Breakfast links: Repeat reckless drivers could end up back in driver’s ed
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Some reckless drivers could return to drivers ed
The newly proposed “Reckless Driver Accountability Act” would let DC boot and impound cars that have been ticketed multiple times in a year for excessive speeding or running a red light. The car owners can get their vehicles back after they take a class on reckless driving and pay a fine. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
A Silver Spring man was killed by a driver
Hubert Hinds, 39, of Silver Spring, died on Tuesday in the hospital. He was hit by the driver of a Mustang while walking across H Street NE near Union Station on Friday. (Rick Massimo / WTOP)
Metro will sell naming rights to one station
Metro will sell the naming right to the “Innovation Center” station in Herndon to an as-yet-unnamed Fortune 500 company looking to headquarter nearby. This is a one-off deal and doesn’t include more station sponsorships. (Fatimah Waseem / Reston Now)
Ride-hailing service to the airport may soon cost more
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is considering raising the fee it charges ride-hailing services by $1 per ride, starting in 2020. The fee is already $4, but has not gone up since 2015, and the airports say the hike is needed to help manage car congestion. (Cordilia James / DCist)
Wealthy DC neighborhoods got millions in federal grants
About $540 million in Historically Underutilized Business Zone money went to companies in wealthier DC neighborhoods like Dupont Circle, Navy Yard, and Foggy Bottom. The HUBZone project is supposed to help businesses in underserved neighborhoods, but the federal government relied on data from 1999 to calculate poverty levels across the city. (John Harden / Post)
Alexandria plans a homeless shelter with affordable units
The Alexandria Housing Development Corp and Carpenter Shelter plan to build a building with 87 affordable units, 10 permanent supportive housing apartments, and a 60-bed homeless shelter on North Henry Street. The $2 million in funding for the project came from private donations, including a $300,000 one from Amazon. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
Crystal City business owners fear losing parking spaces
A new development set to replace a parking lot on S. Eads Street will add 819 new housing units and reduce the number of public parking spaces from 95 to 35. Nearby business owners on Restaurant Row say that the development needs to keep the extra parking for their patrons in order to “Keep 23rd St Weird.” (Kalina Newman / ARL Now)
A hearing on an August fire spurs calls for reform
At a DC Council hearing on the fire, Chairman Phil Mendelson asked the head of DCRA why the agency can’t crack down on illegal rooming houses that his office had identified. Tenant advocates and members of the city’s Ethiopian community also called for justice for the victims of the fire, including the survivors who are still living without a permanent home. (Post)
Montgomery considers racial equity with all new legislation
A new racial equity bill that just unanimously passed the Montgomery County council will mandate equity impact statements for all bills and budget measures. It will also create a county Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice. (Kate Masters / Bethesda Beat)
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