Breakfast links: Metro ramps up its service and safety measures hoping for ridership to increase
Inside a Metrorail car by Jonathan Cutrer licensed under Creative Commons.
Metro wants riders to feel safe as it boosts service
Metro is walking a fine line between ensuring access to public transportation and keeping passengers safe as it moves to gradually ramp up service for the first time in months. (Justin George, Michael Laris / Post)
Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Aspen Hill, MD
A 62-year-old pedestrian from Silver Spring died three days after being struck by the driver of a truck in Aspen Hill in Montgomery County. Police are still looking for the driver, who left the scene of the collision. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Fairfax County plans to test an autonomous shuttle
Starting as early as this fall, Fairfax County and Dominion Electric will begin testing an autonomous electric shuttle to ferry passengers between the Mosaic District and Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro station. (Luz Lazo / Post)
MoCo residents concerned after county shuts down testing
Montgomery County residents aren’t sure where to get tested and how protected the county is from a new outbreak after the county shut down all COVID-19 testing sites due to faulty lab practices. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
MoCo private schools weigh a variety of reopening scenarios
Private schools in Montgomery County are announcing their reopening plans following a spat between county and state leaders over whether they should be allowed to reopen. Most schools call for an eventual return to in-person instruction this fall, although many note that plans could change. (Caralee Adams / Bethesda Beat)
Protest art springs up near BLM Plaza
On Sunday, artists gathered near Black Lives Matter Plaza to add protest art to a tunnel on H Street created by construction scaffolding. The US Chamber of Commerce, which owns the site, said it will help preserve the artwork. (Matt Blitz / DCist)
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