Posts by Matt Gontarchick — Contributor
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Breakfast links: WMATA board members want out of the dark
WMATA board wants to hear from Metro more often. Maryland officials talk bike lanes for MoCo’s Old Georgetown Road. A new urban garden opens in Ward 8. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban riders are largest share of the region’s transit growth
Suburban riders boost transit growth in the region. Green, Yellow line service will start improving today. Should Montgomery County give personal rapid transit a chance? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia cuts rental relief program
Virginia Rent Relief Program stops accepting new applications. Metro train strikes, kills man near Brookland station. Fairfax County community divided over Confederate street names. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ridership on bus and rail exceeds last year’s projections, Metro says
Metro ridership growth is better than expected. Union Station’s revamp will no longer include a new above-ground parking garage. Driver strikes elderly pedestrian in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Circulator bus drivers could strike this week
Low pay could push DC Circulator drivers to go on strike. Marc Elrich says he’s not responsible for MoCo’s affordable housing shortage. Trips between New York and DC by seaplane could become a reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some transit riders with health conditions express worry about lifted mask mandates
End of transit mask mandates causes some riders to rethink their commute. DC says masks stay on in taxis, and ride-hailing vehicles. Gunman in Van Ness shooting dies by suicide Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County exec candidates criticize Elrich on housing
MoCo exec candidates talk housing at virtual forum. New Howard University project could feature a 25-ft public plaza. Tysons is more urban but still not very walkable. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MARC trains could run directly from Maryland to Virginia
Maryland state legislators vote to extend MARC service to Virginia. House Democrats in Virginia propose payments instead of a gas tax holiday. Japanese street festival drew 35,000 people. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Higher incomes could yield lower mortgages in the region
What’s making housing in the region more affordable? Construction on new Potomac Yard apartments could begin soon. Driver of van dies after striking Metrobus. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Area around Amazon HQ2 draws investors and commercial tenants
Crystal City area braces for Amazon-spurred growth. Judge tosses out MD congressional map. Meet the cyclist who slowed the trucker convoy in DC. Keep reading…