Photo by Trevor.Huxham on Flickr.

No density

A mixed-use plan to add more density in the Westbard area in Bethesda encountered stiff opposition. One resident balked at the idea of walkability, saying she “likes her car and wants to keep driving it.” (BethesdaNow)  

Let them ride the bus

The death of the Columbia Pike streetcar highlights a class divide in Arlington, says Bob McCartney. Wealthy residents did not want to pay for a fancy streetcar for poorer residents and would rather they just ride the bus.  (Post)  

No Reeves swap, no deal?

Without the Reeves swap, Akridge may not sell its Buzzard Point land to DC for the cheaper price in the original deal. That could force DC to use eminent domain, pay much more, and delay the project. (WBJ, City Paper)  

What’s coming for bikes

DDOT is currently only planning one more cycletrack, a north/south corridor

east-west on M Street between 4th and 9th streets NE.  But there are some good trail and bridge projects in the works, and the region as a whole is planning 2,000 miles of bike and pedestrian projects. (TheWashCycle, WAMU)  

Bazinga! GGW parking nerds

DC plans to test demand-based parking pricing in Penn Quarter, beginning in the summer of 2015. (City Paper) … The DCist story’s first commenter was spying on the GGW HQ when we heard about the announcement.  

Arlington seeks more retail

Arlington may expand retail guidelines county-wide, require storefronts that work well at pedestrian speed and scale, allow more food trucks, and other changes to increase retail. (WTOP)  

Mobility may not be affordable

The American Dream of economic mobility is thriving in some cities, but these cities tend to have the most expensive housing.  There are some exceptions, like Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City. (CityLab)  

And…

Workers have finished erecting the scaffolding around the Capitol dome, so restoration work can begin. (WAMU) … Fairfax County has approved the first Tesla dealership in Virginia.  (Post) … DC’s latest statehood bill died in a Senate committee, but the bill itself raised awareness about the cause. (WAMU)