Breakfast links: More transit, please
Purple power
The Purple Line could generate 27,000 new jobs and $635 million in increased tax revenue, according to a new report commissioned by Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Officials and business leaders are appealing to Governor Hogan to keep the project moving. (Post)
Courting the corridor
Have your say on the future of transit on Route 7. NVTC is looking for public input as they study light rail and bus rapid transit for the corridor, which passes through Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Falls Church. (WTOP)
Ecodistrict will bloom
The area around L’Enfant Plaza will become the Southwest Ecodistrict over the next fifteen years. Plans call for demolishing large federal buildings and making the area more green and pedestrian-friendly. (WAMU)
Ride hailing welcome
The DC region is one of the most friendly areas in the country to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Among other factors, they owe their success to a large car-free population and unpopular taxi companies. (WAMU)
Greener pastures
Population growth is slowing in the DC region. In 2014, more people moved out of Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria than moved in. Other areas still had net positive migration but slower growth than in previous years. (Post)
Wilson School is history
The Arlington County Board will not preserve the Wilson School in Rosslyn as a historic building. The Board said the building had lost most of its historic features and would cost too much to preserve. (ArlNow)
The long game
It’s not that easy to bring Metrorail to new neighborhoods. It took over 50 years to plan, finance, and build the Silver Line, a fairly typical timeline for such a big infrastructure project. (PlanItMetro)
No u-turns
Wide one-way streets often have more traffic collisions, higher rates of crime, and lower property values than two-way streets of similar width, according to a new study. (Post)