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Charges in Gray investigation

The US Attorney has charged Thomas Gore, the assistant treasurer on Mayor Gray’s 2010 campaign, alleging he paid Sulaimon Brown using false names, then destroyed evidence. Gore will plead guilty later today. Outstanding question: Did Gray himself know about the misconduct? (City Paper, WJLA, Post)  

Barry’s improbable Monday

After Marion Barry had a scare over a blood clot — he’s fine now — the indefatigable council­member said he was wrong for his comments about Filipino nurses. He still wants more District-grown nurses, but “truly didn’t mean 2 hurt or offend.” and “is truly sorry.” (DCist)  

Where the murders were

A map All of DC’s murders for the past 7 years have been mapped to their locations. Rock Creek creates a very stark line. (DCist)  

Keep your balance, CaBi

A visualization shows where the most rebalancing happens between CaBi stations. The station at 16th and Harvard on top of Meridian Hill needs 31 bikes a day delivered to it while other stations become overstocked. (Mystery Inc.)  

4th best bike city

DC ranks #4 among best cities for bicycling. It was #13 last year. Capital Bikeshare, new cycle tracks, the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, and Black Women Bike contribute to the rise. (Bicycling Magazine)  

Not loving the car

America’s “love affair with the automobile” has turned into a somewhat unhappy marriage, and more and more residents are deciding to stay single and keep their transportation options open. (Post)  

Fort Walkable

The Defense Department is trying to make its bases more walkable by placing housing closer to shops, providing transit around the base, and including more trees. Bases now are generally very sprawling. (USA Today)  

The cul-de-sac tower

Miami has the densest neighborhoods south of New York, but everyone drives between towers and neighbors hardly know each other. Are these just vertical cul-de-sacs? Density doesn’t always make good communities. (Transit Miami)  

Quality beats quantity in transit

Broward County, Florida has rather low density but rather high transit usage thanks to a system that tries to give the county high-quality service where it can, rather than low-quality service everywhere. (Atlantic Cities)  

And…

The local span of the 11th Street Bridge partially opens Thursday. (Post) … Street Sense is likely DC’s fastest-growing newspaper. (HuffPo) … Metro will start rehabbing the Bethesda elevators. (TBD) … How might you redo the Redskins’ identity? (Uni-Watch)