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Gridlock at Metro

The WMATA Board still can’t agree on fare increases or service changes proposed by General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. Meanwhile, WMATA’s biggest union called proposed layoffs and benefits cuts “irresponsible.” (WAMU)  

Closing time

Metro finally talks details about why late-night service needs to go. While crews could get more efficient at using track time, Assistant General Manager Andy Off says it wouldn’t be enough to address much-needed maintenance. (WTOP)  

New player in the HOT lanes

A new private partner will build HOT lanes on I-66 between the Beltway and Gainesville. Transurban, the company that built and operates the I-395, I-495, and I-95 express lanes, lost the bid. (Post)  

Statehood hopes and dreams

As DC residents vote for or against statehood, the city’s elected officials hope that the push for statehood picks up momentum, even if it’s not likely to pick up votes in Congress. (CityPaper)  

Advocate for riders

Metro is looking for people to join its Riders’ Advisory Council, a group that collects input and feedback from riders on a variety of Metro issues and advocates on their behalf. The deadline to apply is Sunday at 11:59 pm.  (Tip: Dennis Jaffe)  

Mobile market lifeline

For the few hundred Chinese-American residents still living in Chinatown, many of them elderly, a mobile market every Wednesday provides the fresh produce they need, since there are no Asian supermarkets in Chinatown. (CityLab)  

Synagogue on the go

Movers put DC’s first synagogue on wheeled scaffolding and shifted it 60 feet to make way for new development. The structure will move for a third time in 2019 to its permanent location at Third and F St NW. (DCist)  

Fallout over foliage

Berwyn Heights residents are trying to keep Pepco from cutting down trees the company thinks are too close to power lines. They say thinning the forest removes their privacy and exposes their homes to crime. (WTOP)