Breakfast links: Metro will cut service, buy out employees, and reinstitute bus fares
A chain on a Metrobus in DC in November keeps passengers away from the farebox at the front. Image by the author.
Metro’s board signs off on budget cuts and buyouts
Metro’s board approved a plan to buy out retirement-eligible employees, reduce train frequencies and reinstitute fare collection on buses as it faces a $176 million budget shortfall this year. (Justin George / Post)
A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Rockville Pike
A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Rockville Pike at Grosvenor Lane in North Bethesda early Friday morning. (Matt Pusatory / WUSA)
DC Public Library looks towards expansion
DC Public Library released a $175 million proposal to renovate many of the city’s libraries and potentially build three new facilities by 2030. (Dan Friedell / WTOP)
Arlington is finalizing Army Navy Drive bike/ped improvement plans
Arlington County held a public hearing Wednesday on its plans to improve Army Navy Drive under the Complete Streets program, and is taking comments until December 4. Construction could start in 2022. (Jo DeVoe / ARLNow)
DC opens new affordable housing for older residents
A new building for seniors, Fortitude at Delta Towers, opened Thursday. The development includes 179 affordable housing units and 18 supportive housing units. (Zeke Hartner / WTOP)
Smithsonian closes again due to coronavirus case increases
Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closing through at least January as coronavirus cases rise across the region. (Dana Hedgpeth and Ovetta Wiggins / Post)
The movement to make the Uptown Theater a historic landmark
Preservation groups have filed an application to designate Cleveland Park’s Art Deco-style Uptown Theater a historic landmark. They want to keep it as a theater or turn it into a performance space. (Jane Recker / Washingtonian)
Bird watching? Try helicopter watching.
DC has a lot of helicopters buzzing around its skies, so many that one Twitter account has started to keep tabs on them. While the account is enthusiastic about the helicopters, other residents are less enthusiastic about the many noisy choppers. (Justin Moyer / Post)
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