By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • July 28, 2021
Metro’s board is considering a policy that would temporarily ban people charged with sex or weapons offenses on Metro property. Here’s what the change would do.
By Chelsea Allinger (Executive Director) • July 28, 2021
As Greater Greater Washington writes its next chapter, the organization’s new executive director, Chelsea Allinger, shares a little bit about where we’re heading in the coming months, and how you can help (hint: fun is involved!).
DC has lost millions of dollars because it isn’t charging many owners of vacant or blighted properties higher tax rates. The DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has flagged thousands of those properties, but only 189 are taxed at the higher blighted rate. (Stephanie Lai / Post)
The Montgomery County Council approved a plan to create a Silver Spring Business Improvement District, which will allow downtown Silver Spring businesses to have more control over their marketing. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
Real estate past the $1 million mark used to indicate gilded mansions, but these days that’s no guarantee. ARLnow lists some of the (all single-family) homes on the market that sold for around $1 million in Northern Virginia. (ARLnow)
A lot of development activity is happening in NoMA’s D-5 zoned sites, which allow for high-density mixed-use development without inclusionary zoning requirements. UrbanTurf lists 20 projects currently in the works. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
After rejecting an application to convert a single-family home into a crematorium, the Gaithersburg City County has decided on new restrictions on where crematoriums can be built in the city. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
In light of longstanding local complaints about the racket caused by helicopters flying over DC, the Department of Defense will study the possibility of allowing military helicopters to fly at a higher altitude to decrease noise. (Luke Mullins / Washingtonian)
Racist federal transportation policies led to highways that cut off or cut apart historically Black neighborhoods in American cities, and those policies still shape the landscape of urban spaces. Now from land bridges to boulevards, people are envisioning solutions to repair some of the damage. (CityLab)
