Posts about Links
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Breakfast links: The story you’ve heard about Georgetown’s missing Metro station is kind of an urban legend
Why doesn’t Georgetown have a Metro station? It’s not what you think. New security checkpoints open at National Airport. Delivery driver strikes and kills pedestrian in Gaithersburg. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new DC grant program will boost restaurant options east of the Anacostia
DC restaurants to launch locations in wards 7 and 8 with new grant program. Calls for safety measures at Silver Spring intersection where child was killed. The ups and downs of DASH electric buses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The Purple Line finally takes a step forward
New contractor tapped to complete Purple Line construction. Criminal subpoena issued about former DC Housing Authority chair. Metro shortfalls stretch into December. Keep reading…
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National links: The windowless dorm design that made one architect quit in protest
Who needs windows, anyway? A new metro system opens underneath the desert. One developer says building million dollar homes is just simpler. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The Silver Line extension is finally built — but don’t start planning your trip just yet
Metro’s cloud has a Silver Line-ing. Maryland gives initial Beltway expansion contract a 50% funding boost. How will the 7000-series get back on track? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What does redistricting mean for Wards 7 and 8?
Redistricting brings questions about Wards 7 and 8. Vienna “ramming sidewalks down the throats of residents,” some say. Montgomery County limits rent increases through May 2022. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County’s single-family backlash
The debate over single-family zoning intensifies in Montgomery County. Census undercounted residents in DC more than any state. Virginia picks Glenn Youngkin in red wave. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s redistricting options begin to take shape
DC redistricting subcommittee releases three “discussion maps.” Election Day in Virginia is a real nail-biter. Montgomery County streeteries live on. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro adds back some capacity to Silver, Green lines by bringing back seven older trainsets
2000 steps forward, 7000 steps back. Montgomery’s mask mandate didn’t leave for long. Weekend brought record-breaking tidal flooding. Keep reading…
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National links: Paris lays out ambitious bicycling infrastructure goals
The French capital rolls out big bike plans. Evidence mounts against natural gas. Zoning has a surprising victim. Keep reading…