Breakfast links: Ding ding
The streetcars are coming!
Operator training begins tomorrow, which means that (non-revenue) streetcars will travel down H Street for the first time in 50 years. (WAMU)
Steets closed due to summit
The US-Africa summit this week will impact travel in downtown DC as streets are closed or narrowed. Some federal workers are telecommuting to reduce impacts on themselves and others. (WTOP)
Georgetown encourages lingering
A new initiative by the local business improvement district seeks to help business by promoting lingering, through murals and distributing chairs throughout the neighborhood. (Georgetown BID, @ElevationDC)
Hurry up and wait
As the competition for the new FBI headquarters between Maryland and Virginia intensifies, it is worth remembering that Federal building projects move slowly. Here is a recent history of large federal properties in the area. (Post)
Does your app know Silver?
One previously reviewed transit app has been upgraded to include the Silver Line. Will a lack of updates of other apps leave some riders stranded? (iTunes store, John B.) (Tip: John B.)
Free parking drives driving
Free parking at work encourages driving quite a bit. So much so that it even when there are transit benefits are offered as well, people are more likely to drive than if there are no benefits offered. (Citylab)
Mapping Vision Zero
NYC has a website where you can submit tips on dangerous intersections and other conditions that can endanger road users. If the DC area did something similar, which streets or intersections would you report?
And…
More national homebuilders are building apartments and condos, doubling their growth rate compared to single-family homes. (WSJ, charlie) …The most successful transit systems are in the Northeast and West, and in college towns. (538, Pinkshirt) … GGW contributors are not the only ones who find walking in Tysons difficult. (WAMU) (Tip: charlie)