District Links: DC opens first of three planned ‘Safe Commercial Corridor Hubs’; Bowser pens op-ed amid wrangling over new Alexandria arena; and more

By Chris Kain On Feb 12, 2024

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning opened a Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Chinatown neighborhood — the city’s first such center, with two others expected to launch this spring along U Street NW and in historic Anacostia.

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