Breakfast links: How some drivers with revoked licenses stay on the road

LinksBy Latisha Johnson (Contributor) August 20, 2020

Drivers on the Beltway by Virginia Department of Transportation licensed under Creative Commons.

Why many reckless drivers keep their licenses

A documentary by the Boston Globe shows how a loophole in the national driver’s license compact keeps dangerous drivers on the roads. Many drivers can keep their licenses in one state even when it is revoked in another. The Globe found that 13 states and DC have a significant backlog of unrecorded out-of-state offenses.  (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog)

Agreement made on Old Soldiers’ Home redevelopment

DC, federal agencies, and officials with the AFRH have agreed on how the redevelopment of a portion of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in NW DC should proceed. The development would provide over 4 million sqft in residential, retail, and recreational space.  (Kavitha Cardoza / DCist)

A new bridge may ease traffic congestion in Frederick

MDOT SHA has completed work on the new Maryland Route 180 bridge over Catoctin Mountain Highway in Frederick. The bridge cost $19 million and took nearly a year to build. The new bridge is expected to eliminate a traffic bottleneck in the corridor.  (Jack Moore / WTOP)

Transit agencies look to restore services to pre-pandemic levels

Transit agencies throughout the region are looking to restore their services to pre-COVID-19 levels. WMATA will begin to increase bus frequency and hours of operation starting on Aug 23. Arlington Transit will also increase its services on Aug 23. The Fairfax Connector will bring back its full services starting on Aug 29.   (Alejandro Alvarez / WTOP)

An Ida B. Wells mosaic is coming to Union Station

Starting on August 24, Union Station will display a 1000 sqft mosiac of civil rights advocate and suffragist Ida B. Wells in honor of the 19th Amendment.  The portrait was created by British artist Helen Marshall and was created using historic photographs from the suffrage movement.   (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)

Preserving a historic home in Hagerstown

An effort is being made to save a historic home in one of Maryland’s oldest African American neighborhoods. The log cabin is nearly 200 years old and is located near two sites listed in the Green Book, a guidebook used by Black travelers in the Jim Crow era.   (Michelle Basch / WTOP)

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