Tate / Washingtonian)
A new study found that there is no significant correlation between high state patrol traffic stops and lower rates of car crashes. The findings call into question one of the chief justifications for stops that put people of color at risk. (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog USA)
