Segra Field in 2020, before construction began. Photograph courtesy the Washington Spirit.
The Washington Spirit’s home opener, scheduled for May 26, will take place in Texas instead. How did this come about?
Blame construction delays at Segra Field in Loudoun County, the team says. The National Women’s Soccer League asked the Spirit to move the home match with the Houston Dash because “Segra Field is not compliant with NWSL stadium requirements,” Spirit managing partner Steve Baldwin wrote in a message to fans on Sunday. The obvious option might have been Audi Field, where DC’s pro men’s soccer league plays. But D.C. United wouldn’t make Audi Field available on May 26, Baldwin wrote.
A reimagining of Route 1 at South 18th Street, via the National Landing BID.
The National Landing BID launched a public-awareness campaign Tuesday about Route 1, the highway that cuts Crystal City off from Pentagon City in Arlington. The campaign is called “People Before Cars” and includes a familiar urbanist wish list: More bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and, perhaps most important, narrower lanes and slower driving speeds.
Such desires are so familiar in the Washington area in 2021 how many times have you seen similar renderings of happy urbanites working, shopping, and playing multi-modally? that you may be wondering why they merit any mention as news. The answer is: Note the timing.