Breakfast links: New names arrive at five Metro stations
College Park metro pylon in the rain in 2020. One of the newly named stations, Hyattsville Crossing, is the next station inbound from College Park on the Green and Yellow Line by Rich Renomeron licensed under Creative Commons.
Five Metro stations now have new names
Metro officially renamed five of its stations on Sunday. The new names of the affected stations are now North Bethesda, Downtown Largo, Tysons, Hyattsville Crossing, and West Falls Church with “VT” as a secondary name. Local governments helped determine the name changes. (Justin George / Post, Damare Baker / Washingtonian)
DC transit commuting collapsed by nearly 70% since the pandemic
Using transit to commute to work has declined 67% in the Washington region since the pandemic began, according to a study released last week by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The study also reports that only 8% of commutes were by transit in the last three months. (Hannah Denham / Business Journal. Tip: Brett Young)
North-south alignment proposals released for Baltimore region transit systems
The north-south alignments roughly follow the same path through North Baltimore City and North-Central Baltimore County between Lutherville and Towson, to the Inner Harbor, Port Covington, and University of Maryland Medical Center and include a mixture of light rail, heavy rail, and BRT options. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
Metro worried Yellow Line closure will permanently change commuting habits
Metro is concerned that an eight-month shutdown of several stations to conduct bridge and tunnel repair and make way for the new Potomac Yard station could prompt some commuters to permanently switch to remote work or commute by car. To combat this, the system is running more trains elsewhere and bringing shuttle bus services to the affected stations. (Justin George, Teo Armus / Post)
Metro rider starts fire near Eastern Market, causing delays
Metro service was temporarily delayed on the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines on Friday morning after a passenger started a fire on a railcar near the Eastern Market station, according to the transit agency. Fortunately, a Metro train operator was able to quickly extinguish the fire. (Colleen Grablick / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Metro service returns to Green Line after power issue on Friday
Metro service along six Green Line stations was restored on Friday after a power issue required service to be temporarily suspended for a few hours. Shuttle bus service provided another option for getting around while the stations were shut down. (Post)
Family of DC child hit by driver sues driver, school
The family of a nine-year-old boy who died in June after being hit by a motorist in December has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both the motorist and the school. According to the lawsuit, the school failed to provide a safe environment for the boy by allowing him to leave the school and cross the street unsupervised. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
McLean makes progress on new downtown plan
McLean leaders approved a downtown redevelopment plan in June of 2021. So far this has only resulted in one residential rezoning, but there are plans for a corporate expansion and redevelopment of the Chain Bridge Corner Shopping Center into a mixed-use project. (Vernon Miles / FFXNow)
Advocates walk along Old Georgetown Road to raise traffic safety awareness
Over 50 residents in the vicinity of Old Georgetown Road in North Bethesda walked with State Highway Administration acting Region 3 District Engineer Derek Gunn and other transportation officials on Friday. The group pointed out various safety hazards and sites of major traffic incidents. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)
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