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Metro mayhem
This morning was the start of up to six months of Orange and Silver trains skipping Stadium-Armory and long waits for riders all along the lines. Frustrated riders have few alternatives; Councilmembers Charles Allen and Yvette Alexander asked Metro to find another way. (Post)
To Fairfax for free
Today is the Fairfax Connector’s 30th birthday, and it’s celebrating with free rides all day. Northern Virginia’s largest local bus system, it has grown even bigger with the opening of the Silver Line. (Post)
Pay up for public housing
DC’s housing authority owns a bunch of individual row houses in hot neighborhoods. But instead of housing low-income residents, they’re renovating and selling the houses at high prices to shore up the housing authority’s budget. Good idea or terrible? (WAMU)
Politicians and poets
After a previous mayoral run, Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal may run for DC Council at large against Vincent Orange. Will an even more crowded field help Orange or hurt him? (City Paper)
Potomac postponed
Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro station could open a year later than expected, in 2020. The construction will take longer than the infill station at NoMa because several city organizations must provide multiple levels of review. (WBJ)
FBI crystal ball
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin says the new FBI headquarters will probably be built in his state because Prince George’s County has a better public transportation network. (WBJ)
Vision Zero, codified
Mayor Bowser has proposed a Vision Zero bill that would make “Complete Streets” policies law and increase penalties for drunk and distracted drivers. But the bill is less comprehensive than a similar bill that Councilmember Mary Cheh released earlier this month. (TheWashCycle)
Suburban salad bowls
Many parts of the Washington area were once defined by racial segregation enforced through restrictive real estate covenants. But now many places are becoming salad bowl suburbs, or neighborhoods where newcomers and longtime residents live without ethnic boundaries. (History Sidebar)