By Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • October 13, 2020
Riders faced a roughly five-hour service suspension on Metro’s Red Line between Gallery Place and Rhode Island Avenue Friday after two cars of a train pulled apart unexpectedly. One hundred and eight passengers were aboard the 8-car 6000-series train during the ordeal, and DC firefighters evaluated two people for possible injuries.
By Alison Gillespie (Advocacy Committee) • October 13, 2020
In September, Montgomery County got its first “playstreet” when the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) closed down one block of Newell Street, and effectively doubled the size of a small park near Silver Spring’s Metro station. Now, residents who have loved riding bikes, eating picnics, and walking their dogs in the expanded open space are afraid it may be taken away.
The Flash Bus Rapid Transit service opens today (Wednesday) at noon along Route 29 in Montgomery County between Burtsonsville and Silver Spring. Flash BRT is expected to run 16 minutes faster than a normal bus trip with off-board payment kiosks, priority at lights, and dedicated bus lanes for part of the route. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Voter registration in Virginia was due to end Tuesday, but a severed fiber-optic cable crashed the website for hours. Now civil rights groups are suing to extend the deadline, with the support of the state’s attorney general. (Antonio Olivo / Post)
Loudoun County will buy 16 acres that were slated for redevelopment by Mojax LLC in St. Louis, the county’s largest historically black village, placing the land under conservation. The purchase will prevent the development of 30 single family homes on the parcel. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
Arlington County officials are considering making the review process easier for converting offices to apartments as demand for in-person offices drops during the pandemic. (ARL Now)
Montgomery County’s $800 per week hazard pay bonus for essential workers during the pandemic has already cost the county $50 million this year and is projected to cost $22 million more, drawing concern from county council members. (Rebecca Tan / Post)
Prince George’s County wants to build six new schools through a public-private partnership in order to address a construction backlog and ease the overcrowding. Now many council members are concerned about the plan, given pandemic budget hardships and the recent implosion of the Purple Line P3 partnership. (Dominique Maria Bonessi / DCist)
