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Rediscover Columbus Circle

Construction work on Columbus Circle in front of Union Station is finished. The plaza now features wider sidewalks, bike lanes, and a simpler traffic pattern. (WTOP)  

Settle down about bikeshare, NYC

Some vocal New Yorkers (and even one bike shop owner) are fighting Citibike stations. Remember when there was similar pushback when CaBi was starting? It all disappeared after the program started, and now people cheer, not fight, new stations. (Fox, TBD, THIH, Streetsblog)  

Adams Morgan = West Village?

Which neighborhoods in DC (and other cities) correspond to parts of New York? H Street is Williamsburg, but Columbia Heights=

Bushwick seems like a stretch. What do you think? (Morning News via City Paper)  

KIPP will have to wait for Randall

DC will continue with a deliberative process to create a Small Area Plan in Southwest, instead of letting KIPP build a campus there. (Southwest TLQTC) … The Post editorial board is very disappointed.  

Board sanctions Orange

DC’s ethics board “admonished” Vincent Orange for keeping a campaign contributor’s food warehouse open when health officials tried to shut it down. Orange will be able to get the violation expunged later this year. (Examiner)  

Take a look

The MTA released renderings of what some Purple Line bridges might look like. (Patch) …  TheBus on Route 1 will get a paint tube paint scheme. (Gazette)  

Is your commute an idyll?

WTOP is asking for stories of the longest and worst drives, which it calls “Commuter Idle.” Streetsblog created a competing contest for the best stories of saving time by not driving: “Commuter Idyll.”  

Flood-control parkway

One planner wants to replace lanes on a Robert Moses-designed parkway in Queens and with dunes to protect against storms. (Next City)  

And…

A reminder to give up your seat on Metro for pregnant women. (Unsuck DC Metro) … Don’t like sprawling mansions? Then check out this one-room house on Capitol Hill. (UrbanTurf) … Tom Toles takes on food truck rules. (Post)