In the UK, Birmingham has big plans for less car traffic. The state that looks most like the country’s future. High rise construction goes way back in Yemen.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser told councilmembers last week that the states of Virginia and Maryland refused to enter a reciprocity agreement enforcing payment of DC’s traffic camera tickets. Automated ticket recipients in each state owe millions in outstanding tickets, more than DC drivers. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
A bill introduced by two DC councilmembers would create smaller zones for the city’s Residential Parking Permit system, with the intended goal of making the system more equitable and decoupling parking from ward boundaries. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Metro was in rough shape several years ago, but a $5 billion investment in safety and reliability work plus a landmark agreement on dedicated funding in 2018 helped bring the transit system back from the brink. But now the pandemic has brought new uncertainty into Metro’s future. (Jake Blumgart / Governing)
A recent groundbreaking for the redevelopment of DC’s McMillan Park drew protesters both in favor of and opposed to the project. Proposals to redevelop the 25-acre site have attracted controversy for years. (Valerie Bonk / WTOP)
Some members of the DC Council want the District to pause or amend its policy for clearing homeless encampments after a NoMa encampment resident in a tent was hit by a bulldozer operator during a clearing. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
For the first time since August, there were fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Montgomery County, pointing to a steady decline. However, case numbers are still high enough to be called “substantial” transmission. (Bethesda Beat)
Redevelopment of the Park Morton public housing complex in Park View is set to kick off as soon as next month. But the original first phase of the project, meant to fulfill a “build first” strategy that involves construction of new public housing before old homes are torn down to avoid displacement, has been remanded to the Zoning Commission. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
