By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • October 16, 2019
A passenger rail advocacy group wants to bring back long-defunct east-west rail lines to connect the Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia Beach. In its recent report, Virginians for High Speed Rail (VHSR) envisions a “Commonwealth Corridor” that would connect Christiansburg and the New River Valley with Hampton Roads.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • October 16, 2019
Walkability is a big topic in Tysons, a census-designated place that was built around cars. The area has lofty goals in its comprehensive plan to transform from an “edge city” into an urban center, to employ an additional 200,000 people, and to add about 100,000 residents—while simultaneously decreasing the number of single-vehicle trips.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • October 16, 2019
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s proposed budget would cut funding for transit and eliminate projects like the Corridor Cities Transitway. However, its most damaging aspect might be not be the projects it eliminates, but those it never added to begin with.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • October 16, 2019
On Tuesday, DC released targets for affordable housing production by neighborhood planning area, which are similar to wards but don’t change with population shifts. Mayor Muriel Bowser committed to building 36,000 new units by 2025 in her inauguration speech, and these targets show where a third of this total, the affordable units, will go.
Metro will continue operating on a special schedule since the Nationals are headed to the World Series. If a series game ends after Metro’s service hours, then Metro will provide service up to an hour after that game ends. (Justin George / Post)
Democratic congressman from Maryland, Rep. Elijah Cummings, passed away Thursday from complications over long standing health challenges, according to a statement from his office. (Jenna Portnoy / Post)
Later this month, the DC Zoning Commission is looking at an amendment to the zoning code which would prevent new construction from obstructing the solar installations on adjacent buildings. (UrbanTurf)
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a project that would include a 600-foot tall Iconic Tower, making it the tallest building in the region. The Tysons Skyscraper is part of a three million square feet mixed-use project near the Spring Hill Metro Station. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
Governor Larry Hogan spoke at the Maryland Board of Public Works meeting about the severe traffic jams caused by the Bay Bridge repair project. During the meeting, he also promised to implement urgent actions that will provide some traffic relief. (Jack Moore / WTOP)
Some community members voiced concerns over a plan that would change the traffic pattern on the 600 and 700 blocks of D Street SE and close slip lanes as part of the Eastern Market Metro Plaza Park project. (Elizabeth O’Gorek / Hill Rag)
A Bethesda crosswalk that came to a dead end in a construction zone, forcing people on foot into traffic, has now been made safer. (Heather Graf / WJLA. Tip: Chester B.)
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