By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • November 18, 2019
The part of Arlington between the Pentagon and National Airport has changed names a lot. Before it was Crystal City, it was Brick Haven, so named for its abundant brick factories.
Prince George’s County is going to take some of the advice we laid out in a series of articles in spring 2018 on ways that The Bus service could be improved. I learned about what’s planned for The Bus, like better signs and service, and updates on other transit projects at the Washington Suburban Transit Commission’s (WSTC) public forum on Tuesday, November 12.
DC is trying to reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in landfills and help residents compost it instead so it can enrich the soil instead of being trapped in a landfill. Food is the most common material found in landfills across the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and it produces climate change-inducing gases as it decomposes in this type of environment.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • November 18, 2019
Calling all arborists, landscape industry and environmental professionals, engineers, designers, housing developers, and interested citizens! Join Montgomery Parks and Casey Trees at the eighth annual conference to learn new techniques and concepts to help trees thrive in our built environment.
Metro has completed its $176 million capital project that included eight new glass canopies, 153 refurbished escalators, and 145 new escalators, and brought the average age of the escalators to 9.9 years old from 27 years prior to the start of the project. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
Through reduced operating expenses and growing ridership on its Northeast Corridor route from Boston to DC, Amtrak is on track to break even for the first time on its passenger railroad service. Amtrak’s CEO wants to prioritize urban corridors over cross-country travel in the coming years. (Jeremy Hobson and Allison Hagan / Here and Now)
Following the August fire in an unlicensed basement rental unit on Kennedy Street that took the life of two people, including a 9-year-old boy, advocates for better housing conditions in the District are calling on the DC Council to overhaul the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. (Chelsea Cirruzzo / WCP)
One Ward 7 resident with hundreds of 311 complaints going back years is concerned about the number of still outstanding repairs or replacements to faded, damaged, or missing signs, including stop signs. DDOT said it treats similar requests from across the District equally and is working on a backlog of requests. (Sarah Konsmo / WUSA)
A three-month pilot allowing delivery drivers in nine zones in DC to reserve curb space significantly cut the number of those who double-park or block bike lanes and crosswalks, according to a study of the program. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
A helpful primer on DC Councilmember Jack Evans outlines all the investigations that involve him using public roles for private gain, trying to sell his government experience into payment from companies, and influencing policy on behalf of private clients. Evans is facing calls to resign, a voter-led recall effort, and a June primary challenge. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
With the hopes of repeating the success of using a taxpayer-funded baseball stadium to help grow the once industrial Navy Yard area into a vibrant, dense neighborhood, some city officials wonder if a new football stadium could anchor the development of the 190 acres now occupied by RFK stadium, parking lots, and playing fields. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Rather than making the rebuilt American Legion Bridge all about cars, a new Metro line using the Silver Line right of way from Ashburn to Tysons Corner or McLean could spur across the new bridge and terminate at Bethesda’s Red Line—or continue onward. (Davis C. Rajtik / Post)
