Breakfast links: Wait until spring
Bus lane delays ahead
Bus-only lanes for Metroway in Arlington between Braddock Road and Crystal City won’t open until spring 2016. Alexandria’s section opened in 2014, but Arlington’s were held up by bad weather and delayed permits. (Post)
Bridge bummer
A pedestrian bridge over the Metro tracks in Berwyn Heights was supposed to be repaired by January, but the project is waiting on a support beam that won’t arrive until spring. (TheWashCycle)
Show me the data
The DC Council will soon have a hearing on Mayor Bowser’s plan to raise traffic fines considerably. Councilmembers want to see evidence that the higher fines will discourage speeding and make streets safer. (Post)
Office park makeover
Montgomery County is looking for ways to reinvent its vacant office parks, with help from private developers. Real estate experts said the county could make walking and biking better, or add new schools and libraries. (Post)
Rhode Island Avenue revs up
Big residential and retail projects are coming to Rhode Island Avenue. One nonprofit wants to make sure existing residents benefit and businesses adapt to new residents. (Post)
Ashburn advances
Developments at the future Ashburn Metro station in Loudoun County are moving along. The developers will construct a parking garage, along with new residential units and office space. (WBJ)
Stranded in the South
In suburban Atlanta, like many places in the Deep South, the poor rely on slow public transit to get to work or even apply for a job. And the safety net has frayed for low-income residents. (Post)
Signs signs
The Renwick Gallery is fighting with the National Capital Planning Commission, Commission of Fine Arts, and National Park Service over the building’s new signs. The commissions say the signs don’t fit the historic building. (Post)