Breakfast links: This station has Metro’s most polluted air, researchers say
The escalators at Capitol South Metro station by Daniel Kelly licensed under Creative Commons.
Air in the Capitol South Metro station is heavily polluted, researchers say
Metro’s Capitol South station was among the five most polluted subway stations researchers found in a study of air pollution in transit systems in the Northeast. The researchers say transit workers with long underground shifts could be especially susceptible to health problems. (Justin George / Post)
Can a new owner get White’s Ferry reopened?
Businessman Chuck Kuhn has purchased White’s Ferry after the longstanding institution closed over a property rights dispute. The purchase will restart negotiations with Rockland Farm, where the ferry docks on the Virginia side of the Potomac. (Post)
Virginia bill would allow cyclists to roll through stop signs
The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill that would allow cyclists to yield instead of completely stopping at stop signs. If enacted, Virginia would join Colorado, Delaware, and other states that allow the so-called “Idaho stop.” (Justin George / Post)
Skeletons on a Georgetown street hint at a past as a Black burial site
The discovery of human remains and tombstones over the years has led many to believe that Q Street NW in Georgetown may have once been home to a burial site for free and enslaved African-Americans. (Elliot C. Williams / WAMU)
MoCo residents are divided on bills on housing near transit
A pair of housing bills drew differing opinions from Montgomery County residents in a public hearing Thursday. One bill would allow more multifamily housing near Metro stations; the other would limit transit-related price gouging. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
National Guard troops could stick around through the fall
Internal communications suggest that National Guard troops could be stationed in DC until this fall. According to an official statement, the National Guard is only planning to to stay in the District through March. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist)
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