Links By Matt Gontarchick (Contributor) August 1, 2022  52

Cyclist rides across street as cars wait at stop sign by thisisbossi licensed under Creative Commons.

The DC Council could vote in September on legislation that allows people on bikes and scooters to treat stop signs like yield signs, a rolling stop also known as the “Idaho Stop.”  The bill would also ban cars from making right turns at red lights in most instances.   (Alisa Tang / Post. Tip: Chester B.)  

Metro first suspended service on a section of the Red Line for about 20 minutes on Friday evening due to a fire on an escalator in the Cleveland Park station. Service continues to be suspended as of Monday morning between Van Ness and Farragut North as repairs continue after an electrical cable fire at Dupont Circle on Saturday evening.  (Post, NBC 4 )  

About 25% of home sellers in DC are lowering their list prices as the region’s real estate market slows down. Some of the neighborhoods that saw a sizeable percentage of listings with price drops include Southwest Waterfront and Mount Vernon Square.  (UrbanTurf)  

Gwen Wright, Montgomery County’s planning director, will retire in January 2023 after nearly 30 years of service to Montgomery County, 10 of those as planning director. In addition to her work in Montgomery County, she was the City of Alexandria’s chief development officer from 2008-2013. She then returned to Montgomery County to assume the role of planning director.  (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)  

Last year, Montgomery County launched an initiative to shorten the approval process for new affordable housing from 300 days to 100 days. Since then, the county has used the initiative to approve more than 100 affordable housing units.  (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)  

A growing number of business leaders and local officials are adopting the nickname “NaLa” for National Landing, the area encompassing Pentagon City, Crystal City, and Potomac Yards in Arlington. While some attempts to rechristen neighborhoods in the region with shorter names have worked (like NoMa), other attempts have fallen flat.  (Teo Armus / Post. Tip: Chester B.)  

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Matt Gontarchick is a government affairs and business development professional with a passion for all things DC area. A proud University of Maryland alumnus, Matt currently resides in Mount Pleasant. Despite being a tireless advocate for smart growth and public transit, Matt can still be seen on the weekends cruising around in his sweet 2007 Toyota Camry.

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