By Wyatt Gordon (The Virginia Mercury ) • September 30, 2021
Community land trusts (CLTs), nonprofit corporations that hold land communally and can buy lots, develop housing, and keep it affordable indefinitely, continue to grow in Virginia. How effective will they be in solving the state’s housing crisis?
Starting on Friday, DC will require scooter users to lock the devices to a bike rack, signpost, or on-street scooter corral once done to keep them from blocking sidewalks and public places. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
The Montgomery County Council overrode County Executive Marc Elrich’s veto of their bill to create a downtown Silver Spring business improvement district. Elrich and one council member oppose the BID, saying it gives too much power to large property owners to the detriment of minority-owned small businesses. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
WMATA has pushed the opening date for the Potomac Yard Metro station until September 2022, but Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson hopes it might open sooner, saying officials are “exploring every alternative to reduce that timeline.” (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
A new Baltimore transit equity analysis shows disparities in access to transit line up with with familiar patterns of segregation, creating maps of need echoing Baltimore’s “Black Butterfly.” The study was a partnership between the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition. (Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun)
The DC Council is holding a series of public hearings on redistricting from Thursday through late October. In addition to public testimony, the hearings will include an overview of the process and concept maps of new ward boundaries. (Ambar Castillo / City Paper)
The Montgomery County Council approved a resolution that would extend Ride On’s fare-free holiday until Jan. 1, 2022. It now goes to County Executive Marc Elrich’s desk. (Mike Diegel / Source of the Spring. Tip: Chester B.)
A tour bus driver crashed near Shady Grove Metro station Wednesday morning without injury. The crash happened close to CSX tracks causing the second track to be shut down. There were no passengers on the bus. (NBC4. Tip: Chester B.)
