Breakfast links: Looking ahead
St. E’s reimagined
Yesterday, Mayor Gray selected a team to redevelop St. Elizabeths east campus with residential, retail. and office space. Buildout is expected to take 10 years. (WBJ)
Bye-bye blight
An industrial area with empty, blighted warehouses near the Rhode Island Avenue station sat vacant for over a decade but will now be developed into two condominium complexes by 2016. (Post)
Easing into HOT
The first day for tolling on the 95 Express Lanes was a light commute day. Signage was clear for the on-ramps but the variable toll prices were not. (Post)
2015 on two wheels
What can we expect from Bowser and a new, yet to be named, DDOT director in 2015? Improvements to both the Metropolitan Branch Trail and the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail should continue. The council may try to reform contributory negligence laws again. (City Paper)
Scissor soiree
As one of his last acts in office, Mayor Gray performed 17 ceremonial ribbon cuttings yesterday to celebrate economic development in Shaw. Here’s a rundown of all 17. (WAMU, Washingtonian)
Gameplay guidance
Mini Metro is a fun, addictive game that simulates rail network design. What can it teach us about demand generation, land use planning, and the value of buses? (Human Transit)
And…
Bowser chose three officials with close ties to the Fenty administration to head the Departments of Human Services, Health, and Youth Rehabilitation Services. (Post) … The Atlanta streetcar opens today. (CLAtlanta) … Here’s another Capital Bikeshare visualization of trips to and from Union Station. (DCist)