Breakfast links: Cold and white
Brr!
It snowed, and now is really cold! There were disabled trains causing delays at Bethesda and Rosslyn, and on MARC. How was your commute? (Post)
Transforming away from crime
Prince George’s effort of focusing government services to fight crime seems to be working. The 6 Transforming Neighborhood Inititive communites saw dramatic drops in violent crime. (Post)
The long road of the Bi-County
The Bi-County Parkway has a long and complex history, including an unpopular PR campaign from VDOT in support of the road. A new governor could add more uncertainty to the road’s future. (LoudounTimes)
Faster but concentrated?
The DC Housing Authority may sell off some property in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood to jump-start building of affordable units. But the move would concentrate affordable units in one building. (City Paper)
Meet the new CFO
Jeffery DeWitt starts as DC’s CFO today. DeWitt previously was Phoenix’s CFO before taking over for the retiring Natwar Gandhi. (WTOP)
Metro wants to hear from you
WMATA wants people to take a survey on fares and what priority capital improvement projects, like escalator repair, should take.
The great Metrothon
One man is going to attempt to exit all 86 Metro stations tomorrow. Can he make it before the system closes? (Patch)
And…
7 Democrats turned in enough signatures to qualify for the mayoral ballot in DC. (City Paper) … What words and phrases should urbanists stop using? (Atlantic Cities) … A documentary from a DC bike thief’s perspective is in the works. (DCist)