Breakfast links: Construction starts soon on the 16th Street NW bus lanes
Buses on 16th Street NW by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Bus lanes are coming to 16th Street NW
Construction on rush hour bus lanes, bus stops and other improvements for 16th Street NW is expected to begin before the end of the year. The project will affect a three-mile stretch of the corridor. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Biden’s victory drew thousands to downtown DC
News that Joe Biden had surpassed the 270 votes needed to win the presidency drew thousands of supporters into downtown DC on Saturday. Crowds celebrated by drinking champagne and dancing in the streets. (Colleen Grablick, Rachel Sadon / DCist)
Purple Line builders have more time to avoid debt default
A bank representing Purple Line firms has agreed to not take enforcement action over millions in private activity bonds until November 30 in order to give Maryland and Purple Line Transit Partners more time to salvage their partnership. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
DC is set to break its record for luxury home sales
Even a global pandemic isn’t holding back the District’s hot luxury housing market. To date, 222 listings sold in 2020 were purchased for over $2 million, and the District is on track to surpass a record of 240 luxury homes sold in 2017. (UrbanTurf)
Confederate monuments were removed from Fairfax County’s courthouse
Fairfax County officially removed several monuments, markers, and artifacts that paid tribute to the Confederacy from the county’s judicial complex last week. (Matt Blitz / DCist)
MoCo plans to phase in in-person school in January
Montgomery County Public Schools could start to see some students return to in-person instruction as soon as January, although plans could change should the pandemic worsen. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
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