Breakfast links: Maryland Transit Administrator is leaving to lead Vancouver’s transit agency
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Kevin Quinn Jr. by Maryland Transit Administration.
MTA Administrator Kevin Quinn Jr to become CEO of Vancouver’s Translink
Kevin Quinn Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator since 2017, is leaving the agency in June to become the CEO of TransLink in Vancouver in British Columbia. Quinn helped oversee the construction of the troubled Purple Line. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
FDR memorial isn’t fully accessible, report finds
The Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial along the Tidal Basin has the only statue to depict a president with a disability, showing FDR in his wheelchair. But a new report finds the site is not fully accessible to blind visitors. (Theresa Vargas / Post)
Arlington County considers civilian oversight for police
The Arlington County Board voted to explore creating a civilian review board for the Arlington County Police Department. The civilian board would receive police conduct complaints, review disciplinary decisions, and make policy recommendations, but would not be able to investigate the police independently. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
Montgomery County officials talk masks and evictions
In an online news briefing, Montgomery County officials discussed relaxing the guidelines around wearing masks while acknowledging that some people may still feel more comfortable wearing them even if fully vaccinated. They also noted that rent relief is needed beyond the pandemic. (Hannah Parker / WTOP)
Should Maryland use federal money for American Legion Bridge?
Maryland officials and critics of Governor Hogan’s P3 highway plan are urging the state to pursue federal funds to rebuild the American Legion Bridge. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
New housing development proposed in White Flint
The Montgomery Housing Partnership is proposing a six-story, 170 unit housing building at Nebel Street and Old Georgetown Road in White Flint for people of varying incomes, with at least a quarter of units designated as affordable. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
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