The Mall at Prince George’s anchors a growing lifestyle center that serves as one of the best examples of successful transit-oriented development in Prince George’s County. However, the mall itself, sitting on the 50 acres directly north of the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station, may act as a stifling agent for the area’s future development potential.
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By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • January 17, 2020
In the first legislative session of the new decade, Virginia’s delegates and senators have submitted over one thousand more bills than they did last year. With so many proposals in the General Assembly’s pipeline, which possible future laws would improve transportation in the state? Here are the top bills we’ll be watching.
At a Friday event attended by developers, city officials, housing advocates, and others, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser reaffirmed her goal to build 36,000 additional homes citywide by 2025. Developers have long complained about the time it takes for the city to fund affordable housing projects. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
In a Metro storeroom, the WMATA Office of the Inspector General discovered over 200 unused 14 karat gold “years of service” lapel pins estimated now to be worth $400 to $750 each. The pins were a part of a 2013 purchase of 900 pins for over $143,000. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Recognizing Willsville as “a unique and distinct vestige of African-American architecture and culture within Loudoun County,” the National Park Service added the 24-acre village first built by African Americans in the 1800s to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rick Massimo / WTOP)
Prince George’s County Fire officials promised an internal review after confirming a firefighter union video showing the three closest volunteer fire stations to a fatal Saturday house fire in New Carrollton were not in service at the time of the fire. Anita Ellis, 57, of Landover, died in the fire. (Spencer S. Hsu / Post)
About 6,000 gun-rights advocates rallied at the Virginia Capitol on Monday, where Governor Ralph Northam had temporarily banned weapons, and an additional 16,000 people, including armed militias and individuals openly-carrying firearms, rallied outside the security perimeter. (Post)
Bill Ferguson the 36-year-old new president of the Maryland Senate, faces General Assembly legislation that includes setting a new school funding formula backed by Democrats in the assembly, gun control measures, and legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. (Dominique Maria Bonessi / WAMU)
