Breakfast links: Represent
Next stop, statehood
Mayor Bowser wants to submit a comprehensive statehood plan to Congress this year, including a citywide vote in November. Tennessee took similar action to become a state in 1795. (WAMU) … Presidential hopeful John Kasich says he’s opposed because it’s “just more votes in the Democratic Party.” (The Hill)
WMATARU, Where R U?
The WMATA Riders Union, a rider’s advocacy group formed last fall, has been inexplicably quiet and absent for some time now, and no one seems to be sure what happened. (Post)
Hogan, the hero?
On the Eastern Shore, people praise Governor Hogan for pushing forward rural road improvement projects. But the state’s new scoring program, meant to improve transparency, will likely cut similar projects. (Post)
Same day for some
Amazon’s same-day delivery service covers the entire city and some surrounding suburbs in most major US cities. But for a handful of cities, including DC, predominantly black ZIP codes don’t make the cut. (Bloomberg, JJJ)
Farm first
ANC 1C doesn’t want the developer of a new building in Adams Morgan to revamp an underutilized neighborhood plaza because it would leave less space for the local farmer’s market. (Borderstan)
What’s in a name?
DC United will name its new 20,000 seat stadium the DC United Stadium, at least until a sponsor comes along. (WBJ) … Some Congressmen really don’t want J. Edgar Hoover’s namePresident
Equal opportunity, except for housing
Cognitive dissonance between liberal aspirations and anti-growth housing policy is killing US cities, argues Shane Phillips. Liberals cannot continue to claim they’re pro-environment but anti-density, or pro-immigration but anti-new neighbors. (Better Institutions)
Winter dream bike
A Swedish man built a recumbent, electric bicycle with a heater and an outer shell that resembles a car so he can keep riding even during his country’s chilly winters. (Post)