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Arlington chooses streetcars

Arlington approved the Columbia Pike streetcar in a late-night County Board session. Having selected the streetcar as the “locally preferred option,” Arlington can now seek funding for the project. (BeyondDC)  

Too white to be mayor?

Although the sentiment has eased over the past decade, many DC residents think it’s important to have a black mayor. Candidates Jack Evans and Tommy Wells face a difficult route to election. (Post)  

Housing Authority looks for breach

DC’s Housing authority has announced a policy review after news that Mayor Gray’s 2010 campaign used a list of public housing residents. It is not yet clear how the campaign acquired the list. (Post)  

Georgetown University comes downtown

Georgetown University has found a location for a satellite campus downtown, near Mount Vernon Square. The new campus will house Georgetown’s 1,100-student School of Continuing Studies. (Georgetown Metropolitan)  

Groupon kills business?

Back Alley Waffles, a restaurant in Shaw, claims that it was put out of business by Groupon, which took too long in reimbursing the waffle restaurant for a discount run by Groupon. (DCist)  

New York City opens remedial bike classes

New York City has introduced a class on bike-riding laws as a sentencing option for minor traffic infractions. Would Washington benefit from similar enforcement and reeducation? (NYT)  

And…

A street in Columbus, Ohio passes over a highway with a shop-lined street, similar to the proposal for the Southwest Ecodistrict. (BeyondDC)… Mayor Gray will announce a grading system for the District’s agencies. (Examiner)… Traffic projections are never as accurate as they claim to be. (Streetsblog)