Breakfast links: Site and sound
Location, location, location
Many companies are making the move from suburban office space in Tysons to Metro-accessible space in Tysons, even though rents are higher. As construction booms around the Silver Line, developers must make the shift toward building more walkable, urban environments. (Post)
A signal of the start
Cell phone service will come to the entire Metro system within five years, now that Metro is footing most of the bill instead of the service providers. The Red Line will be the first to get service. (Post)
Noisy neighbors
One person filed 6,500 of 8,670 noise complaints about National Airport traffic in 2015. Noise complaints have tripled since planes started using new technology to fly more direct routes and cut emissions. (Post)
DC’s newest union members
DC Streetcar workers voted to join the same union as Metro employees. Last year several streetcar workers were controversially fired shortly before a union vote. (Post)
Might still merge
Exelon’s latest merger offer includes $78 million for grid modernization, environmental projects, and funds to offset rate increases until 2019. But it’s still a long way from a done deal. (Wash. Times)
Back to basics
WMATA needs to fix the “nuts and bolts” if it wants to stop the decline in ridership. Metro General Manager Wiedefeld worked to convince transit advocates and business groups to follow his plan at a luncheon yesterday. (WAMU)
A national transit map
The US Department of Transportation wants to create a map with every transit route in the nation to help better understand where there are gaps in transit access and how transit impacts communities. (WTOP)
Let’s build a better bike city
What will make cycling better in DC? Mutual respect and awareness between cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians can go a long way. (Curbed DC)