Breakfast links: More gentrification?
Is Union Market gentrification?
The new Union Market “feels more like a Crate and Barrel” than the old market, and attracts more out-of-towners. Is it another gentrification beachhead? Programs like nutrition education could help avoid this. (Post)
The gentrification invasion
A panel on gentrification stirred up some finger-pointing, as someone told Dan Silverman Petworth isn’t his and another said U Street “feels like it’s been invaded.” And which side is Busboys and Poets on? (City Desk)
Riders’ freewill presents challenge
Fewer people are switching to the Yellow line than anticipated for Rush Plus, so now Blue Line trains are overcrowded. (WTOP)
Inaccessible machines
New SmarTrip vending machines at Metro stations that were supposed to be operational September 1 are not yet because they don’t comply with ADA rules. WMATA hopes to have the machines in compliance by November 12. (Examiner)
Development school of thought
Rockville could loosen its school-capacity requirements to match those of the rest of Montgomery County. That would allow for some more development where the limit blocks it today. (Gazette)
Opposition group of one
A man who claimed he represented a group of neighbors opposed to a planned Adams Morgan hotel when in fact he only represented one neighbor. The Zoning Commission chair has accused him of breaking the law. (DCmud)
A councilmember in 73
Before Home Rule, Nixon appointee to the DC Council Tedsun Myers stopped a freeway through the National Mall (somewhat like this?), and then helped found a national bike/ped organization. (PPS)
WMATA not the only one
BART has a $10.8 million surplus due to record ridership and increasing sales tax collections. It will spend the money on more late-night bus service, subway cars, and to deal with a worker’s comp problem. (SF Gate, HStreetLL) (Tip: HStreetLL)
And…
Virginia gets high-speed rail money in the nick of time. (Examiner) … A Bethesda pedestrian detour is dangerous at night. (RD@BR) … A proposed hotel near Nationals Park will have neither ground-floor retail nor on-site parking. (JDLand)