Breakfast links: Ride-hailing services get zones of their own
Soon, DC will have designated drop-off spots for ride-hailing services
The District is planning to set aside designated pick-up and drop-off spots for ride-hailing services in five popular entertainment areas later this year, with the goal of reducing occasions when vehicles occupy crosswalks and bike lanes. (Luz Lazo / Post)
The development boom has transformed Southwest DC
The arrival of new projects like Audi Field and the Wharf was turned Southwest DC from the forgotten quadrant into a booming destination for residents and tourists. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
A pedestrian died after being struck by a driver in Fairfax
Early Friday, a 46-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a driver in Springfield, marking the second pedestrian fatality in Fairfax County that week. On Thursday, a 72-year-old man died while trying to cross a street near Kingstowne. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
The data behind smoke and fire incidents at Metro
From the beginning of 2014 through the end of 2017, firefighters were dispatched more than 800 times to address incidents related to smoke or fire on Metro. Since the end of 2016, the frequency of these incidents has declined, probably due to the positive effects of SafeTrack. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
240 acres of forest have been conserved in MoCo since 2017
Every time a development plan comes before the Montgomery County Planning board, it must assess the plan's impact on green space. Since the beginning of 2017, this process has resulted in 240 acres of forest conserved in the county. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Bannecker High’s plan to move to Shaw disappoints some
Benjamin Bannecker Academic High School will be relocating to vacant middle school in Shaw, leaving some residents unhappy. Some were hoping the site would be used for a new middle school to serve the growing number of children in the neighborhood. (Perry Stein / Post)
Measuring the success of Helsinki’s integrated trasportation app
An app in Helsinki lets people book trips on any mode and customer service reps help you if one mode doesn't work, but the city's transit agency isn't cooperating. There are concerns that Whim and apps like it actually increase riding vehicles at congested times. (David Zipper / CityLab)
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