Breakfast Links: Prepping for the Purple Line
Lyttonsville gets a new look
The Montgomery County Council met Monday and approved the Lyttonsville Sector Plan, which proposes greater density near the upcoming Woodside and Lyttonsville Purple Line Stations. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Magazine)
This historical bridge isn’t history just yet
The Talbot Avenue bridge, a century-old bridge in Montgomery County that connected segregated residents to nearby Silver Spring, may be getting a second chance. The bridge faces demolition as part of the Purple Line's expansion, but support is gathering to relocate the bridge instead. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
Metro safety: 2016 in review
WMATA released its 2016 security report on Monday, revealing that Minnesota Avenue station had the most reports of Part 1 crime, such as homicide, assault, and robbery. Eight of the 10 stations with the most reports were on the Green Line. (Carly Taylor / Diamondback)
BWI sets record for most passengers in 2016
2016 was another record setting year for Baltimore-Washington International airport, which had a total of 25.1 million passengers, beating out last year's record by 1.3 million passengers. The airport also set a record with 1.2 million international passengers. (Lori Aratani / Post)
Fur flies on Facebook with rumors of dog park closure
Shirlington residents read on Facebook that the Shirlington Dog Park would be much smaller or close altogether, but it's just one of several very early land use ideas for the Four Mile Run Valley area, and residents will have plenty of opportunity for input. (ArlNow)
Crazy weather, getting crazier
Wednesday's unusually warm weather was actually record breaking. Reaching 74 degrees at noon, it was the warmest DC has been on Feb. 8 in 117 years - by 6 degrees. (Angela Fritz / Post)
Murder in America by the numbers
The Economist studied 50 American cities and discovered that the murder rate has risen in 34 cities since 2015, at a rate that could be the fastest since the 1970s. The study also showed that gang-related murders that involve guns are harder for police to solve. (Economist)
Charlottesville struggles with its past
The Charlottesville City Council voted 3-2 in favor of removing a statue of Robert E. Lee from a downtown park also named after the Confederate general, but now it has to fight a legal battle to determine if it even has the right to remove it. (John Woodrow Cox / Post)