Breakfast links: Should Crystal City’s elevated highway be taken down a notch?
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The debate over making Crystal City’s Route 1 an urban boulevard
Virginia’s Department of Transportation wants to bring the elevated Route 1 to street level at 15th and 18th streets in Crystal City. But some say taking away grade-separated connections between neighborhoods will degrade safety. (Teo Armus / Post)
Amtrak, Maryland agree to replace crucial rail tunnel under Baltimore
Maryland and Amtrak have agreed on a $4 billion plan to replace the 148-year-old Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, which plays a critical role in facilitating passenger and commercial rail along the heavily-traveled Northeast Corridor. (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
How a new DC bar brought in a Metro railcar
Metrobar in DC’s Edgewood neighborhood now has a 75-foor railcar onsite. To bring in the railcar, crews had to cut the train in half and transport it on two flatbed trucks. The two railcar halves will eventually be reattached. (Editor’s note: Metrobar founder Jesse Rauch is a former GGWash colleague.) (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
The Natural History Museum is back and taking visitors
After 461 days, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is once again open to the public. Some safety precautions will remain in place: Groups are limited to six or fewer, and visitors must wear masks regardless of vaccination. (Catherine Whelan / DCist)
Mobility group wants Arlington to embrace lower-cost transit fixes
Advocacy group Sustainable Mobility is asking Arlington County to consider lower-cost transportation projects that would make it easier to get around without a car, such as protected bike lanes and allowing buses to change traffic signals. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
MoCo Planning Board rejects design for planned elementary school
The Montgomery County Planning Board shot down plans for a proposed elementary school near Clarksburg because it would have surrounded the school with fields and parking lots instead of keeping the school closer to the road. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
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