Breakfast links: Silver Line falls short on ridership
Three years in, Silver Line brings in the builders but not the riders
The Silver Line has lead to a boom in development in areas near stations but ridership is lower than expected. Supporters say ridership estimates were overly optimistic from the get-go and that ridership with grow once more people move in. (Lori Aratani / Post)
DC Public Schools’ high principal turnover is bad for academics
In the past five years, over 25% of DC public schools had at least three different principals. This is bad for academic performance, and it's hard to find reasons for the high turnover because most former principals won't speak on record. (Alejandra Matos / Post)
One non-profit isn’t selling, but investing, in increasingly expensive 14th Street
As 14th Street NW grows increasingly expensive, other non-profits have sold their properties. But Whitman-Walker Health, an HIV service provider, is redeveloping its valuable property into a luxury, mixed-use development as a way to financially support its programming. (Perry Stein / Post)
Old church lot on its way to becoming affordable housing in Arlington
In 2012, Arlington Presbyterian Church sold its property along Columbia Pike for the purpose of creating affordable housing. That vision came closer to reality last Thursday when county officials broke ground on the 178-unit affordable housing complex. (Chris Teale / ARLnow)
Twenty-somethings find success in DC’s summer jobs program
More and more people are benefiting from DC's summer youth jobs program since it expanded its age limit to 24. Participants are now more likely to find jobs that lead to long-term careers and at a time in their lives when employment makes a huge difference. (Patrick Madden / WAMU)
Fairfax County school named after Confederate general will soon have a new name
The Fairfax County School Board voted to rename J.E.B. Stuart High, which was initially named in 1958 for a Confederate general and deemed ill-fitting for one of the most diverse schools in the county. No replacement name has been selected. (T. Rees Shapiro / Post)
Decreasing economic diversity makes cities more prone to recessions
Cities' economies are less diverse than a few decades ago with a workforce that's increasingly wealthy and educated. That makes cities more vulnerable to economic downturns, especially if they affect the professional class the most. (Conor Sen / Bloomberg)
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