Breakfast links: Lots of suggestions
Should Oklahoma/Benning get an infill station?
Original plans for Metro included a Blue/Orange station at Oklahoma Avenue, north of RFK Stadium. Should it be built as an infill station? Or maybe a bit to the north, near Benning Road? (RPUS)
Visual traffic light countdown?
A traffic light shows a visual countdown about when the red will change to green. Good idea or bad? In DC, the pedestrian countdowns offer similar information if you’re able to see them. (BeyondDC)
How to draw ANC lines?
Should H Street be united under one ANC? How far east should the ANC containing Shaw extend? Should the area southeast of the Capitol join 6D over the freeway or should Near Southeast unify with Barracks Row? Hill East become a new ANC? What about a new Park View/Howard/LeDroit ANC? Or Adding Mount Pleasant to Adams Morgan’s?
Is “NIMBY” an insult?
Lydia DePillis argues “NIMBY” needn’t be pejorative. For example, those opposing another homeless shelter in Anacostia do indeed want it somewhere besides their backyard, but that doesn’t mean they’re wrong. (City Paper)
Hear from the driver who stopped for Beaujon
The driver hassled by Park Police for letting Andrew Beaujon cross the street wrote his own account. He says the officer also started blasting “DO NOT STOP” on his loudspeaker. (BikeArlington, JDAntos)
Snyder tries to diminish DC’s home rule powers
Dan Snyder now stands against not only freedom of the press, but also home rule. He’s replied to the City Paper’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit by arguing DC actually lacks the authority to pass an anti-SLAPP law, saying only Congress can. (Post) … Feel free to support the City Paper’s defense.
Growth in Old Town affects crime reporting
As the north end of Alexandria’s Old Town gentrifies, “quality of life” crimes increase, like drunkenness and drug use, or at least they’re getting reported more with the greater mix of incomes. (WAMU)
And…
WMATA is looking for a pedestrian/bicycle project manager. (PlanItMetro, Bossi) … Where Arlingtonians most want CaBi stations. (BikeArlington) … An iPhone app communicates the gender ratio at area bars. (Examiner) (Tip: Bossi)