Breakfast links: Dulles Toll Road to go cashless in January
Aerial view of the Dulles Toll Road at the Whiele-Reston Metro staton in 2016 by Adam Fagen licensed under Creative Commons.
Dulles Toll Road to go cashless, increase rates on certain portions
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority approved a 75-cent rate increase on the Dulles Toll Road between I-66 and roads near Dulles Airport. Fees will pay for Metro Silver Line maintenance, debt, and operations, as well as maintenance, and improvement of the toll road. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Alexandria might relax taxi industry regulations
The Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board is considering relaxed regulations to support the taxi cab industry, which was affected by the pandemic and competition from ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. Potential changes include eliminating age requirements for taxi cab vehicles, allowing taxi companies to reduce size to meet demand without incurring penalties, and continuing fee reductions. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow)
Federal funds for students experiencing homelessness spread unevenly across DC schools
A DCist/WAMU and Street Sense Media investigation found that local schools receive unequal levels of federal funding to support children and their families who are homeless, in part because the dollars are distributed through a competitive process rather than according to need. Last year, DC Public Schools counted over 6,600 students experiencing homelessness. (DCist)
DC councilmember introduces electric vehicle charging infrastructure bill
DC Councilmember Charles Allen introduced legislation to bring 7,500 electric vehicle charging stations to DC over the next four years using federal funds, incentivizing station installation, and new requirements for commercial, multi-unit, and new residential buildings. The bill was co-introduced with five of the other 12 councilmembers. (UrbanTurf)
Artists in residence at Fairfax County affordable housing buildings, libraries in 2023
ArtsFairfax, the county’s arts agency, will use a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host resident artists. To improve public access to art, artists will provide free programming at libraries, affordable housing developments, schools, and community centers in 2022 and 2023. (Fatimah Waseem / FFXNow)
Opportunities for Montgomery County high schoolers to lead traffic safety outreach
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is partnering with the National Organization of Youth Safety to train high school students as traffic safety ambassadors. Applications are due on November 30 and students will earn student service-learning hours. (Dillon Frank / Montgomery Community Media)
Gaithersburg condo building explodes due to gas leak
Twelve people were injured when a gas line under the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard exploded Wednesday morning, causing two residential buildings to collapse. While the fire was contained by the afternoon, several residents of the complex have been evacuated to a shelter. (Apps Bichu / Bethesda Beat)
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