Breakfast links: DC to pilot warning letters, text messages for dangerous drivers
Overturned vehicle on 16th Street in Silver Spring by Adam Fagen licensed under Creative Commons.
DC launches pilot program to target dangerous drivers
The District has kicked off a year-long pilot program to send text messages and paper mailings to drivers who receive a lot of speeding and red-light tickets in an effort to get them to slow down and adopt safer driving habits. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Maureen Coffey, Susan Cunningham win Democratic primary for Arlington County Board
Maureen Coffey and Susan Cunningham have won the Democratic Party nomination for the Arlington County Board in the county’s first ranked choice election. First-choice votes for Coffey, a renter, came disproportionately from residents living along dense Metro-accessible corridors, while Cunningham drew first-choice votes from wealthy areas of single family homes. The election was seen by many as an unofficial referendum on missing middle housing, which Coffey supports and Cunningham criticizes. (Margaret Barthel / DCist)
Maryland Governor confirms that I-270, Beltway expansion will continue despite lawsuit
The Moore Administration confirmed with MoCo360 in a statement that the administration is moving forward with plans to expand I-270 and I-495, including a replacement for the American Legion Bridge — but officials say they will review the plans through an equity lens. The plans come amid a lawsuit that says the expansion would harm public health and the environment and damage an African-American burial site. (Elia Griffin / MoCo360)
Planning study shows variety in intercity bus options across Washington region
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board recently released a study of 15 intercity bus options that take passengers from the Washington region to more than 50 stops along the East Coast, Ohio, and Chicago. Hundreds of daily buses provide one of the most affordable means of travel to other cities without the need to transfer. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DASH using I-395 toll revenue to purchase electric buses, increase peak service
A boost in the form of $14 million in I-395 toll revenue will enable DASH in Alexandria to purchase two electric buses and maintain 10-minute headways on the service’s busiest routes, the 35 and 36 A/B that serve West End, Parkfairfax, Arlandria and Potomac Yard. (ALXnow)
Most Virginia homes sold for more than their listing price in May
As demand continues to outpace supply, about 70% of home sales in Virginia last month came in above their asking price, according to a recent Bright MLS survey. Seventy-five percent of homes in the mid-Atlantic received more than one offer. (UrbanTurf)
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