Breakfast links: Let the bikes continue
Army Navy cycle track
Arlington is considering a cycle track on Army Navy Drive since the current arrangement of the street is “inhospitable” for cyclists. The plan also includes pedestrian improvements and room for a streetcar. (ARLnow)
Trail trials
A preservation group is blocking allowing the Met Branch Trail to go past a historic Silver Spring train station. (WABA) … The Kennedy Center wants to let people access the Rock Creek trail from the arts center’s terrace. (WashCycle)
Empty warehouse or market?
Congress will hold a hearing at a vacant government- owned warehouse
Police unions differ on cameras
New York’s police union opposes adding traffic cameras, while DC’s police union has fought for them and for the existing fines. GGW contributor alum Stephen Miller investigates the difference. (Streetsblog)
We’re number 4!
WalkScore ranks DC the 4th best city to visit without a car, behind New York, San Francisco, and Boston. The list combined WalkScore and TransitScore as well as hotel proximity to car share. (UrbanTurf)
The recession halted “job sprawl”
The proportion of jobs 10-35 miles from urban cores rose dramatically from 2000-2007, but then stalled out during the recession, Brookings found. The DC region was the only metro area to have more jobs and a larger percentage in the core (3 miles or less) now than in 2000. (Next City)
Groceries on the bus?
Could a cooler on the front of a bus be the solution for food deserts? Grocery stores might be interested in it as a way to cut down on grocery cart theft. (Atlantic Cities)
Don’t panic about Cheh bill
Mary Cheh’s proposal for a bill to allow ANCs to weigh in on by-right residential projects of a certain size was initially met with skepticism. But it wouldn’t give ANCs as much power as originally thought. (UrbanTurf)
Next stop, extreme wealth
Income varies greatly at each stop each along New York’s subway lines. Would graphs done for our area look much different? (New Yorker)