Breakfast links: The federal shutdown is hurting Metro and local taxi drivers
The federal shutdown is cutting pay for DC taxi and ridehailing drivers
Taxi drivers and full time Uber and Lyft drivers are reporting that while federal workers are home on furlough instead of commuting around the city, the drivers are carrying fewer passengers and making less money. (Laura Hayes and Alexa Mills / City Paper)
The shutdown threatens low wage workers and Metro ridership
While federal workers and contractors in the Washington are feeling the harsh economic and emotional effect of being off work for nearly three weeks, Metro is also likely to suffer the effect of diminished ridership from its regular commuters. (Jordan Pascale and Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
The federal government isn’t paying its DC water bill
The federal government hasn't paid DC $5 million for water, but even with that shortfall the DC Water Board is confident that regular customers won't be impacted. It also isn't planning to turn off the water at the White House and federal office buildings. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
Virginia’s I-81 could become a toll road to raise money for fixes
Governor Ralph Northam and Republican legislators from Western Virginia proposed converting I-81 into a toll road to raise money for an estimated $2 billion worth of repairs and expansions to the road, which carries lots of freight and sees over 2,000 crashes a year. (Luz Lazo / Post)
An Arlington pedestrian was fatally struck on Manchester Street
A man was hit and killed yesterday morning at Manchester street and Arlington Boulevard in the Seven Corners area. (Rick Massimo / WTOP)
Lime gets Alexandria’s first dockless permit
Lime is the first official operator under Alexandria's nine-month scooter and dockless bike pilot program, where companies will be capped to 200 vehicles. Other companies are applying to operate in the city during the pilot. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
Metro could combine its West Falls Church development plans with nearby projects
Metro is rebuilding at its West Falls Church station and hopes to combine land with companies working on adjacent plots, one owned by the city of Falls Church and the other jointly owned by Virginia Tech and UVA. (Daniel Sernovitz / WBJ)
A White Oak apartment complex will be fully inspected by Montgomery County
After the county housing department found mold, rat, and roach infestations in a partial check, Montgomery County will inspect all 1,169 units in the Enclave building in White Oak. (Bethesda Beat)
Federal transportation funding is drying up nationwide
The government's continuing resolution in Fall 2018 and the current shutdown means only one quarter of the regular transportation funds that states use to build new higways or fund transit projects are available so far this year. (Ashley Halsey III / Post)
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