By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • October 17, 2019
In the late 1950s and early ’60s, as Washington’s original streetcar system slowly converted its rail lines to buses, owners sold or gave away nearly 200 of DC’s best railcars to any city that would take them. Those cars ran for decades all over the world. But time takes its toll, and today only one remains in anything like active service: Car #71 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • October 17, 2019
Marylanders in Baltimore and beyond were stunned this morning to learn that Congressman Elijah Cummings, who had represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District since 1996, had passed away at the age of 68 following complications from longstanding health problems.
By Shawn Newman (Guest Contributor) • October 17, 2019
In the Springfield district in southwestern Fairfax County, Democrat Linda Sperling hopes to beat the Board of Supervisors’ only incumbent Republican, Pat Herrity. The two squared off at a forum hosted by the Springfield District Council Monday night, where they showed clear differences on road expansion versus transit and on denser, multi-family housing.
A nonprofit group in Baltimore builds playgrounds and other recreational infrastructure in underserved communities. Now they have created an equity study to see where playgrounds are needed most. (Meredith Cohn / Post)
Yahoo Groups has announced dramatic changes to its product, effectively neutering the once-popular feature that was used for many DC listservs. The move will affect several community listservs. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Eight of DC’s historic call boxes now include the likenesses of famous women. The public arts project was funded by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, and hopes to draw attention to notable female figures from DC’s history. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
A housing program in Arlington County is designed to provide transitional housing for those undergoing homelessness who cannot access or are ineligible for government housing assistance, creating an extra layer of services for those who would otherwise not have access to them. (Matt Blitz / DCist)
A hearing on a bill to decriminalize sex work in DC heard appeals on Thursday. Activists in favor of decriminalization say the legislation would make sex workers safer, while opponents argued that it would embolden traffickers. (Marissa Lang / Post)
The Arlington County Board will vote on whether to expand and improve the Crystal City Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station. The VRE runs through northern Virginia into DC, connecting communities like Fredericksburg to the capital. (ARL Now)
Familiar tech companies like WeWork and Uber, which have become commonplace in urban life, could face a reckoning in coming years, as market valuations shift. (Derek Thompson / CityLab)
