Breakfast links: Moving to the future
Streetcars alight in DC
DC’s streetcars arrived in Anacostia at the new test track. DDOT plans to start testing them on H/Benning by October and carry passengers once the Federal Transit Administration approves. (Post)
“Young urbanists” electorally growing
Elissa Silverman had a strong showing in the special election with many votes from 20- and 30-something DC residents, including many young African-Americans, partly by campaigning on good government and a strong safety net. (Post)
Rooftop bars mapped
A crowd-sourced map of rooftop bars shows a wealth of choices in central DC and Arlington, but just one for Marylanders: the Doubletree Bethesda. Are there others? (Map Attacks, Tom A) (Tip: Tom A)
Height study starts with meetings
The upcoming federal/local study on possibly maybe changing the height limit announced 2 public meetings, Monday May 13 at the Petworth library and Saturday May 18 at the MLK library.
DC-CANnot give you Internet
DC has built a huge fiber-optic network with federal stimulus, but franchise agreements with Comcast and Verizon prohibit offering Internet access directly to residents. (City Paper)
Government goings-on
Mayor Gray wants to offer driver licenses to undocumented immigrants. (DCist) … DC now has federal permission to hire an interim CFO. (Examiner) … There’s a lot of finger-pointing around the Silver Spring Transit Center. (Examiner)
Freeloading ends in Ocean City
Ocean City is raising its parking rates and adding meters on some streets where visitors were parking all day for free. (WAMU)
And…
Technology won’t entirely replace transit maps. (Human Transit) … ““If you are going to get arrested, do it in Arlington County.” (Colbert) … Who’s on the board that decides Virginia transportation policy? (Tysons Engineer)