Breakfast links: Metro leans away from full fare revamp, toward targeted discounts for low-income riders
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Farragut West station by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Metro considers discounted fares for low-income riders
Metro’s board is leaning away from changing its fare structure and is instead considering targeted discounts for low-income riders. Metro hopes this would attract riders and make fares more equitable. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Troubled Arlington apartment complex finally seeing improvements
Repair and maintenance work has begun after residents and advocates brought to light deteriorating conditions at Serrano Apartments, an affordable complex on Columbia Pike. But residents say they still struggle with lack of communication and respect from apartment management. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
New apartments poised for approval in Bethesda
The Montgomery County Planning Board is expected to approve a 60-unit apartment building in Bethesda next week. The development will be within walking distance of the Bethesda Metro station and future Purple Line station. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Metro holds off on proposal to suspend riders arrested for sex, weapons offenses
Metro’s Board of Directors is delaying a vote on a proposal to ban riders who have been arrested for certain sex or weapons crimes. Several groups, including the ACLU and Black Lives Matter, pushed back against the proposed policy. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DC business leaders want to bring people and dollars back to downtown
DC business leaders met Thursday to discuss new data showing low hotel bookings, high office vacancy, fewer restaurant reservations and modest Metro rail ridership downtown. Their goal is to find ways to lure workers back to the office. (Gigi Barnett / WTOP)
Northern Virginia schools adjust COVID protocols
Students are returning to in-person classes in northern Virginia, but rising coronavirus cases have forced officials to adjust health measures. This includes new quarantine instructions, additional testing, and vaccine mandates. (Hannah Natanson / Post)
DC’s Cat Count results are in
After three years of work, collaborators working together on the “DC Cat Count” announced there are roughly 200,000 cats in the District, 197,000 of which are housed by humans. Counting cats will help groups better house and care for them. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
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