Breakfast links: Half full, half empty

No rush cuts

Metro shelved it’s plan to cut rush hour service to improve Blue Line reliability. Recent problems on the Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines mean that the plan is now unworkable. (WAMU)

No Metro for you

Prince William County wants to extend Metro, but Metro needs to fix things like its Rosslyn bottleneck (not to mention its operations), and right now the county isn’t dense enough to make it worthwhile. (Post)

Revenue woes

Metro is looking for ways to raise revenue without raising fares since ridership is down but its customer base is steady. (City Paper)

On a silver platter

More development is surrounding the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station. There are now eight new projects surrounding the Silver Line station, which passed its first-year ridership projections. (WBJ)

Let them in

There’s really no such thing as a full city. People just say that when they want to keep others out. In fact the reality is that cities can usually fit in more people by making different choices. (Post)

Arlington, do it my way

The two Democratic Arlington County Board candidates support the new affordable housing plan, but the two independents have their own ideas. They also presented their views on school crowding, office vacancies, and the “Arlington Way.” (ARLnow)

Protesting PP

Planned Parenthood is building a new DC health center near 4th Street and Florida Avenue NE. Abortion foes are trying to enlist neighborhood residents to fight the project, though the biggest neighbor concern seems to be parents and children at a charter school next door having to dodge protesters. (City Paper)

Tunnel and terminal

New Jersey officials are preparing in case the Hudson River train tunnels shut down, and working on a new tunnel for Amtrak. Meanwhile, the Port Authority Bus Terminal also needs replacing but gets less attention. (CityLab, WNYC)

And…

Here are the Hollywood stars who should play DC Councilmembers. (City Paper) … Check out progress on the Virginia Avenue Tunnel. (JDLand) … Hundreds of people ate dinner on Akron’s doomed freeway. (Streetsblog)