Breakfast links: Maryland will pay millions toward the Purple Line legal settlement by the end of the year
Silver Spring Purple Line mural by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
Maryland will pay $100 million for the Purple Line settlement by January
Maryland will pay the companies originally tasked with building the Purple Line $100 million by December 31 as part of a $250 million settlement over cost overruns that caused the initial public-private partnership to collapse. It is unknown when Maryland will pay the remaining funds or hire new contractors. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
A Takoma ANC formed a committee on affordable housing
An Advisory Neighborhood Commission in DC’s Takoma neighborhood formed a Housing Justice Committee to promote housing affordability. It will meet regularly to review development proposals and offer recommendations to the full ANC. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
The MoCo skaterboarder who was struck by a motorist has died
A 15-year-old who was struck by a motorist while skateboarding across Montrose Road on November 27 died of his injuries last Friday. The driver has not been charged. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
COVID-19 spike forces Fairfax County to revert to remote learning
More than 4,000 students in Fairfax County Public Schools who started returning to the classroom part-time in October will go back to fully remote learning after the county’s positivity rate for new cases jumped over 10%. About 1,400 will remain in the classroom for instruction. (Hannah Schuster / DCist)
Two Metro trains lost power and stopped early Monday
Just after midnight Monday morning, two Metro trains came to a halt on the Green Line after both lost power. Both trains were successfully evacuated, and Metro has yet to determine how they lost power. (Acacia James / WTOP)
Pro-Trump protesters vandalized Black Lives Matter banners
Members of the Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist organization, tore Black Lives Matter banners from two historic Black churches and lit them on fire at Saturday’s rally in support of President Donald Trump. DC police are investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes. (DCist)
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