Breakfast links: New service
Strong start for Silver
Metro says the Silver Line is performing well, and is currently running at 60% of projected end-year ridership. The Tysons Corner station in particular has strong off-peak and Saturday ridership. (City Paper, PlanItMetro)
Streetcars around the corner
DDOT officially announced that the H St. Streetcar will run pre-revenue service starting next week, which could mean a November opening. Expect to see empty cars running at a normal schedule, every day. (City Paper, Post)
DC police to wear body cameras
Over 160 MPD officers will start wearing body cameras on October 1st. This is part of a six month pilot program, and Chief Lanier expects all officers to have cameras within three years. (WTOP)
Who is Peter May?
The Park Service’s Peter May sits on a plethora of important boards where he has a lot of say in local planning and zoning. But as federal overlords go, he lives in the city, bicycles everywhere, and cares about urban places. (City Paper)
Alexandria bike lanes opposition
Planned bike lanes along two streets in Old Town Alexandria are drawing criticism from residents. City planners are trying to get ahead of criticism, noting the lanes will take away no parking. (Alexandria Times)
How to make Ward 5 bikeable
A new land use plan for Ward 5 calls to aggressively include bike lanes on major arteries and more CaBi stations. (TheWashCycle)
How to build a cycletrack
The US DOT will write a detailed manual on how to build cycletracks, which will help states and cities build them. New rules also will make cycletracks and other bike facilities eligible on federally-funded roads. (Streetsblog)
And…
Arlington County has awarded a streetcar design and engineering contract to HDR Engineering, which worked on the H St. Line. (NBC Washington) … Arlington planners don’t want a bank in a new flagship office building in Courthouse. (WBJ) … Montgomery County now has drones but isn’t using them yet. (WAMU)