Breakfast links: Metro sees a ridership increase in 2019 after years of decline
DC Metro train by notman05 licensed under Creative Commons.
Metro ridership increases from last year
Metro ridership increased by 4% in the 2019 calendar year despite a decade of ridership decline and service problems. According to Metro, service improvements such as the extension of the Yellow Line to Greenbelt, and Red Line trains to Glenmont account for the uptick in ridership. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Unhoused living under NoMA underpass begin packing up
People living under the K Street underpass are packing up the last of their belongings as DC enforces its policy to permanently clear the underpass so it can serve as a pedestrian passageway. Community advocates are helping individuals living under the underpass move. (City Paper)
A driver struck and killed a man in Rockville
A pedestrian was killed late Wednesday night, when he was struck and killed by a driver traveling on Rockville Pike, in Maryland. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Magazine)
Tech companies invest in housing. Will it help?
Technology companies like Google, Amazon, and Apple are investing billions of dollars into initiatives designed to help rising housing costs, but advocates say that it’s not enough. For example, critics claim that the $20 million that Amazon gave to Arlington’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund was a land use deal that benefited Amazon. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
A profile of Georgetown
Georgetown became the first historic district in DC in 1950, and residents continue to play an active role in the preservation of the neighborhood’s historic character. (Nina Zafar / Post)
Charges were brought against an illegal rooming house owner
The owner of an illegal rooming house that burned in August has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The fire killed a nine-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man. (Post)
DC continues to try and diversify its statues
The DC Council is considering two bills that would help bring diversity to the District’s public memorials. The first bill would require the construction of at least eight statues of women or people of color. The second bill would create a committee that would review controversial street and school names. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
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