An electric vehicle charging station in Falls Church, VAby Ken Fields licensed underCreative Commons.

Fairfax County plans to work with multi-family housing apartments and others to set up EV chargers

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently passed a pilot to support HOAs, multi-family housing apartment owners, and condo associations to set up electric vehicle chargers in shared areas such as garages. About half of county residents live in such housing where they could likely not install their own private charger.(Matt Blitz / FFXNow)

Reston officially opens 240-apartment complex for low-income seniors

The Lake Anne House will serve those over the age of 65 with incomes of 60% or below area median income. The building includes 54 fully handicap-accessible units. The city originally broke ground on the project in October 2020.(Matt Blitz / FFXNow)

Several crashes have occurred near the same spot on GW parkway

At least seven crashes have occurred near the same spot on the GW Parkway near Key Bridge since June 2019, including two this month.(ARLNow)

DDOT总监访问荷兰和宣布he is going to make DC traffic circles safer

DC Department of Transportation Director Everett Lott is in the Netherlands on an urban mobility study tour. He hopes to make DC’s roundabouts safer and to bring home lessons he learned from Dutch infrastructure.(John Bauters / Twitter)

Metro announces new strategies to reduce fare evasion

Metro will begin posting reminders for riders to pay their fares and increase police and surveillance in the system to deter fare evasion. Metro will also explore new design options for fare gates to make them more difficult to jump over. WMATA General Manager/CEO Randy Clarke estimates that fare evasion cost the agency more than $40 million this year.(Jordan Pascale / DCist)

Alexandria to add manhole inserts for flood prevention

The City of Alexandria plans to install 870 manhole inserts around the city that should slow the speed of water being pushed into the sanitary sewer system to prevent flooding.(Vernon Miles / ALXNow)

MoCo Council approves Bowie Mill Bikeway funding that could expedite construction

The Montgomery County Council approved the budget needed to start construction on a key part of the bike path this fall instead of waiting until 2023, which could push up the completion data from FY2029 to FY2028.(Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)

Washington region’s housing market cools despite housing shortage

People who want to downsize are holding out until the housing market heats up again when interest rates fall - and when that does happen, expect a bunch of new listings to hit the market.(Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)

Fairfax County looks for public input on Route 1 bus station names

The county wants input on three of its nine stations to select names that reflect local community culture. They will be part of the bus rapid transit (BRT) line set to open in 2030, which will utilize bus lanes along Richmond Highway.(Angela Woolsey / FFXNow)

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