Breakfast links: Federal holiday transit blues
Veterans Day commuting delays
Metro’s reduced service and the closure of MARC and VRE trains on Veterans Day makes commutes more difficult for non-federal government employees. Feds make up only 14.3% of region’s workforce but are more likely to use transit. (Post)
Close calls on L Street cycletrack
A cyclist with helmet cam catches footage of near misses on L Street cycle track, despite ample signs, barriers, and painted lanes. Will narrowing the cycle track keep vehicles out? (WTOP)
Purple Line deal sweeteners
The owners of Bethesda’s Apex building say Montgomery County has not offered enough incentives or time to consider demolishing the building. Doing so would make space to build the “optimal” Purple Line station. (Gazette)
Buses connect to Silver Line
Fairfax County will alter bus routes and increase service to connect passengers to Silver Line stations. Many of the Fairfax Connector’s routes switch from West Falls Church to the new Wiehle-Reston East Station. (WTOP)
DC’s theater boom
Researchers’ map highlights 116 of DC’s past and present theaters. NoMa’s planned Landmark Theatres is latest in DC’s “theater boom” and marks the return of theaters to the city after moving to suburbs in 60’s and 70’s. (Post)
Atlanta Braves leave Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves will ditch the 17-year-old Turner Field in downtown Atlanta to build a new $625 million ballpark in a car-oriented suburb. Cobb County lured the team with $450 million in financing. (Atlantic Cities, AJC)
And…
A driver strikes and kills 92-year-old in Alexandria while pulling out of a driveway. (Patch) … In an apparent suicide, a woman was struck and killed by Metro train at Silver Spring. (WTOP) … An NPR journalist creates a blog to chronicle NoMa’s traffic problems since road work began this year. (DCist)