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Welcome home, veterans

After a two year focus on finding homes for homeless veterans. DC may be the first city to reach a goal set by President Obama to end homelessness for veterans. The focus on veterans can inform the effort to end homelessness in DC entirely by 2017. (WAMU)  

Free rides for vets

Lyft and Uber announced plans to offer free rides for military veterans so that it is easier for them to get to work and job interviews. (Task & Purpose, Brendan)  

Wheelchair cabs not in service

A quarter of DC wheelchair-accessible cabs are still unused three months after the District started subsidizing the purchase and rental of wheelchair accessible vans. (WAMU)  

Just call me Tysons

The US Census Bureau will officially change Tysons Corner’s name to Tysons. The new name may reflect the way that Tysons is developing. (WBJ)  

How Lee Highway should grow

Residents in Arlington debated how much density and development should come to Lee Highway. (WAMU)  

Adams Morgan vision

The DC Office of Planning has a new vision for Adams Morgan. The plans include creating flexible community gathering spaces and cyclist connections to Woodley Park and the zoo. (DCist)  

Rand Paul is right, kinda

Rand Paul blamed inequality on cities run by Democratic mayors. It’s true those cities have the most inequality but that is more because they attract both the highest and lowest income earners. In contrast, gated communities keep out the poor and poor places don’t attract the rich. (Post)  

Visions of rail in the northeast

The FRA unveiled four visions for passenger rail service between DC and Boston in a new report. On the high end, a $290 billion proposal would cut travel time from DC to Boston from 7 hours to 3. (newstimes)  

Built for speed

Street design has a bigger impact on how fast people drive than posted speed limits. Long blocks and wide lanes act as visual cues to drive faster, turning residential streets into racetracks. (CityLab, KC)