By Joshua Montgomery-Patt (Intern) • September 13, 2021
Rental assistance programs have provided crucial support to residents throughout the region this year. But the programs of different states, districts, and counties have had mixed effectiveness, which could jeopardize the funding of some of those jurisdictions.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • September 13, 2021
DC Bike Ride is back for 2021. How to improve safety and transit along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. Where skating, disco, and downtown DC intersect.
Residents of Gum Springs, a historically Black suburb in southern Fairfax County, are protesting plans that would widen Richmond Highway to 13 lanes through the suburb as part of a Bus Rapid Transit project. (Justin George / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
A 5-year-old girl riding a bicycle was struck and killed by the driver of a van Monday evening at 14th and Irving NE, police said. The driver remained at the scene. (Martin Weil / Post)
Montgomery County is considering a new zoning designation, the “multiplex,” that would allow for construction of 3-4 unit buildings by right in single-family neighborhoods. (UrbanTurf)
English basements are a signature feature of DC’s rowhouse neighborhoods, and long places where less well-off residents can gain a foothold and find housing in the District. CityLab outlines their architectural history. (Sarah Holder / CityLab)
The builders of the 11th Street Bridge Park are on schedule to begin construction by 2023. Plans for the park linking Navy Yard and Anacostia haven’t changed much, but many of the design elements have been shifted around. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Rents are going up for “lifestyle renters,” those who could afford to buy a home but prefer renting. Those upper level rents are up 10% from a year earlier. For those renting by necessity, rents are up about 5%. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
Part of Broad Branch in Rock Creek Park turned a glowing lime green on Sunday. Contrary to some speculation, it wasn’t radioactivity or leprechauns — it was a dye test used to identify the cause of stormwater flooding at a nearby house. (Jacob Fenston / DCist)
