Breakfast links: Renderings show Baltimore’s Penn Station with pedestrian improvements, bicycle parking, and designated bus zones

LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) October 16, 2020

Penn Station by Forsaken Fotos licensed under Creative Commons.

Baltimore’s Penn Station is getting a makeover

Renderings of a planned redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station show space for shops and food trucks, parking for bicycles and scooters, designated bus zones and pedestrian-friendly walkways. Work could start as early as the end of this year.  (Hallie Miller / Baltimore Sun)

Greenleaf Gardens public housing repairs are delayed again

Repairs will be delayed again on a 493-unit public housing complex in southwest DC that is plagued with mold, cockroaches, lead hazards, and sewage that leaks through walls, thanks to a vote by the D.C. Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.  (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)

Prince William transit service OmniRide is making cuts

A series of OmniRide service reductions could be the first sign of long-term trouble for the transit operator as 2020, and federal money that has helped it maintain service through the COVID-19 pandemic, comes to an end.  (Jared Foretek / WTOP)

DC homeless encampments are still being cleared

Despite CDC guidance to avoid encampment “cleanups” during the coronavirus pandemic, the District is still doing them. The “engagements,” as DC calls them, temporarily displace people experiencing homelessness and intensify the risk of spreading the virus.  (Christian Zapata / DCist)

Maryland is considering tolls that could cost $2 per mile

Maryland is considering widening the Beltway and I-270 under a public-private partnership with toll lanes that could cost commuters dearly — as much as $50 to get from Frederick to Rockville during rush hour, according to a study by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).  (Katherine Shaver / Post)

What will Halloween in DC look like this year?

Candy-filled bats projected from water balloon launchers. Socially distant Halloween bingo. 15-foot candy chutes. Families in the District are coming up with new ways to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.  (Angela Haupt / DCist)

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