Breakfast links: Metro may offer $3 Uber and Lyft credits to fill in for late night service cuts

LinksBy Latisha Johnson (Contributor) February 14, 2019

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Metro proposed subsidizing Uber and Lyft rides for late night workers

Metro is considering partnering with ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to make up for late night service cuts. Under the proposed program, Metro would subsidize on-demand trips (up to $3 per ride) for workers between 12 am to 4 am.  (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)

Metro has a plan to help riders in case of a government shutdown

Metro is looking at ways to help federal riders continue to use its service in the case of another government shutdown. With board approval, Metro will give special SmartTrip cards to allow free rides for qualifying workers.  (Max Smith / WTOP)

The toll option was removed from the Fairfax County Parkway

A Fairfax County official says tolls will not be implemented for Fairfax County Parkway, and plans for HOV lanes in the county may be nixed after public comments revealed opposition.  (Max Smith / WTOP)

Some DC Chevy Chase residents oppose plans for rain gardens

Barnaby Woods, located in the northern section of DC’s Chevy Chase neighborhood, is opposing a DDOT project that includes building 29 rain gardens in the area. Residents claim the rain gardens would create traffic and parking problems.  (Cuneyt Dil / DC Line)

DC may get more power to maintain its federally-controlled parks

Under a lands package that passed the Senate and is heading to the House, DC would be able to enter “cooperative management agreements” with NPS that would allow it to take better care of its thousands of acres of federal parks.  (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)

A zoning appeal puts Mount Vernon Triangle developers in conflict

The owner of a high-rise apartment complex in Mount Vernon Triangle filed an appeal to block the development of a 152-room hotel planned for nearby. Proximity concerns, obstructions of light and views, and noise were all reasons for the opposition.   (Jon Banister / Bisnow)

Google is expanding operations in Nothern Virginia

Google is investing $13 billion in new offices and data centers nationwide, and is expected to double its workforce in Northern Virginia. Currently Google has an office at Reston Town Center and may be considering one near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station.  (Reston Now)

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