Breakfast links: The Purple Line’s funding prospects get brighter
Image by the State of Maryland.
The Purple Line will get $900 million in federal funding
After months of litigation put the Purple Line's funding in doubt, officials finally confirmed the project will get $900 million in federal funding. The Trump administration hopes to use the Purple Line to showcase the value of public-private partnerships. (Robert McCartney and Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
DC takes a break to enjoy a moment of celestial whimsy
DC residents crowded streets and rooftops to watch Monday's eclipse. Even the nine-to-fivers took the opportunity to watch the once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime event. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post)
Visualizing the post-eclipse migration
After Monday's eclipse, stargazers who had traveled to hotspots over the weekend began to return home in droves. The celestial occasion left a lot of traffic in its wake–and Google Maps shows it all. (Benjamin Schneider / CityLab)
The communal tradition of Greenbelt
Greenbelt, MD, was part of an experimental community planning concept that arose from the Great Depression. Decades after the project was abandoned, many residents still live in the communal tradition in which it was founded. (Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson / Marketplace)
Trump supporters ventured onto the Howard campus and had a terrible time
Some teenagers decked out in MAGA gear wandered on to the Howard University campus and got an earful from the community. After the youths complained, the university stood by its students. (Christina Sturdivant / DCist)
The hyperloop wouldn’t help you get there faster–you’d just go further
Even if Elon Musk's dream of a super-fast train connecting DC and NYC in 29 minutes becomes reality, history suggests that commuters won't use it to shorten their commute time, but rather to move further away. (Emily Badger / NYT)
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