By Kea Wilson (Streetsblog USA) • January 13, 2022
Tesla’s new autonomous vehicle software that includes an “assertive” setting that will direct the car to tailgate other motorists, perform unsafe passing maneuvers, and roll through certain stops.
Metrobus riders have experienced long wait times and inaccurate real-time arrival information as the system reels from service cuts due to driver shortages. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Metro wants to rename the Largo Town Center”station to “Downtown Largo.” A public survey voted down that change, and some riders say it could be confusing as people may think the “downtown” refers to downtown DC. Other name changes have also moved forward despite being disliked by survey respondents. (Editor’s note: Metro board member Tracy Hadden Loh, also GGWash’s board chair, is quoted in this article. She has no editorial input.) (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Fairfax County has approved a proposal to build a 175-unit affordable housing development near the Spring Hill Metro station. (David Taube / Tysons Reporter)
Metro’s general manager announced the system won’t bring back its decomissioned 7000-series trains for “about 90 days.” Riders should expect an average of 10 minute waits for the next three months. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)
The omicron surge in the Washington region could peak, and subsequently begin to decline, as soon as next week, experts say. Deaths and hospitalizations, however, will continue to spike over the next month. (Jenny Gathright / DCist)
A stretch of space crossing Ballston and Virginia Square includes pedestrian-only pathways, fountains, trees, benches, and public art. The “9th Street Greenway” has been in development for 40 years, but officials say that’s the point: it’s evolving as the neighborhood develops. (Matt Blitz / ARLnow)
On January 13, 1982, an Air Florida 747 jet crashed into the 14th Street Bridge during a snowstorm, killing 78 people. The same day, a Metro derailment killed three people and injured 25, becoming Metro’s first fatal derailment. (Ian Duncan / Post)
