David C. Bauer in The Post: There’s no time to wait on fixing D.C.’s roads. Public safety demands…
If placed end to end, the length of structurally deficient bridges in the D.C. area would stretch nearly four miles and cover the area of 18 football fields, according to a new analysis of federal government data we released this month.…
Patrick Geiger and Aaron Howe in The Post: D.C.’s homeless encampment ‘cleanups’ are only making…
According to data from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, the D.C. government “engaged” homeless encampments 100 times in 2018. “Engagement” in this case refers to encampment “cleanups” carried out under the…
City Paper: D.C. Is the Most Expensive Place in the Country to Light Up
A new survey shows that an ounce of weed in D.C. costs nearly twice the national average.
DCist: If Howard Students Don’t Like Dogs On The Yard, ‘Then Move The Campus,’ Neighbor Tells Fox 5
Earlier this week, DCist reported on Howard University students’ frustration over the way that neighbors use The Yard at the center of campus as a place to exercise, spread out a picnic basket, or—most especially—walk their dog.
UrbanTurf: Fierce Competition, But Pickier Buyers: The Climate of the DC Housing Market
The 1700 block of Corcoran Street in Dupont Circle is a microcosm for the current climate of the DC housing market.
Bisnow: 8 Major Projects Planned In D.C.’s Opportunity Zones
Developments in D.C. have already begun to utilize opportunity zone investments, but the money is expected to begin flowing into projects at a faster rate after the federal government released a second set of regulations Wednesday for the…
DCist: Norton Reintroduces Bill To Allow Marijuana Use In Federally Assisted Housing
Some D.C. residents haven’t been able to take advantage of the legalization of recreational marijuana. The District law is modeled around “home grow, home use,” and it remains illegal to use marijuana in public or in establishments like…
Washington Business Journal: Elon Musk’s proposed D.C.-Baltimore loop ‘would not…
Elon Musk's the Boring Co. estimates a Washington-Baltimore "loop" would initially be limited to 1,000 passengers in each direction per day and not change travel patterns in the region.
Next City: D.C. May Join List of Cities Increasing Representation in Public Art
“Why do we have monuments of people who owned slaves?” That’s the question that D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s six-year-old daughter asked him and his wife one day while driving from D.C. into Virginia.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: local legends, Easter and Earth Day
Events in the District this weekend, April 19 to 21, include a tour of the oldest open-air fish market in the U.S., gatherings for beer lovers, a family-friendly festival along the Anacostia River, and multiple music celebrations —…
Alex Baca on Greater Greater Washington: To start addressing displacement, let’s start with better…
A recent National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study confirms what everyone living here can feel: Washington, DC, has gentrified more intensely than any other city.
District Links: Ex-planning chief says she suggested DC back an FBI move to Prince George’s to…
TGIF! What do municipal planning directors talk about when they meet up? DL found out yesterday when three of the region’s chief planners held a panel yesterday at George Washington University.
Washingtonian: This Local Artist Transforms DC Metro Stations Into Beautiful Nature Scenes
Allison Friedel started her "Derailed" project while she was bored on, you guessed it, a train.
East of the River: Busboys & Poets Expands Service
Restaurateur Andy Shallal confirms interest in Skyland
Eater D.C.: A Growing Number of D.C. Restaurants Grind Imported Corn for Perfect Tortillas
Making masa is a painstaking, delicate, and expensive process
Washington Business Journal: Beach Drive rehabilitation, shutdown entering final phase
The three-year effort to completely rehabilitate Beach Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to the Maryland line is entering its final phase.
UrbanTurf: How the Development Plans for a Georgia Avenue Strip Hinge on the Fate of a Firehouse
Last night, representatives of the Neighborhood Development Company (NDC) solicited ideas from the community regarding plans to redevelop a mostly two-story commercial block of Georgia Avenue along the 16th Street Heights/Brightwood Park…
WTOP: DC must study impact of ride-share services on drivers, environment, researchers say
D.C. should establish a commission for a one-year study on the many possible effects on the city of on-demand, ride-hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, Georgetown University researchers warn.
WTOP: Homicides continue upward trend in the District
It looks like 2019 is shaping up to be another violent year in D.C.
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general investigating preschool amid allegations of sexual abuse
The D.C. attorney general has opened an investigation into the preschool at Washington Hebrew Congregation amid allegations that toddlers were sexually abused by a staff member on the Northwest Washington campus.