Breakfast links: Metro’s $15.5 billion request only covers most critical needs
Metro’s $15.5 billion only covers most critical needs
Metro's request for $15.5 billion in long-term funding is important not just for what it includes, but for what it doesn't. The funding addresses safety issues, but not projects critical for the system's growth and reliability. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post)
Metro fire near Rosslyn affected three lines
An arcing insulator on Friday near the Rosslyn Metro station resulted in Metro's second fire of the week, provoking single-tracking for portions of the Blue, Orange and Silver lines that afternoon. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post)
Metro wants bigger buses, needs bigger garage
Metro wants more articulated buses (the ones with the accordion-like connection in the middle) on popular routes like 16th Street NW because they can carry more people. However, Metro's garage in northwest DC isn't large enough. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Larry Hogan won’t revive the Red Line
Gov. Hogan's offer to improve Baltimore's transportation system as a part of efforts to lure Amazon's new headquarters to the city won't include a revival of the Red Line, a light rail project he cancelled in 2015. (Josh Hicks / Post)
Bill would allow taller buildings in Silver Spring
Building heights in downtown Silver Spring are capped at 145 feet, but a new bill heading to the Montgomery County Council would allow developers to build up to 270 feet so as long as they include a grocery store or other public facility. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
Silver Spring’s first public rec center
Downtown Silver Spring's first recreation center will come in the form of a fitness and aquatic center at Second and Apple streets. It's part of the 2020 Elizabeth Square development, which will include over 400 apartments. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
Is DC’s sidewalk-blocking law unconstitutional?
A DC man who was arrested for standing in an alley filed a lawsuit saying that a law prohibiting sidewalk-blocking is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Attorneys cited long lines outside Georgetown Cupcake as an example of the law's uneven application. (Jeanine Santucci / City Paper)
Eccentric developer preserves DC’s oldest buildings
Long-time DC developer Doug Jemal has used his unconventional tactics to preserve the District's historic buildings and to incorporate their architecture into modern construction. (Jonathan O’Connell / Post)
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