Photo by David O on Flickr.

Monday meltdown

The Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines are back to normal following yesterday’s electrical fire at McPherson Square. Metro General Manager Wiedefeld apologized for yesterday’s long delays. (Post, GGWash, WTOP)  

Protected lanes in Alexandria

Alexandria could get protected bike lanes and safer pedestrian crossings on North Van Dorn St when they resurface the road this summer. (TheWashCycle)  

Trail connections

Montgomery County wants to build a safer connection between the Little Falls and Capital Crescent trails.  They will either construct a new trail or make safety improvements to the existing trails. (Bethesda Beat)  

Metro for Prince William?

Congressman Gerry Connolly wants Metro to expand to Prince William County to bring jobs and relief from traffic congestion. (Inside Nova) … But Metro officials have said expansion doesn’t make sense until the core capacity crunch is addressed. (PlanItMetro)  

Commuter lot bandits

Thieves have been stealing wheels from cars in one of Virginia’s biggest commuter parking lots in Woodbridge.  A new bill would use fees from food trucks to pay for security cameras. (WTOP)  

Less taxation, still no representation

DC families actually have a lower tax burden than people who live in counties surrounding the District. (City Paper)  

Unequal property values

Property values for houses near Metro stations vary widely across the DC region. Homes near the western end of the Red Line are the most expensive, and the east-west affordability divide is clear. (DCist)  

Soccer prison?

The DC Zoning Commission started reviewing the proposed DC United stadium Monday night. Commissioner Marcie Cohen said it looked “very austere” and like a “prison.” (WBJ)  

And…

A former car dealership in Tenleytown will become a bike store, at least for a while. (Tenleytown, DC) … An English rock musician sang about DC gentrification, but got it wrong, a nonprofit says. (WAMU)