Breakfast links: Mission Accomplished
Phase One complete
Construction of the Silver Line is complete. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority now has 15 days to review and accept the work. Up to 90 days of further testing and training by Metro will follow. (Post)
The forgotten trail
The Rock Creek Park trail is in bad shape and too narrow in places. But NPS isn’t doing anything about it and hasn’t even given an update in 2 years. (Washingtonian)
A moratorium on the moratorium?
DC’s liquor moratoriums date from an era when DC was the murder capital of America. Are they still necessary or desirable? (Post)
An ICC loyalty program?
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler proposes to lower the tolls for frequent users of the Intercounty Connector and thinks the increased use will offset the lower tolls. (Post)
Complete streets everywhere?
The Safe Streets Act of 2014 would require states to develop complete streets policies for federally funded roads, where 2/3 of pedestrian deaths occur. (Streetsblog)
When gentrifiers become the gentrified
When does city life become too much? A former gentrifier reflects on the iniquities big and small that led to his move to the suburbs. What can be done to make cities work for everyone? (Next City)
Bikes elevated in Europe
A 221 km, $12 billion elevated cycletrack network through London could provide express cycling to half the area population. Meanwhile, the Dutch already have an elevated traffic circle for bikes. (Architect Magazine, Medium)
Love is better signage
Could improved signage at Metro stations help marital bliss? One Washington Post columnist thinks so, at least when it comes to Kiss & Rides.
And…
Renderings from Paris illustrate what can be done with abandoned Metro tunnels, like the Dupont Underground. (UrbanTurf) … Temporary parking limitations may point the way to increasing sidewalk width in Georgetown. (Post) … A man used a Metrobus to transport a mattress. (DCist) (Tip: Nick C)