Photo by Alden Jewell on Flickr.

Ferrying feds to parking

Plans are in the works to add ferry service between Alexandria and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, but Alexandria officials don’t want the city to become a parking lot just because the “federal government did not adequately plan for its own parking needs.” (WTOP)  

More papal problems

MTA will cancel or cut routes short on several commuter buses when the pope visits. Some buses will detour to Metro stations outside of the DC to avoid expected traffic jams in the city. (Post)  

Tunnel treats

CSX plans to add both shared and separated bike and pedestrian paths along Virginia Ave as part of the Virginia Ave Tunnel project. (JDLand)  

Bounded body cameras

Muriel Bowser wants to limit the footage that the public can see from police body cameras, including prohibiting people who file police complaints from getting footage of their own encounters. (Post)  

Walkable suburbs

Manassas is trying increase the appeal of its downtown by building more walkable housing near businesses and commuter rail. (Potomac Local)  

Seattle’s subway

Seattle had plans to build an extensive rail system like Metro and BART, but voters turned it down in the 1960s. Instead, the federal money went to Atlanta and became MARTA. (KING-TV)  

Run or ride?

You can “rail bike” on unused railroad tracks in upstate New York by riding the rails in a special pedal vehicle. But there are plans to make the tracks a trail instead. Which is a better use of the retired tracks? (NYT)