Breakfast links: Too close for comfort

Close call

An Orange Line train ran a red light signal and came within 150 feet of another train on the platform at the Smithsonian station last Friday before the Rail Operations Control Center intervened and stopped the train. (NBC4)

Bike lane battle

Three Shaw churches said they are open to compromise over a proposed bike lane in the rapidly changing neighborhood in a meeting on Saturday. But the United House of Prayer is holding firm in its anti-bike lane stance. (WAMU)

Unresolved problems

WMATA missed a deadline to submit plans on improving smoke detection in Metro tunnels and other serious items to the FTA.  The agency also rejected WMATA’s plan to address reduced resources for walking track inspection. (WTOP)

More flair, please

The future Reston Town Center Metro station will basically look the same as the other Silver Line stations. Local officials would have preferred a design with more “artistic flair.” (Reston Now)

A bold, new strategy

The DC Taxicab Commission is considering creating Xclass, a ride-hailing service similar to UberX that will require drivers to undergo background checks and follow DCTC regulations. (WAMU)

Some justice served, finally

The MPD arrested 13 robbery suspects last week, and seven of them were juveniles.  Chief Lanier says a small number of people are responsible for a large share of recent robberies. (DCist, Post)

New hope for Prince George’s?

Prince George’s County residents hope a proposed federal office complex near several Green Line stations could be a catalyst for economic development that they feel the county has long missed out on. (Post)

Fire station compromise

The Montgomery County Planning Commission reached a compromise on the redevelopment of the Bethesda Fire Dept. station that will allow for a 70-foot maximum building height and mixed-use “floating zone.” (Bethesda Beat)

More rail for BWI

The FRA approved plans to add a fourth track to a section of the Northeast corridor around BWI.  The project hopes to reduce congestion and improve safety with new platform and pedestrian bridge. (Capital Gazette)