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DAILY DC

KEY BRIDGE

The redevelopment of the Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn will come with some changes to the local streetscape. The plan is to redevelop the current site into three separate buildings: a condominium building, a hotel and an apartment building. N. Nash and N. Meade Streets are proposed to be extended north through the site to help separate and provide better accessibility to the three buildings. (AN)

GO-GO BILL

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed The Go-Go bill and threw a party to celebrate. The DC Council approved the measure unanimously which designates go-go as the official music of the District. The signing is the culmination of a nearly year-long effort to preserve DC’s homegrown music genre. (Washingtonian)

GATE 35X AT TERMINAL C

Reagan National’s nightmarish Gate 35X at Terminal C will soon be demolished. Construction is underway for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Project Journey, which will bring a new concourse to the north end of the airport and add new security checkpoints for Terminal B/C (all gates 10 and above.)

To eliminate congestion, the remodeled concourse will have fewer obstructive columns and higher ceilings. The $1 billion construction project is expected to be ready for passengers by July 2021, says MWAA spokesperson Rob Yingling, and will add 14 new gates with jet bridges to the plane, putting an end to the bus system. (dcist)

BIKE LANE ENFORCEMENT

The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced today that the agency will issue $150 tickets to any motorist improperly standing, stopping or parking in a bike lane.

DPW has increased its bike lane enforcement program by mobilizing 26 new Parking Enforcement Officers (PEO’s) and giving the entire PEO team–now nearly 300 strong–the ability to photograph vehicles blocking bike lanes. (PoPville)

CHARLES E. MCGEE

Charles E. McGee, a 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and Bethesda resident, was honored by Montgomery County for his service to the United States and commitment to racial equality in the armed forces. Montgomery County councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice presented the decorated war veteran with a proclamation, praising his progress in breaking barriers for those who had faced racial discrimination on the battlefield. (Patch)