Breakfast links: In the name of love
DC’s vision zero
The biggest news to come out of the DC Council’s hearing on new road safety bills was from DDOT. Director Dormsjo announced that the mayor intends to release the District’s Vision Zero plan next week. He also said new regulations will go into effect Friday to increase fines and create slow zones. (WAMU)
Idaho stop in DC
At the same hearing, the Council heard testimony about letting cyclists yield instead of stop at stop signs. It was one of the few controversial proposals. MPD and the insurance industry don’t like the idea. (Post)
Region together
Governor Terry McAuliffe, Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Maryland State Senate President Mike Miller are concerned about three economic development issues: regional competition, dependence on public sector jobs, and congestion. (WBJ)
Dulles subsidy
Governor McAuliffe wants more money for Dulles in the next state budget. McAuliffee wants a $50 million dollar subsidy for airlines in hopes that lower cost will attract customers, likely from Reagan National Airport. (Post)
Richmond to Washington, faster
Higher-speed rail between Richmond and DC would be a major step toward high-speed rail in the Northeast. Officials want to consolidate stations in Richmond and add a third track to keep the project feasible. (Post)
Send us your poor and educated
A Montgomery Council member wants to establish a county student-loan refinancing authority, the first of its kind, to attract young, college grads to Montgomery County. Meanwhile, a new interactive map shows that the county has a relatively low delinquency rate. (WAMU, City Lab)
DC 2215
Two hundred years from now, New York Avenue could be a fruit orchard; at least according to the DC based Future Cartographic Society. The group presents their idea of DC’s future landscape in a new map and app. (WAMU)
Programmable architecture
Who says buildings should be permanent? Architects could use nanobots in architecture to program structures to change shape, function and style at command. (aeon, KC)
And…
Four teams submitted proposals to design, build and operate Maryland’s Purple Line. (Post)… Mayor Muriel Bowser swaps her working class neighborhood for something more upscale. (Post)… Metro is on a national search for a Chief Safety Officer. (DCist)