Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator has been around for more than a decade, and now Towson is poised to get its own version. What lessons can Towson learn from its older Baltimore counterpart?
E-scooter use is expanding beyond city streets, moving into the suburbs, and in the case of Montgomery County, even public parks, becoming a new facet of our transportation landscape. So, how did we get here, and what does the future hold for scooters and other shared micromobility devices in Montgomery.
Councilmembers will hold an event with government witnesses Thursday to discuss gun violence in DC. While shootings on 14th Street NW and at the Nationals stadium have made national news recently, the roundtable will focus on a program called Building Blocks DC that targets areas that see the most gunshots. (Bailey Vogt / City Paper)
Plans for the Village at Clear Springs in Leesburg would make it one of Loudoun County’s largest residential developments with an estimated 1,238 homes, including detached houses, duplexes and triplexes, apartments, and senior housing. 180 units will be designated affordable. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Public schools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties will require everyone to wear a mask inside, regardless of vaccination status. Montgomery announced its decision after new CDC guidance recommended masks in schools. (Donna St. George / Post)
With DC schools teaching in person this fall, some parents of children with medical conditions say they are facing challenges getting exemptions allowing them to learn virtually because of the strict requirements on doctor’s forms. (Megan Cloherty / WTOP)
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to explore how to include a vaccine mandate in a return-to-work plan for the county’s 12,500 employees this fall. The proposal would allow unvaccinated employees to return to work, but would require them to wear masks and be tested weekly for COVID-19. (Antonio Olivo / Post)
Six members of Prince George’s County’s 13-member school board have petitioned to remove the chair, while other members face ethics complaints and are suing to block investigations. The dysfunction is causing concern about what impact it could have on the public school system. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
A local couple’s Metro-themed wedding party caused a stir online as pictures of the tables decorated as different Metro stations (some posted by GGWash’s Board of Directors chair, Tracy Hadden Loh) drew compliments and jokes about possible delays at the Red Line tables. (Angela Haupt / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
