Breakfast links: A Northern Virginia garage workers strike comes to a close
Bus operatoras speak at rally in November 2019 by GKJ.
Bus drivers strike in Virginia comes to an end
Transit workers union ATU Local 689 and private garage operator Transdev agreed to a new contract for garage workers with pay and benefit guidelines. The union is expected to vote to approve it on Thursday, ending a three month strike and getting 18 bus routes in Northern Virginia running again. (Justin George / Post)
Mopeds can stay in DC through the fall
DC extended its moped pilot from the end of February 2020 to the end of September 2020. Under the new pilot permit rules Revel, currently, the only moped company in DC, can have 600 vehicles on the street, but must place them in all eight wards in the District. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
MoCo guarantees payments for tenants in condemned housing
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a bill to make landlords of condemned properties pay the relocation costs for tenants who are forced out of those buildings after they are declared uninhabitable. (Kate Masters / Bethesda Beat)
A DC resident fights voucher discrimination in court
Tiana Martin is suing Aimco, a real estate company that barred her from renting a unit in their Dupont Circle apartment complex because she uses federal housing vouchers. Rental discrimination based on source of income, including vouchers, is illegal in DC. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
How do micromobility companies stay afloat?
While it can seem like there are a proliferation of scooters, e-bikes, or mopeds around, those companies have to deal with wear and tear to the vehicles, competition in the market, unfriendly street design, and a need to show a profit to investors or growth to sponsors. (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog)
A former contractor blames Metro for “filthy” garages
After an Inspector General report revealed unclean conditions in Metro garages, former facilities managament company Community Bridges says that WMATA did not supervise the workers, and terminated the contract with the cleaners in July. (Margaret Barthel / WAMU)
Maryland and Virginia consider plastic bag restrictions
Two Maryland delegates have proposed a bill banning single use plastic bags at stores in the state and adding a small fee for paper bags. A Virginia delegate has introduced a bill to add a 5 cent fine to plastic shopping bags in parts of the state in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
The ERA could pass in Virginia
The Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee that killed the state’s attempt to pass the Equal Rights Amendment last year voted this week to approve it. Should the full state House and Senate pass the amendment, Virginia would be the 38th state to ratify it, which could possibly move the ERA forward federally. (Gregory Schneider / Post)
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