By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • July 16, 2021
Residents looking for transit options in the city may have more choices as the District’s Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) brought back DC Neighborhood Connect, a shared on demand shuttle service that covers parts of wards 1, 4, and 5, last month. Beginning July 12 the service now covers parts of Ward 8.
Reports of cities’ death have been greatly exaggerated. Emissions aren’t created equally. The conversation about returning to the office needs some nuance.
Starting today, Black Lives Matter Plaza in downtown DC will be closed to vehicle traffic to accommodate a construction project to turn the plaza into a public art installation with a dedicated pedestrian plaza running through the center. (Ellie Silverman / Post)
On Satuday, the Arlington County Board voted unanimously to rename the Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard, after John M. Langston, an attorney and abolitionist who became the first Black Virginian elected to Congress in 1890. The use of Lee’s name is under review in other parts of the county. (Naomi Starobin / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
The Montgomery County Planning Board is expected to sign off on a plan to redevelop a former public safety training academy into a 600-home development when the board meets this Thursday. The development, if approved, would be located along Great Seneca Highway between Gaithersburg and Rockville. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
The District, Maryland, and Virginia all saw an increase in new COVID-19 cases over the past seven days, which can be attributed to the more transmissible Delta variant, slowing vaccination rates, and general lack of restrictions. However, hospitalizations have not increased in Maryland and Virginia. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
The Settlement, a Prince William County that was founded by a former slave in the 1860s, is under pressure to accomodate new, pedestrian-oriented development as the county’s population continues to grow. But some are worried that higher property values could make the community unaffordable to long-time Black residents. (Antonio Olivo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
After seeing demand drop last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DC’s luxury apartment market is back as renters take advantage of lower than usual rents. As a result, good deals on rent are starting to dry up. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Starting Tuesday, visitors to all Smithsonian museums except the National Zoo and National Museum of African American History and Culture will no longer need to get a timed-entry pass for general admission. Other currently-shuttered museums like the Air and Space Museum and Smithsonian Castle are also set to reopen later this month. (Daniella Byck / Washingtonian)
