Breakfast links: Stay safe
Dangerous intersections
DDOT has released its list of the most crash-prone intersections for bikes and pedestrians. 14th and U NW was the most dangerous for bikes, and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Howard Road SE saw the most crashes involving pedestrians. (DCist)
Bad scheduling kills door bill
Virginia’s dooring bill failed in committee possibly thanks to the fact that a third of the committee did not vote. 4 likely yes votes from Northern Virginia were at other committee meetings. (Post)
Communication breakdown
Metro officials admitted that miscommunication played a role in making it harder to help passengers stranded on a Green Line train late last month. (Post)
Don’t play favorites
Some other county officials are not happy about what they think is WMATA favoring Prince George’s County in the bidding for the new FBI headquarters. (Post)
A very particular set of skills
Do you have the skills it takes to ride Metrorail and Metrobus? DCist has a list of abilities to speed your commute, like being able to quickly add money to your SmarTrip card and knowing where the station exit is.
Don’t dis Anacostia
Nikki Peele has responds to everyone who tweets derogatory, and often ignorant, things about Anacostia or “southeast DC.” (CHOTR, Terry Scott) (Tip: Terry Scott)
And…
Mayor Gray wants to increase DCPS and charter funding by 2%. (Examiner) … Scaffolding will go up around the Washington Monument as early as next week. (DCist) … Think you know DC’s neighborhoods? Try this game. (Click that ‘Hood)