With telework continuing to keep many riders home, Metro says it will need “catastrophic” service cuts — think 30-minute waits for trains — without a massive funding increase. Via ⁦@justingeorge⁩ washingtonpost.com/transport…

The fate of D.C.’s long-planned K Street Transitway will be decided as D.C. and other cities wrestle with downtowns and transit networks reshaped by the pandemic. Via ⁦@luzcita⁩ washingtonpost.com/transport…

Bill proposes 28 new daily flights at Reagan National, with longer distances, via ⁦@loriara⁩ washingtonpost.com/transport…

NEW: Maryland’s Purple Line construction, already 4 1/2 years behind schedule, faces another seven-month delay unless project officials find a way to accelerate it, per new reports washingtonpost.com/transport…

We don’t know what’s happening at today’s Montgomery County court hearing on a bid protest against MDOT’s I-270 & Beltway toll lanes project because the judge closed it to the public. Details here. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Sad to learn that former Maryland Del. Tawanna Gaines, a key champion of the Purple Line’s construction, has died. She was always kind and helpful to those of us who cover it. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

So with the Silver Line fully open, is it faster to take Metro or drive to Dulles airport? ⁦@iduncan⁩ and I competed to find out. We compared costs and stress, too. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Northern Virginia officials wanted the Silver Line to help transform Tysons from an auto-centric office park to a walkable “downtown.” We look at how far Tysons has come in 8 years — and what that means for Loudoun as the SL opens there tomorrow washingtonpost.com/transport…

The rest of the Silver Line is set to open Tuesday. Here’s why it’s four years late and $250 million over budget — and the pitfalls of an airports authority managing a massive transit project, via ⁦@loriara⁩ and ⁦@mikelaris⁩ washingtonpost.com/transport…

As more offices and restaurants reopen, D.C.’s rat complaints are skyrocketing, via ⁦@postmetrogirl⁩ washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

Montgomery County has a new interim planning board after the previous one resigned amid scandals. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Metro approved for more trains, plans to open rest of Silver Line by Thanksgiving. Via ⁦@justingeorge⁩ washingtonpost.com/transport…

Montgomery council approves 30-year plan calling for denser development & recommending duplexes and small apt buildings in single-family home neighborhoods washingtonpost.com/transport…

Montgomery’s proposed 30-yr growth plan, Thrive 2050, has ignited debate about whether denser development would help or hurt the DC suburb. Critics say it will open up single-family neighborhoods to duplexes, apartments, etc. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Which kind of D.C.-area commuters are happiest? Hint: You don’t need a car, bus or train. A new survey shows how the pandemic has shaped commuting in Washington. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Competition to replace Montgomery County’s influential planning board, which resigned amid scandals last week, is stiff — 128 residents have applied to fill the five positions temporarily until a new permanent board is named. washingtonpost.com/transport…