Breakfast links: DC traffic deaths are soaring, and low-income areas suffer disproportionately
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at an announcement of a traffic safety project in Ward 8 in 2015. Image by Street Sense Media licensed under Creative Commons.
DC traffic deaths hit low-income areas hardest
A new analysis found that low-income neighborhoods had eight times more traffic fatalities than the District’s wealthiest areas in recent years, with overall deaths at a 14-year high. (Post)
What makes “good service” on Metrorail?
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld told the DC Council on Tuesday that Metrorail is offering “very good service” with 10-20-minute headways. Before the pandemic, Metro ran every four to eight minutes during rush hour and six to 12 minutes off peak. (Jordan Pasclae / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Fair housing advocates urge Maryland lawmakers to create “just cause” laws
Local Maryland leaders and fair housing advocates are asking state officials to pass “just cause” legislation that would provide more protections to tenants by requiring landlords to reference qualifying circumstances if they choose not to renew a tenant’s lease. (Bennett Leckrone / Maryland Matters)
OmniRide implementing spring service changes
Starting February 28, some OmniRide commuter bus routes in Prince William County, Virgina will see changes on local and express routes. (Alejandro Alvarez / WTOP)
Melvin Hazen Trail to be renamed
The National Park Service announced that it would change the name of a park and trail named after Melvin Hazen, a former DC commissioner whose racist policies displaced a Black community west of Rock Creek Park. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
New interchange opens in Ward 8
The I-295 Malcolm X Avenue interchange has opened in Ward 8, making accessing government sites easier. Accompanying the interchange is a 1.3 mile trail offering views of national sites such as the National Mall, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, and the Capitol. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
MTA’s first administrator dies
Walter J. Addison, the first administrator of MTA, now the Maryland Transit Administration but formerly known as the Baltimore Mass Transit Authority, died at 95. During his tenure, he oversaw the planning and construction of the Baltimore Metro subway system. (Frederick N. Rasmussen / Baltimore Sun)
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