Breakfast links: Finding fixes

Faulty systems

A choking child died as a result of a slow ambulance response time. A new dispatch system for DC FEMS has not worked since last fall. The system fails to identify the location of ambulances, slowing response times. (Post)

If you build it

Former Lockheed CEO, Norman Augustine is urging Governor Hogan to build the Purple Line. The powerful business leader says Maryland desperately needs better transportation options to ease commutes and stay competitive. (WBJ)

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Four huge projects will dramatically change the region. White Flint, Southwest Waterfront, Union Station, and the 11th Street Bridge will all dramatically change the local landscape, adding parks, retail, and residences. (Washingtonian)

Pay your fares

In May Metro will start cracking down on fare evasion with more MTPD officers at rail stations and on bus routes. Metro launched the program following an uptick in violence toward Metro employees due to fare evasion issues. (WTOP)

Like a tank

An Uber passenger doored a cyclist riding on a Capital Bikeshare bike in Rosslyn. The cyclist had minor injuries and there was no damage to the bike. The same could not be said for the car. (ArlNow)

You complete me

MCDOT will ask the Montgomery Council to add a shared-use path and bike lanes to Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda. The project would improve safety and connectivity for pedestrian and cyclists. (BethesdaNow)

Paved paradise

Rosslyn residents will protest a county move to sell park land to a developer. The residents expressed concern about the lack of public input in the sale process and the loss of green space in concrete-heavy Rosslyn. (ArlNow)

No fracking… yet

The Maryland General Assembly is proposing a three-year moratorium on fracking. The Senate already approved a measure making drilling companies liable for any injury or environmental damage due to fracking. (WAMU)