WMATA works to secure more funding as rail and bus ridership rebuilds. Hazardous air quality has greatest effect on DC’s unhoused residents. DC Streetcar extension gets another delay.
Region’s air quality worsens as smoke from the Canadian wildfires drifts down. Chesapeake Bay Watershed earns C in biannual report card. Minnesota Commons affordable housing deal falls through leaving tenants in limbo.
New WMATA program to provide half-price fares to low-income riders. Pollution from vehicles, wildfires bringing down DC’s air quality. Downtown DC BID aiming for more parks, retail, universities in revitalization plan.
DC Public Space Committee denies permit for Transformers statues. Old Town Alexandria’s waterfront expected to rise two feet by 2050. Arlington is now one of the country’s most expensive rental markets.
Metro system expands to 98 stations with the opening of Potomac Yard. New DC ballot initiative proposes ranked-choice voting and open primaries. Maryland AG says Montgomery County Council may have sworn in Planning Board too quickly.