Breakfast links: What brought Metro to the brink of a strike?
Image by Beau Finley used with permission.
There are tensions over money and safety at Metro
Negotiations at Metro are ongoing as everyone in the region hopes to avoid a transit strike this week. This tense negotiation is the result of conflict between Metro management trying to hold down spending, and the union saying that cost cutting puts the system's workers at risk. (Faiz Siddiqui and Martine Powers / Post)
A sudden rainstorm flooded roads and Metro stations
After a dry July, yesterday's heavy rains caused a shower inside Capital South Metro station. Water also rose so high on the GW Parkway near National airport that cars became stuck and drivers had to abandon their vehicles. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
Ellicott City is reopening Main Street after massive flood damage
Two months after the city was hit by major flooding, Main Street is opening to traffic but not to parking as repairs continue. Other more heavily damaged streets in Ellicott will be closed through the fall. (Jack Moore / WTOP)
A change in DC’s zoning code has opened up roof construction
In 2016 DC changed the city's Height Act and eased some strict zoning regulations for roofs. There is no officially tally, but developers estimate that most of the new multi-unit buildings in the city include some kind of roof deck for residents now. (Katie Arcieri / WBJ)
DC Councilmember Jack Evans was caught parking illegally again
A constituent confronted Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans about his illegal parking and Evans replied that if he parks illegally, it opens up a space for others. Evans has a long history of poor parking, but councilmembers are exempt from most parking tickets. (Christian Paz / Washingtonian)
A lawsuit seeks transparency from an Adams Morgan anti-gentrification group
The nonprofit group received a $2 million payment from the developers behind the Line Hotel, which it has used to give out grants in the neighborhood. Now a former member is suing for its financial records, hoping to find exactly how the money is being used. (Paul Schwartzman / Post)
The best documentation of the rise of the ballpark and Navy Yard is a local blog
Jacqueline Dupree lived on Capitol Hill before the redevelopment of what was then called Near Southeast. She photographed the changes in real time and tracked them on her blog JDLand.com, which has the best set of before-and-after images for the area. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Plans for the old Steamers in Bethesda have been supersized
The Montgomery County Planning Board had approved a 58-unit building for the corner of Norfolk and Auburn avenues, but the developers have changed the plans and are now seeking approval from Bethesda for an 82-unit, 110-foot-tall structure. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
Rally for safer streets on Thursday, July 19
Two cyclists have been killed by drivers in the District over the past few weeks, and the number of traffic fatalities and accidents are tracking up. Join WABA on Thursday, July 19 at noon on the steps of the Wilson Building to rally for safer streets. (Robert Gardner / WABA)
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