Breakfast links: How much time and money do drivers lose sitting in traffic?
Rosslyn From the Key Bridge by John Brighenti licensed under Creative Commons.
Sitting in traffic costs a lot of time and money
If you think you sit in traffic often, you are probably correct. A new report shows that drivers in the Washington region “lost” 87 hours in traffic in 2017. The report equates this to $2,007 in lost productivity and fuel costs. (John Aaron / WTOP)
Virginia officials say no thanks to Elon Musk
A group of Virginia transportation officials toured Elon Musk’s “Boring Company” tunnel and found it, well, boring and not ready to replace existing transportation. “It’s a car in a very small tunnel,” one said. (Ned Oliver / Virginia Mercury)
Would the federal government give DC RFK Stadium?
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton has proposed a bill which would transfer control of RFK Stadium, and its surround land, to the city of Washington, DC. What to do with the site should that happen is another story. (Jenna Portnoy, Liz Clarke, and Jonathan O’Connell / Post)
Virginia developers are adding housing ahead of Amazon’s move
Developers are rushing to add housing onto existing development plans around Arlington and Crystal City, hoping to seize momentum from Amazon's announced second headquarters. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
The GW Parkway is closed due to rains
Large portions of the GW Parkway will be closed for the forseeable future due to this week's heavy rains. It appears as though a sinkhole has shuttered a large piece of the roadway. (Colleen Kelleher / WTOP)
Why do potholes form anyway?
The National Park Service recently announced it was closing parts of the BW Parkway due to potholes, and it's not the only local road riddled with them. The recipe for the worst potholes is add water to the road, freeze and thaw, and then apply traffic. (Jonathan Wilson / WAMU)
Baltimore looks to reduce the number of abandoned homes
There are almost 17,000 vacant houses in Baltimore, and the city hopes to demolish 2,000 of them by summer 2020. The new initiative uses renewed efforts from the city government and state funds to help reduce the number of abandoned buildings. (Ian Duncan and Christine Zhang / Post)
Mayor Bowser’s budget proposes three new childcare sites
To help alleviate both the high cost and shortage of childcare in DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget proposes adding three new centers solely devoted to childcare. The proposal could add space for as many as 500 young children. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
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