Breakfast links: Metro’s cutting back bus service cuts

Metro won’t cut as much service as initially planned…

In a proposed budget released Monday, Metro walked back some of the cuts to Metrobus service that it had proposed earlier. What's now on the table is less severe than initially planned, but some Virginia and Maryland riders will be greatly impacted.  (Martin Di Caro / WAMU)

...but Metro fares are probably going up

Under General Manager Paul Weidefeld's proposed budget, minimum peak rail fares would increase to $2.25, and the maximum would be $6. Off-peak fares would increase $.25, and bus fares would increase to $2.  (Martine Powers / Post)

Alexandria public schools will closed during “Day Without Women”

Over 300 Alexandria public schools staff have requested time off for Wednesday, when Day Without Women protests will happen around the country. The school district is closing schools for the day, not for political reasons but because  classrooms can't be appropriately staffed with so many faculty out.  (James Cullum and Erich Wagner / Alexandria Times)

Tipsy? SoberRide will give you a Lyft

SoberRide has partnered with Lyft to give revelers free rides home this St. Patricks day as well as other big holidays going forward. The organization had previously partnered with local taxi companies to offer the service.  (Chris Teale / ARLnow)

Tour the home of Black History Month’s founder

Beginning in April, visitors will be able to tour the Shaw home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who established Negro History Week in 1927. The National Park Service recently finished restoring it after starting in 2006.   (Christina Sturdivant / DCist)

Everyone’s favorite beer garden is opening a Capital Riverfront location

Dacha, the Shaw beer garden where lines sometimes line an entire block, will open new digs outside Nationals Park, close to competitor Bardo. The latter had a notoriously difficult time locking down a liquor license last year.  (Rebecca Cooper / WBJ)

Faster driving and more roads won’t make congestion go away

Traffic congestion is a big problem in this region, and many believe that if we just widened roads and let everyone drive faster, it would go away. But given how the region is growing, it's just plain unrealistic to think we're going to return to a time when there weren't any traffic jams.  (Robert Thomson / Post)