Breakfast links: Mayor Bowser pushes for dedicated Metro funding
Bowser: Metro needs a bailout and private companies are not the answer
Mayor Bowser says the region must provide dedicated funding for Metro, and that Governor Hogan's proposal for each jurisdiction to provide an additional $500 million over 4 years isn't enough. She says private companies can't keep bailing out riders when Metro service is poor. (Muriel Bowser / WBJ)
Phase two of the Silver Line is past the halfway mark
The second phase of the Silver Line is more than halfway through construction, with completion expected in less than two years. 6,200 workers have put in more than 5 million hours building out the new rail line. (Lori Aratani / Post)
Does the Fannie Mae building deserve historic preservation?
The old Fannie Mae building in Tenleytown could get historic designation, almost solely on the merit of “marking the growth of the insurance industry” in DC. Like the Tenleytown Pepco station, it could set a dangerous precedent around the purpose of preservation. (Amanda Kolson Hurley / City Paper)
New teachers can afford to buy a home here… in 20 years.
New teachers in the region need to wait nearly 20 years before they can afford to buy a home, according to a report. One reason the wait is so long is because the Washington region is one of the least affordable places to rent in the meanwhile. (Kate McGee / WAMU)
A bill would inventory Montgomery burial grounds, but is it enough?
A new bill in Montgomery County would create an inventory of all burial sites to better safeguard them. Some, including the Historic Preservation Commission, say the bill isn't comprehensive enough. This follows the controversy over redeveloping the Westwood Shopping Center. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
A giant cross in Maryland is ruled unconstitutional
Maryland judges ruled that a publicly-supported memorial featuring a 40-foot cross in the middle of a major intersection in Bladensburg is unconstitutional. Text inscribed on the World War I memorial is not religious in nature, but there's too much traffic for people to visit the memorial up close. (Christina Sturdivant / DCist)
Montgomery county executive candidates talk donations from developers
Six candidates are vying for the seat of Montgomery County Executive in the democratic primaries next spring. At a debate on Monday, four of them, a state delegate and three term-limited council members, talked everything from public safety to donations from developers. (Rachel Siegel / Post)
These iconic signs across the region show communities’ roots
Do you recognize these iconic signs from across the region? They represent important neighborhood gateways and mark the character and history of communities in the face of dramatic change. (Courtney Vinopal / Washingtonian)
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