Breakfast links: New year, old headways

In case you missed it

Metrorail and Metrobus are free to ride from midnight to the system’s 3am closing tonight, thanks to a Miller Lite sponsorship.

Heeding old headways

Ahead of schedule, Metro has re-established six-minute headways for rush-hour Orange and Silver Line trains following the September transformer fire near Stadium-Armory. (Post)

Housing our homeless

While homelessness continues to rise, DC is getting better at moving homeless families and veterans into permanent housing, with 16% more families and 49% more veterans moving into permanent housing this year. (WAMU)

First step for flooding

DC Water has finished digging its First Street Tunnel. The tunnel will provide flood relief for Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park, and is just one part of a bigger tunnel plan that will pave the way for more development. (WBJ)

Preventing shark-infested waters

Virginia Senator Ebbin has proposed a bill to restrict certain loan offices from opening within 20 miles of a casino. The bill targets the National Harbor casino, which opens late next year. (ARLnow)

Small living in Big Apple

New York planning officials have proposed to end limitations on apartment size minimums. Critics worry this may only intensify the housing problem by making residents pay more for less. (AP)

Poetry in motion

The Moving Words poetry competition is back for a 10th year. The contest is open to all and displays its winning poems on ART buses. Submit a poem here. (DCist)