Breakfast links: Jim or Jack?
More new leadership for WMATA
The WMATA Board of Directors will select a new chair this week. The top contenders are Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce president Jim Corcoran and DC Councilmember Jack Evans. (Post)
Thumbs up to bikshare
Fairfax County will launch bikeshare in Reston and Tysons. The system, part of Capital Bikeshare, could be running this year. (Reston Now)
Metro fares
People whose Metro commutes cover 6+ miles keep riding even when fares go up. That means cutting long-distance Metro fares wouldn’t add enough new riders to pay for the loss. (Post)
Tree house trouble
A Capitol Hill resident built a treehouse that hangs over the historic alley behind the house. DDOT allowed construction, but unhappy neighbors say that was in error and are working to stop a lasting permit. (Capitol Hill Corner)
How Virginia gets to work
More Arlingtonians use transit than anywhere else in Virginia, and Charlottesville has a ton of people who walk… though most of them are probably students on their way to class. These interactive charts have lots of great data about how Virginians get to work. (StatChat)
Crystal City housing
Co-living residential space in NYC offers everything from common areas for yoga to Sunday night supper for residents. Last year, Arlington approved plans for a similar project in Crystal City by the same developer. (Urban Turf)
Crime in 2016
DC has already seen more crime including robberies, assaults, and thefts, than it had at this time last year. (DCist, MPDC)
A streetcar in NYC?
Advocates say that a 17-mile streetcar line from Brooklyn to Queens would serve 15 million riders and produce billions in new tax revenue. The proposed line would run in areas ill served by existing subway. (NextCity)
Fair pay for Uber
Uber drivers in Detroit make 30¢ per mile, which they say isn’t nearly enough to live on. Uber isn’t all that concerned about driver wages because in the future, the company hopes to stop using drivers altogether. (Pando)
And…
Allegiant Air will offer direct service from BWI to select cities beginning in the spring. (Post)… Japan keeps a rural train station open for just one passenger. (CityLab)… DC millennials are a lot like people in other generations: Most drive to work alone. (WBJ)