Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts.

What's next for Metro? Guest contributor Philip Ewing hopes for the best... but, between maintenance and safety issues and pandemic ridership losses, he fears the worst.

Take a digital walk around South Silver Spring with Mike English as he points out areas where his neighborhood could grow.

A major guaranteed income pilot showed promising results in DC. Read about what happened when people got $5,500 per week, no strings attached.

Finally, in a hearing this week, DC considered a bill that would give $100 in transit credits to every DC resident.

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Opinion: Pandemic woes and internal failures pose an existential threat to Metrorail
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by Philip Ewing (Guest Contributor) • February 21, 2022

Opinion: WMATA is facing a financial crisis coming out of the pandemic, but its issues with safety and reliability make this moment especially grave.
South Silver Spring: The place I live, and the place it could be
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by Mike English (Guest Contributor) • February 25, 2022

Opinion: Here's how South Silver Spring could — and should — change under the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan.
How a guaranteed income pilot impacted the lives of low income DC residents
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by George Kevin Jordan (Editor-in-Chief) • February 24, 2022

A new report details how a pilot program offering $5500 of unrestricted cash to vulnerable DC residents affected their lives.
$100 transit subsidy proposal to be focus of DC Council hearing Wednesday
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by Libby Solomon (Managing Editor) • February 22, 2022

The Metro for DC Amendment Act would allow DC residents to get up to $100 per month in transit subsidies.




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