Breakfast links: Get around the shutdown
SafeTrack shutdown starts
The Blue, Orange, and Silver lines are now shut down from Eastern Market to Minnesota/Benning until July 3. Traffic projections estimate heavier traffic than usual, but not terrible, while Metro riders will face big delays. (NBC4, WTOP)
Get around the shutdown
Prince George’s will run shuttle buses from Largo to Suitland and New Carrollton to Greenbelt, giving riders of the shut down lines a way to reach the operating Green Line. (WTOP)
Deal or no deal?
Montgomery County plans to sell county-owed land at White Oak to a developer and jump-start growth in a part of the county with little growth. But some councilmembers are skeptical about the low price. (Post)
McMillan development roadblock
Opponents of the McMillan Sand Filtration site redevelopment won a victory when DC’s appeals court forced the DC council to release hundreds of pages of documents under a FOIA request. (City Paper)
Greater without the Olympics
DC wasn’t selected to host the 2024 Olympics, but that won’t stop Washington 2024 from thinking of ways to promote cooperation among various jurisdictions and advance the region’s economy. (WBJ)
Affordable housing for Rosslyn
Rosslyn residents played a key part in supporting a new mixed-use plan for 250 affordable apartments in a 12-story tower that will stand apart from the largely low-rise neighborhood. (WBJ)
Only in Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase residents have gotten mysterious, anonymous phone calls complaining about the quality of their shrubs and bricks. (Bethesda Magazine)
Think you’re wealthy?
$2.7 million is a lot of money, but that’s how much a Charles Schwab study says it takes to be considered wealthy in the region. (Post)
And…
This 40-second video shows how construction at Capitol Crossing progressed in a year. (Curbed DC) … The Human Rights Campaign paid tribute to Orlando victims by posting their portraits on eight stories of windows. (Washingtonian)