Breakfast links: $250 million later, the Purple Line is back on track
The Purple Line track in Silver Spring by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
The Purple Line lives on
Maryland reached a $250 million deal with two of the Purple Line Transit Partnership companies, Meridiam and Star America, to resolve disputes about cost overruns and to move forward with construction of the light rail system. (Katherine Shaver / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
DC’s police chief will leave for Prince William
Peter Newsham will leave the Metropolitan Police to head the Prince William County Police Department in January. Newsham has been DC’s police chief since 2017, and opposed recent DC Council efforts to reduce the department’s budget. (Post)
Metro cars separate again on the Red Line
Two Metro rail cars separated on the tracks near the Glenmont station yesterday afternoon, the second time that’s happened on their 6000-series trains in the last two months. Metro is pulling that model from service through the investigation of the incident. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Maryland offers more grants to stave off evictions
Maryland’s housing department will give $19 million in grants statewide, including more than $6 million in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, to prevent evictions as new coronavirus restrictions are put in place. (Melody Simmons / Business Journal)
Jefferson Davis Highway gets a new name in Prince William
A Virginia board approved Prince William County’s plan to rename the county’s twelve miles of Route 1 from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway. The new road signs will not be posted until summer 2022. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
A major development is planned for Buzzard Point
Developer Akridge filed plans for a large mixed use development in southwest DC with 2,100 residential units, of which 8% fall under Inclusionary Zoning rules. The development also includes hotel, office, and retail space over two buildings, with a central plaza and a private road between T and V streets and First and Second streets. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
What free transit can and can’t do
Free transit options don’t entice car commuters off the roads — but they do encourage more liesure trips. The “induced demand” a free transit line creates can encourage people to take trips to support local businesses. (Kea Wilson / Street Sense Media)
Alexandria won’t do in-person schooling until January
No Alexandria public schools will offer in-person education until at least January 2021, officials decided Monday. Some younger students receiving special education services were scheduled to resume in-person learning next week. (James Cullum / ALX Now)
Montgomery County adds new COVID-19 restrictions
The county is implemented new rules on Tuesday restricting all indoor gatherings to 10 people, restricting building occupancy limits and requiring people to wear a mask outside. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
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