Breakfast links: The Silver Line’s next phase won’t open this year, Metro says
Metro station at Dulles Airport under construction by airbus777 licensed under Creative Commons.
Phase II of Silver Line won’t begin service until 2022
Passenger service on a Silver Line extension from Wiehle-Reston to Ashburn won’t start until early 2022. Service on the extension was initially set to begin in 2018 but has been delayed due to problems with concrete and other issues. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Why are Black Marylanders’ vaccine rates lagging?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan blames racial discrepancies in vaccine distribution on vaccine hesitancy among Black Marylanders. But a new poll has found hesitancy rates are similar among Black and white Maryland residents. (Ovetta Wiggins / Post)
Union Station revamp could trim down bus space
Plans to redesign Union Station could cut down on space for bus operations by 72% and leave low-income people with fewer transit options. However, some are noting that existing bus space at the station is not used efficiently. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Virginia Square YMCA to be redeveloped into housing
New plans call for redevelopment of a YMCA in Arlington into a 374-unit residential complex. The YMCA will maintain a presence at the site with its own recreation center. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Court turns down challenge to Brookland Manor redevelopment
The DC Court of Appeals rejected a legal challenge to plans to redevelop Brookland Manor in Northeast DC. The challenge was initiated by residents and advocates who say the plans will push out low-income and Black and Latinx residents. (Margaret Barthel, Debbie Truong / DCist)
Op-ed: How MoCo can fight the housing affordability crisis
Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Vice Chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, writes that the public sector should increase worker pay to a living wage and eliminate single-family zoning to create more homes, especially near transit. (Natali Fani-Gonzalez / Post)
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