Posts by Linnea Champ
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Breakfast links: To ease traffic, business heads want tolls from Richmond to Baltimore
To ease traffic congestion, a group of local business leaders is calling for more toll lanes on highways from Richmond to Baltimore. First Pepco, and now the government of Qatar is paying for extra Metro service for a game. Arlington has bumped DC from the top spot for “most fit residents.” Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Why can’t we get our concrete to last like the Romans’ mix?
The Romans made concrete structures still around to this day, so why is our concrete on Metro stations crumbling after 40 years? An archivist just found beautiful old abstract Metro maps. Prince George's is the king of compost on the east coast. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More shutdowns ahead for Metro in the summer of 2019
Metro is shutting down six stations on the Blue and Yellow lines this summer for platform repairs. Virginia officials want to see if discounted fare will encourage drivers to take the bus instead. DC is limiting out of school suspensions following a report showing racial bias. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Officials want to lower the I-66 tolls, but they seem to be working
The government is trying to lower the I-66 tolls, but there's evidence that they're helping speed up traffic. Montgomery County says that grim economic report relies on faulty measurements. Eviction proceedings in DC are some of the most inhumane in the US, but that could soon change. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride hailing has likely increased congestion and hurt transit
A new DC study shows that ride hailing has hurt both the taxi industry and transit, and likely increased congestion. Metro's rush hour refunds mostly go to rail riders, not bus riders. There's a glut of empty office buildings in downtown DC, and some want the city to step in. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC is teaching police race theory, but won’t collect stop and frisk data
Mayor Bowser wants DC's police force to study race theory to improve community relations, but the city still isn't collecting stop and frisk data. A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train outside the Cheverly Metro station in Maryland. Virginia commuters of all modes say reliable transportation times are a priority. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Uber buys JUMP bikeshare
Uber just bought JUMP, a dockless e-bike company currently operating in DC and San Francisco. The Purple Line just broke ground last August, but there's already signs of burgeoning development. A new approval has breathed life back into the project slated for the McMillan Sand Filtration site on North Capitol Street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: There are pleas for speed cameras along deadly Route 210
Prince George's residents want speed cameras along Route 210 to discourage deadly crashes. Maryland has been loath to fund Metro, until Amazon came along looking for a site with good transit for HQ2 — coincidence? Brookland residents are suing management and the developer after finding elevated levels of lead in their blood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: When will residents east of the Anacostia get a high quality hospital?
DC's mayor says the city is aiming to build a new hospital in Ward 7 by 2023, but its councilmember says that's not soon enough. Black girls in DC are being arrested and otherwise criminalized at rising rates. Why are so many businesses closing at The Shay in Shaw? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For five years, the number of people living with little heat has climbed
The number of people lacking adequate heat in DC has climbed over the past five years. Maryland is building a new bay bridge, and the hunt for the right site is on. Metro's civil rights office is making changes to a new express bus that doesn't seem to serve many minority and low-income riders. Keep reading…