Breakfast links: Virginia forges ahead with its Long Bridge expansion project
The Long Bridge by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
Long Bridge expansion is moving forward
The Long Bridge expansion passed its environmental impact study, and Virginia transit officials are optimistic about moving to next steps, but possible pandemic-related budget cuts in Virginia and a lack of federal aid to Amtrak could slow project funding. (Wyatt Gordon / Virginia Mercury)
The future of the Purple Line is uncertain
Kevin Quinn and Matt Pollack of the Maryland Transit Administration told the Montgomery County Council that they will need four to six months to develop a new plan to build the Purple Line after the original private contractors left the project this month. (Josh Kurtz / Maryland Matters)
A driver struck four people on a DC sidewalk
A hit and run driver sped up 18th street in Mt. Pleasant before driving onto the sidewalk where they struck two adults and two children, all of whom were sent to the hospital with serious injuries. (Dick Uliano / WTOP, Peter Hermann / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Alexandria restores most bus service
DASH buses are now operating at 80% of their pre-pandemic service levels with eight routes returning to normal service. Ridership is only about 35% of pre-pandemic levels, but DASH trips are free during the public health emergency. (James Cullum / ALX Now)
Arlington updates its zoning for duplexes
The Arlington County Board changed its zoning code to allow owners of nonconforming duplex homes to make external updates without needing approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals, which was never required for single family homes in the same zones. (ARL Now)
Concerning patient practices continue at St. Elizabeths
A report from Disability Rights DC found that during 2020 so far, nurses at St. Elizabeths restrained patients 149 times and placed them in seclusion 55 times, despite laws that regulate patient care and the fact that the hospital promised to make changes after a 2019 report found similarly high instances of patient restraint and seclusion. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
DC agrees to public housing security updates
After the DC Attorney General sued the city’s public housing administrators for failing to respond to crime, DC has committed to spend $3 million on security cameras, better lighting, security guards and violence interruptors at 10 complexes around the city. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
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