Smart Parking Pilot Vendor Selected — “eleven-x, a global leader providing complete, high-performance, wireless IoT and Smart City solutions, today announced it was selected by Arlington County, Virginia for one of the largest municipal smart parking installations in North America.” [Press Release, CBC]
DARPA Lease Renewal — “The GSA has also forwarded a new lease for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, headquartered at 675 N. Randolph St. in Ballston… Under the current lease, which expires in December 2026, DARPA pays $14.3 million annually. The new 20-year lease is estimated to cost $13.8 million a year.” [Washington Business Journal]
Narcan Training Event — “Hundreds of people have taken part in the three Take Action events that have been held over the past two weeks in Arlington County. Through the event, the community has been able to get free training on to use Narcan, a brand of Naloxone.
They were organized by the Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative.” [WUSA 9]
Attorney General in Arlington Last Night — “Spotted earlier tonight: Virginia Attorney General @JasonMiyaresVA preparing to give a speech to this group at Metro 29 Diner.” [Twitter]
Naked Man Walking Down I-395 — From Dave Statter: “Yes, that was a naked man taking a leisurely stroll on I-395N & GW Parkway S around 8:45 pm. @usparkpolicepio with @ArlingtonVaPD stopped him near the airport. @ArlingtonVaFD took him to a hospital.” [Twitter, Twitter]
Lawsuit Challenging Court Record Policy — “A coalition of national and regional newspapers have piled into a legal brief attacking Virginia’s two-road system of access to court records where one privileged group can review the records online while the press and public are cut off… The Virginia Attorney General is defending the policy with the argument that internet bots might look for private information if access is opened up.” [Courthouse News Service]
It’s Friday — Rain in the morning and afternoon. High of 68 and low of 36. Sunrise at 6:58 am and sunset at 5:49 pm. [Weather.gov]
Flickr pool photo by Emma K Alexandra