Breakfast links: A new look for Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park
Connecticut Ave’s service lane will be paved with cobblestones
While the Connecticut Avenue service lane in Cleveland Park won't become a pedestrian walkway, it will be paved with cobblestones to slow drivers down and get a wider sidewalk at the end. DDOT kicked potential changes into high gear after the Metro station flooded last summer. (Brady Holt / Current Newspapers)
“Heroin Highway” is fueling Maryland’s opioid crisis
The routes between Frederick and Baltimore have become a “Heroin Highway,” with users traveling between the two places to buy drugs as the opioid crisis has spread across Maryland. Frederick's sheriff notes that traveling between the two cities is easier than it used to be. (Patrick Madden / WAMU)
Rahn, Berliner, Di Caro discuss the latest on the Purple Line
Maryland has slowed pre-construction work on the Purple Line to buy time to appeal a ruling that would effectively kill it. On Thursday, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn and Montgomery County Council Chair Roger Berliner discussed the future of the plan with The Kojo Nnamdi Show. (The Kojo Nnamdi Show)
Downtown Bethesda plan seeks “quality skyline”
A plan for developing downtown Bethesda includes guidelines for what the tops of buildings should look how much space there should be between towers along with instructions to build pedestrian and bike-friendly paths between buildings. Montgomery County's planning board just sent the plan to state officials for approval. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Toll prices on Virginia roads won’t drop anytime soon
Drivers along privately owned highways like the Dulles Greenway say tolls are increasing at an astronomical rate, but Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe says there's nothing to be done because the government cannot limit toll increases until 2020. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Politics and Prose is opening a second location
Politics and Prose will open a second, smaller location near Union Market. In addition to the expected array of book and non-book items, the store plans to use the Dock 5 event space to host large-scale readings and events. (UrbanTurf)
Twin Cities transit cop plays immigration officer
A few weeks ago, a video spread on Facebook of a Twin Cities transit policeman asking a man he initially suspected of fare evasion whether he was here legally. While many thought the story ended there, it turns out the man has now been deported. (Stephen Miller / Streetsblog)
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