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Breakfast links: DC to begin process of switching streetlights to LEDs
DC to upgrade streetlights. Maryland’s Purple Line will cost $1.4 billion more and arrive 4.5 years late. Utility pole remains in Columbia Pike roadway in Arlington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Faced with school bus driver shortage, Montgomery County asked for help from the National Guard
Montgomery County asks National Guard to help get kids to school. Group opposes more density in Pentagon City. Norton to Congress: This could have been an email. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Another bus system cuts back service during omicron surge
MoCo’s Ride On cutting back service due to COVID-19 driver shortage. Retail is changing, so Tysons is changing along with it. Basic services are still faltering after snow. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 40 people were killed in DC crashes last year
DC’s road death toll last year was highest in more than a decade. Maryland General Assembly reconvenes this week. George Mason’s Arlington campus begins massive expansion. Keep reading…
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National links: The pandemic has left some storefronts vacant. Owners are getting creative.
In-person commerce has seen better days, so owners are coming up with new ways to draw shoppers. One reason for all the transit operator shortages. Parisian suburbs are getting a major rail expansion. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line Phase II, 16th Street bus lanes, and other transportation projects scheduled to open in 2022
The transportation projects opening in 2022. Democrats in MoCo Exec race debate housing. Three-year-old AirBnB regulations to finally be implemented in DC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wheaton’s University Boulevard bike lane pilot is over. Advocates want it back, permanently.
Advocates want Wheaton bike lane pilot revived. Growing calls to investigate Virginia’s response to snow. Locals remember the insurrection as an attack on “home soil.” Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: With Metrorail already struggling, Metrobus is now cutting service due to COVID-19
Metro scales back bus service due to COVID-19 disruptions. 24 hours on I-95. DC seeks zoning amendment to allow by-right office-to-residential conversions. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowstorm causes transportation disruptions from overnight traffic jam to Metrobus delays
Drivers stranded for more than 15 hours on I-95 south of DC. Metrobus still operating on severe snow plan Tuesday. Have you cleared your sidewalk? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 2021 is over. Metro’s 7000-series railcar saga is not.
Metro takes 7000-series railcars out of service again. Maryland residents worried Purple Line will drive higher rents. Driver strikes and kills pedestrian in Tysons. Keep reading…