Posts by Molly Brune — Contributor
-
Breakfast links: DC taxis fail to meet accessibility standards, marginalizes disabled community
DC Taxis fail to meet accessibility standards. Some Anne Arundel County students walk along highways with no sidewalks. WMATA GM proposes lower fares for low-income riders. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: MoCo Council passes bill to ban most new buildings from using gas
MoCo Council unanimously passes bill to power most new buildings with clean energy by 2027. NPS considers road diet for GW Parkway, widening Mount Vernon Trail. Alexandria looks to revamp its transit funding structure. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: After deadliest year in a decade for pedestrians in Fairfax County, advocates hold a memorial
Road safety advocates remember victims of traffic violence in Fairfax County in deadliest year for pedestrians in a decade. Best guesses for where incoming members of Congress may settle. Bowie’s car-swallowing, 8-foot-wide sinkhole has been repaired. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: King Street Pedestrian Zone made permanent by Alexandria City Council
Alexandria makes King Street block closing permanent. 11th Street Bridge Park moves forward, exempted from environmental regulations. Affordable housing will be a priority for the new MoCo Council. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Mayor Bowser wins a historic third term
Bowser wins third term while results for DC’s at-large council seats remain unclear. Wes Moore elected as Maryland’s first Black governor, voters legalize recreational marijuana. Shared electric mopeds leave DC. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Metro considers an “express” option for the Silver Line
Metro considers ways to add “express” Silver Line train. Report finds Alexandria’s Seminary Road Diet to be a success. Fairfax County prepares for a precarious future with new climate resilience plan. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Silver Line extension to open by Thanksgiving, more 7000-series trains in service
Metro to double 7000-series trains in operation, plans to open Silver Line extension by Thanksgiving. MoCo Council unanimously passes Thrive 2050. First test train has successful run through new Potomac Yard Metro station. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Almost a quarter of DCHA housing units remain vacant
25% of DC public housing units remain vacant. Region will miss its 2025 deadline to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Prince George’s County Council holds hearing on plan to improve pedestrian and bicycle access around West Hyattsville Metro station. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Evictions increase as pandemic-era tenant protections wane in the region
Washington region evictions increase as COVID protections wane. Maryland plans to demolish old Nice-Middleton Bridge despite cyclists’ protests. DC monkeypox vaccination sites to merge with COVID clinics. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Fairfax County considers proposal to expand EV charging access
Fairfax County considers a proposal to expand EV charging access. Reston opens a 240-apartment complex for low-income seniors. Several crashes have occurred near the same spot on GW Parkway. Keep reading…