Breakfast links: A hit-and-run driver threw a man from his wheelchair
A man in Southeast DC was injured by a hit and run driver
Only a few days after another pedestrian in DC was killed, a man crossing Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Southeast was knocked out of his wheelchair by a driver who fled the scene. The man was taken to the hospital, but appears to be alive. (Sophia Barnes / NBC4)
Short term rental regulations are on hold for one more month in DC
The DC Council postponed a vote on a bill to regulate short term housing until November 13th after a financial analysis raised questions about the bill's impact on city revenue and how to fund enforcement of the new regulations. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
The Montgomery County Council wants to slow down Georgia Avenue
The Council unanimously agreed to ask Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn to lower the speed limit on Georgie Avenue in Aspen Hill from 45 mph after a car crash on that stretch of road injured four student bystanders. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Have you ridden a 5000-series Metro car recently?
Despite Metro's annoucement that the 5000-series cars would be retired and replaced with 7000-series ones by October 12, riders have found the old cars in use at many stations. Metro has not yet explained why they're running. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Next year Metro may be back to automatic train operation
By late 2019, Metro wants to have rush hour trains run automatically, a decision it says will create smoother rides and improve headways. Metro turned off ATO after the fatal Red Line crash in 2009 and abandoned earlier attempts to restore it in 2015. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
Poplar Point developers want to have the project area rezoned
The developer behind a planned mixed-use complex in Anacostia filed an application to have the site rezoned to make the project by-right. A residents' group opposed their planned unit development, which slowed the regular zoning process. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
DC is trying to keep Providence Hospital open with emergency legislation
The DC Council approved a bill that would require hospitals in the city to get approval from the health department before closing or ending services. This is an effort to keep Providence Hospital open, after the hospital said it will end most services in December. (Sara Kilgore / WBJ)
Minimizing the heat island effect of two parking lots in Crystal City
JBG Smith painted two of its parking lots in Crystal City with a reflective sealant designed to reduce the residual heat of asphalt. If the sealant is a success here, the developer plans to use it on more of its Northern Virginia properties. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
The DC Council overturned Initiative 77
The Council voted for a second and final time to reject the proposal for abolishing the tipped minimum wage that DC voters had approved in a June referendum. The last time the Council overturned a voter initiative was in 2001. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
Federal automobile regulations just lost a pedestrian safety measure
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration cut a regulation that gives cars a pedestrian safety rating. This will hide information about how dangerous the car is for pedestrians from consumers and the public. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
Have a tip for the links? Submit it here.