WMATA’s General Manager meets with DC leaders to discuss the agency’s financial crisis. Prince George’s County Council passed a bill that requires surveillance in certain types of residential properties. DC launches a new battery recycling program.
District hires consultants to study future of RFK stadium and other sites. Medical waste company fined for illegal contamination across Baltimore region. Estimated 4,000 DC voters affected in hack; Board of Elections site still down.
Dave Thomas Circle no more: Community vote dubs Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza. WMATA advances plans for the development of mixed-use Metro station projects. DC Council proposes bill to address fare evasion enforcement concerns on Metro.
Dulles International Airport Metro station records one million passengers since opening. Bus reliability in DC declines due to increased traffic congestion. 100% affordable housing development proposed for DC’s Navy Yard.
7000-series train derails Friday near National Airport, at no fault of its own; WMATA orders inspection of older railcars as a result. WMATA urges state governments to prevent transit “death spiral” with increased funding.