Breakfast links: With profits dwindling in the Uber and Lyft era, DC taxi drivers quit or switch
Long-time taxi drivers start calling it quits
With ride hailing services on the rise, the number of taxi drivers is starting to dwindle. Some are giving up the profession, while others are making the switch to driving for companies like Uber. (Martin Di Caro / WAMU)
Glendening: Putting the College Park Metro stop off campus was a “huge mistake”
Maryland's former governor Parris Glendening says the decision to locate the College Park Metro station off of the University of Maryland campus was a “huge mistake, made on my watch.” Glendening was serving as Prince George’s County executive at the time. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
Street trees aren’t equally distributed around DC – yet
For years, DC neglected planting trees in many poorer neighborhoods, leaving many without a tree canopy today. Now, DC is focusing on planting trees in these neighborhoods, though it will take decades for the trees to grow. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
Cities look to better protect pedestrians and bikes from attack
After Tuesday's terrorist attack, along with several other similar incidents around the world, some cities are increasing bicycle and pedestrian protections in heavily trafficked areas. (Luz Lazo / Post)
DC’s protected bike lanes aren’t that protected
Of the 145 miles of bike lanes and trails in DC, only eight miles are considered protected. And many of those lanes are protected just by flex posts, which would do little to stop a deliberate attack like the one in New York. (Michael Quander / WUSA9)
Here are the details of the Target lease in Cleveland Park
A Target store is coming to Cleveland Park, and interesting tidbits in the lease between them and Federal Realty at Sam's Park & Shop have been released–including who can and cannot be Target's neighbor. (Michael Neibauer / WBJ)
The Purple Line appeal could be decided on Metro’s woes
The Purple Line's fate may rest on whether federal judges think Metro's lower ridership is enough to halt the project. Defenders of light rail project point out that lower Metro ridership was already figured into estimates. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
DC’s private schools are disproportionately white
Private schools educate 15 percent of DC's student population, but 57 percent of DC's white students, making integrating DC's public schools more difficult. (Kate McGee / WAMU)
NYC mulls congestion pricing
New York City's MTA is struggling like WMATA to make ends meet, so the city is pondering congestion pricing. While advocates of the tax think a congestion charge could hurt poorer drivers, the numbers show few of them drive into Manhattan. (Nick Sifuentes / City Limits)
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