Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors just voted to move ahead with the Metro Silver Line extension. Loudoun will contribute $270 million to build of the line including 2 stations in the county in addition to Dulles Airport, and chip in on the operating costs. The vote was 5-4, with supervisor Ken Reid the swing vote, reports WAMU’s Martin Di Caro.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.