🤑 The Nationals’ new revenue stream

What's CITY Talking About?

Revenue Game Changer

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson unveiled the Ballpark Maintenance Fund on Tuesday, a proposed bill that would create a new revenue fund for the Washington Nationals to pay for ballpark improvements without additional costs to residents. The Nationals officially support the proposal, even as ownership considers selling the team. [DC News Now]

• Related: D.C. is wooing the Nats and Commanders as the Wizards and Capitals prepare to leave the city. That is, unless Alexandria protesters have their way. [City Cast DC 🎧]

Maryland’s Fiscal Health Warning Lights

An economic analysis from the state comptroller’s office found that Maryland’s fiscal issues have existed since before the pandemic. The 110-page report cites the lack of affordable housing and the loss of lower- and middle-income workers as primary factors, going further by stating it should “serve as yellow lights for the state’s fiscal health.” [Washington Post 🔒]

DC’s Racial Health Disparities

Analysis of federal data by the Washington Post found that nearly half of Black D.C. residents lack access to primary care services, underscoring the District’s struggles to address longstanding racial health disparities. Black Washingtonians make up half of the city’s population but accounted for 75% of deaths during the pandemic. [Washington Post 🔒]

DC’s Traffic Conundrum

The pandemic has changed traffic patterns, but that doesn’t exactly mean commutes are improving. We talked to Washington Post transportation reporter Ian Duncan to find out why D.C. traffic is such a mess. [City Cast DC 🎧]

What To Do

Today on City Cast

Why DC Traffic Is Getting Worse

People in D.C. are working from home pretty often. So why does it seem like traffic is getting worse? It turns out the pandemic changes have altered commuting in surprising and sometimes weird ways. Washington Post transportation reporter Ian Duncan is here to explain just who’s on the road — and when.