The Lane Place pedestrian overpass, which was destroyed when a truck driver collided with it last month, is one of a limited number of crossings of DC Route 295 that connect a set of neighborhoods along the Anacostia River in Northeast DC to the rest of the District of Columbia. While the bridge is slatedto be replaced, the collision has highlighted the ways in which long-distance transportation infrastructure isolates these neighborhoods.
On Monday tenants at Bedford and Victoria Stations apartments in Langley Park, Maryland, escalated the fight to hold their landlord accountable for years of alleged neglect and deferred maintenance on the property.
The DC Council passed a new tax increase on residents who make at least $250,000 a year, but a second vote is needed to confirm it into law. The revenue from the new tax would go towards funding 2,400 new housing vouchers, early childhood education programs, and a monthly stipend for some families. (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)
MDOT announced it would include bus lanes in the design plan for the expansion of I-270 as the project goes before the Transportation Planning Board for a vote that could restore federal funding. The bus lanes could connect the Metro in Rockville and the MARC in Gaithersburg, or be part of a Rockville Pike BRT. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
The Arlington County Board approved a renovation of the 293 units at the Park Shirlington apartments along with rent assistance to offset increases after renovations. The board also formally approved a 40 acre donation from Amazon which will be the site of an estimated 550 new housing units. (Jo DeVoe / ARL Now)
The Virginia DMV is exploring options to add a mileage-based user fee program by summer 2022 to fund highways and infrastructure. The program would be a voluntary opt-in for drivers, instead of paying the state’s mandatory highway user fee. (David Taube / Reston Now)
In a 2020 survey of DC inmates, who often serve their prison sentences in facilities around the country, 37% had not been able to get adequate medical care in the last 60 days, and 80% had not been tested for COVID-19. (Justin Moyer / Post)
The county reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Hispanic National Law Enforcement Officers Association alleging that Black and brown police officers were discriminated against at work. The county instituted new disciplinary policies in the police force and paid $2.3 million to the group of plaintiffs. (Hannah Gaskill / Maryland Matters)
AT&T and JBG Smith announced that National Landing will be fully covered by a 5G network, allowing for better internet connectivity for workers and residents, and enabling future “smart” innovations that could connect sensors to monitor anything from traffic to air quality. (Linda Poon / CityLab)
Virginia’s been testing creative road safety messages with puns, jokes, and wordplay. A Virginia Tech research team found that people did pay more attention to funny and referential messages, but unfortunately, the state’s car crashes and road deaths have increased with the national trend over the last year regardless. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
