The drivers of the biggest vehicles on US roads can’t even see many of the people in their path — and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued.
Metro is working to bring older model 2000, 3000 and 6000-series railcars back to help offset a drop in service that has plagued the system since mid-October, when all 7000-series railcars were pulled from the fleet. Seven more train sets are being added Monday, which Metro says will improve service on the Silver and Green lines. (Michelle Boorstein / Post)
Montgomery County is likely to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Wednesday, less than a week after lifting it. A slight uptick in cases pushed the county into a “substantial” level of transmission. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)
Over the weekend the worst tidal flooding since Hurricane Isabel in 2003 struck some parts of the region, including Alexandria, Georgetown, National Harbor, and the Wharf. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist)
After Metro pulled its 7000-series railcars out of service last month due to a wheel defect, the Federal Transit Administration is issuing a safety advisory calling on other transit systems to report on their cars’ wheel gauges. (Post)
A growing number of mixed-use developments in the area feature woonerfs, curbless multimodal streets. Developers say woonerfs make a corridor more interesting with the practical benefit of allowing multiple types of transportation. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
DC wants to build a new bus terminal in Brentwood that would accomodate about 250 buses plus repair and washing facilties. But some residents say the terminal would be add to the many industrial sites they say damage both the neighborhood’s character and the environment. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
