Breakfast links: Back to normal
Mounds of trash on the Mall
After Cherry Blossom Festival revelers left heaps of trash on the National Mall, the National Park Service admits it wasn’t prepared for the crowds. Not enough staff and no overnight workers plagued clean-up. (Post)
Metro hits a high note
With hundreds of thousands of visitors, Metro clocked 638,474 trips on Saturday, the highest
the most for a Saturday since 2010’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. (DCist)
Back to disruptions for Metro
Metro will resume track work now that Cherry Blossom crowds are gone. Crews will test new cars on the Green Line and shuttle service will replace trains on sections of the Orange and Blue Lines. (Post)
Not just one Bethesda
Where are the neighborhoods in Bethesda? To customize development to different areas, planners try to identify distinct neighborhoods such as Woodmont Triangle, Bethesda Row, and the area around the Metro station. (Gazette)
Underpass art
NoMa’s dark and uninviting underpasses will become “art parks” with contemporary installations. With a budget of $1.75 million, the NoMa Parks Foundation is looking for submissions, to be installed by 2015. (DCist, WBJ)
Clarendon tops for Gen Y
With its rents, income, and well-educated young population, a new ranking names Clarendon Washington’s best neighborhood for millenials. It placed the Washington area third nationally after New York City and Austin, Texas. (ArlNow)
‘Tis a silly crosswalk
In Norway, artists replaced a crosswalk sign with a Monty Python-inspired one that encourages pedestrians to cross in a silly way. (Fast Company)
They want you
Alexandria is looking for people to serve on its Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Advisory Committee. Meanwhile, WMATA still wants input on its late night bus service survey. (TheWashCycle, PlanItMetro)