Breakfast links: You’re fired
WMATA management shakeup
WMATA GM Paul Wiedefeld fired 20 managers — including seven senior managers — on Friday in a move to restructure leadership and reinforce the need to hold the transit agency’s employees accountable. (WAMU)
SafeTrack’s low-income impact
Low-income Metro riders will feel the most pain when SafeTrack begins. WMATA can lend a hand by informing these riders of alternatives and encouraging free or reduced-cost bus service. (CityLab)
SafeTrack prep
Local jurisdictions and transit agencies are still figuring out how to adjust service once SafeTrack begins. … Federal agencies should expand telework options, says the Office of Personnel Management. (WTOP)
Mixed-use for Herndon
Herndon wants to redevelop its downtown, and has narrowed its plans down to two mixed-use proposals. (Reston Now)
Changes for Bethesda, too
Downtown Bethesda’s Hyatt Regency is awaiting planning board approval to liven up its ground floor at Bethesda Metro Plaza. Plans call for more restaurant or retail space and upgrades to the plaza. (Bethesda Beat)
Hotel supply and demand
14 new hotels including the Trump International will open in the region by the year’s end. But demand is slowing, and some worry that a downturn for the local hotel industry is just around the corner. (Post)
More real estate sticker shock
In April, one in five DC homes on the market were listed at over $1 million dollars. But it could be worse — over 50% of listings right now in San Francisco are above the million dollar mark. (UrbanTurf)
Language shift is no accident
A growing number of journalists, government agencies, and others are acknowledging that calling car crashes “accidents” sends the wrong message. After all, nobody says “plane accident.” (NYT, Vox)
And…
Arlington residents complain about complainers. (ArlNow) … Auctions to rent apartments are a horrible idea. (CityLab) … 40% of Manhattan’s buildings couldn’t be built under the current zoning code. (NYT) … How accessory apartments boosted affordable housing in Durango, Colorado. (CityLab)