Breakfast links: Why are more local drivers avoiding tolls?
Fewer drivers are using toll roads in the Washington region
Fewer drivers are paying tolls this year on the Dulles Greenway and the 495 Express Lanes, causing revenue dips for some of the area's largest toll roads. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Metro will ask for more money to fund a new contract with its workers
Metro is close to approving a new contract with its largest union that offers workers a small annual raise. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will have to ask DC, Maryland, and Virgina for extra funds to pay for those raises. (Martine Powers / Post)
Airport neighbors are having problems with all the ride hailing cars
While DCA construction is underway, ride hailing cars have to wait in a parking lot across Route 1 to be summoned. The high volume of cars in the single-entrance lot caused a spike in traffic, and now neighbors want the county and the airport authority to rethink the plan. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Arlington will have to wait for revised plans to get a hospital expansion
The Arlington County Board postponed a vote on expanding the Virginia Hospital Center after residents opposed the project on planning and traffic grounds, not on healthcare-related concerns. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
DC students built tiny homes in Deanwood
Students from the IDEA public charter school constructed two tiny homes on a vacant lot in Deanwood in Northeast DC as part of a mayoral initiative to revitalize empty lots. These homes are an installation, and may be moved in the future. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Maryland is upping parental leave for state employees
As the Maryland governor's race heats up, Governor Larry Hogan announced that as of October 1, Maryland employees will get an additional 60 days of paid parental leave to use in the first six months after the birth or adoption of a child. (William Vitka / WTOP)
DC has a new top education official
Mayor Muriel Bowser named former DCPS consultant and Philadelphia Deputy Superintendent Paul Kihn as the city's new Deputy Mayor for Education. He will now need to be confirmed by the DC Council, which has recently introduced bills to move education policy away from the mayor's office (Jenny Abamu / WAMU)
Arlington’s county manager warns of future budget shortfalls
The Arlington county manager said that increased spending without enough revenue growth over the past few years could lead to a gap in the budget by 2020. Last year the county cut spending, and this year may see tax hikes. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
GGWash volunteer Tracy Loh talks accessory apartments on the Kojo Show
Tune in to the Kojo Show on Wednesday, September 26 at 12 pm to hear GGWash volunteer Tracy Loh talk about accessory apartments (also known as ADUs), along with Hans Riemer and Roger Lewis. (WAMU)
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