By Wyatt Gordon (The Virginia Mercury ) • July 26, 2021
Standalone house or an apartment? When looking for a place to call home most folks know what type of housing they want, but what if there were more choices on the market?
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • July 26, 2021
Learn about the Sustainable Urban Planning program at GW. DDOT hosts an open house on the 9th Street NW protected bike lane project. What experts look for when determining the quality of a public policy, and more in this week’s urbanists events.
The new Potomac Yard Metro station opening will be delayed by at least five months because of issues with the Automatic Train Control systems. It was set to open in April next year, but now won’t open until at least September. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DC Council voted 8-5 last week to raise income taxes on those making more than $250,000 annually to pay for programs such as housing vouchers, a low-income tax credit, and day care subsidies. Bowser wants the Council to reconsider before its final vote. (Michael Brice-Saddler / Post)
Maglev company Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail is trying to get 43 acres of Baltimore waterfront land condemned for rail use, arguing it is akin to a public utility. The developer that owns the Westport land wants to build a 1,300-unit mixed-use community instead and the legal back-and-forth is ongoing. (Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun)
A development at 44 M St. NE was previously set to become office space over retail, but now the developer is changing its plans and building multifamily housing on top instead. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
DC Council chair Phil Mendelson asked the District Department of Transportation to reverse its decision not to allow parking in front of his friend’s alley-facing home in Dupont Circle. Now the local ANC has upheld DDOT’s decision. (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)
National news outlets covered the shooting near Nationals ballpark on July 17 and another recently in Logan Circle. But that coverage puts into sharp contrast the stories news outlets overlook: ones that affect Black communities. (Morgan Baskin / DCist, Petula Dvorak / Post)
