Breakfast links: Drivers struck and injured two 9-year-olds within hours of each other in DC
Safe streets rally in 2019 by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Drivers separately strike and injure two DC 9-year-olds Friday
Two children were seperately struck and injured by motorists in DC on Friday. In Southeast, a boy was injured after a motorist struck him outside his school Friday, just two blocks from where two children and their father were struck and injured by a driver on Walk to School Day in October. Another boy was struck and injured by a driver in a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle in Kingman Park. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist, John Henry / WUSA9)
MoCo residents make transit recommendations in I-270 forum
At a public forum last week on Montgomery County’s transit plan for the I-270 corridor, residents called for more MARC services on the Frederick and Brunswick lines and more transit and road capacity upcounty. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)
Ballston affordable housing developers break ground
The developers of Ballston Station, a 144-unit affordable building near the Ballston Metro, broke ground after a long delay. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
The job Jessica Hart never expected to take on
Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allison was killed by a driver while riding her bike in September, has become a vocal advocate for traffic safety. This weekend she and other neighbors gathered for a “chalk-in” at the intersection where Allie was struck to advocate for safer streets. (Paul Schwartzman / Post)
Gaithersburg could stretch renter protections through May 15
The Gaithersburg City Council is weighing whether to extend rent protections though May 15, including a 1.4% cap on rent increases and the elimination of late fees for tenants. Rent protections currently expire on January 15. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Legal disputes holding up redevelopment of affordable apartments in Shaw
A dispute between the DC Office of the Attorney General and a property management company over repairs is preventing redevelopment of a church-owned affordable apartment complex in Shaw from moving forward. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Senate transit leaders seek info on 7000-series defects
The leaders of a Senate committee responsible for transit policy have asked Metro to provide a detailed timeline of how it detected faulty axles on its 7000 series railcars by January 7. (Ian Duncan / Post)
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