Breakfast links: You may be able to pay your Metro fare with your iPhone in 2020
A Metro station by Bradley Joines licensed under Creative Commons.
Metro moves forward with mobile payment
In 2020, Metro will introduce a mobile fare payment system, available only for iPhones at first, that would function as a virtual SmarTrip card. (Justin George / Post)
Alexandria moves towards a different glass recycling scheme
Alexandria will move away from recycling glass in typical, single-stream containers picked up from home. The move will allow for more glass to actually be used again, though residents will have to drop their glass at designated spots around the city. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
How MD can limit displacement along the Purple Line
Housing advocates are recommending that Maryland adopt 12 policies to combat displacement along the Purple Line. Advocates recommend that Maryland increase affordable housing along the line as well as help existing renters afford increases. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
Virginia’s governor announces a free community college program
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has proposed an $145 million program which would make community college free for certain Virginia residents. The proposal would make funds available to individuals making below a certain income threshold and looking to enter specific fields, such as cybersecurity. (Hannah Natanson / Washington Post)
A Lyft partnership connects Prince George’s to grocery stores
A new partnership program with Lyft in Prince George’s County will connect residents living in ‘food deserts’ to nearby grocery stores for a flat rate. The program will launch in 2020. (Jack Pointer / WTOP)
Fewer cars in cities is the future
As cities look to align incentives and policy to people’s needs, trends in New York, Paris, Rotterdam, and soon San Francisco point to getting fewer cars on the road and creating more responsive design for pedestrians and public transit. (Brooks Rainwater / CityLab)
A DC tourism ad wants you to be a “escaleftor”
WMATA does not officially condone Metro passengers moving to the right to allow people on the left to walk on escalators, but a recent tourism video from StaylocalDC encouraging people to stand to the left may be a bit too far for daily commuters. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
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