Breakfast links: Stop-and-go
Red light, green light
DDOT will retime traffic signals at 386 intersections across DC. Engineers say doing so will help traffic flow as well as “optimize” crossing times for people on foot. (DCist)
Metro isn’t alone
Lots of cities have needed big fixes for their rail systems, including San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. That’s what happens when we build new infrastructure but then don’t bother to keep it up. (WAMU)
Homeless shelter plan, refined
In the latest chapter of an often rocky saga, the DC Council unanimously passed a revised version of the homeless shelter master plan. One change: the Ward 6 shelter site will now be on city-owned land. (City Paper)
Metro puts late-night service to bed
With SafeTrack about to end late-night weekend Metro service, the 7,500 people who ride Metro after midnight will need to find alternate ways to get around the region. (Washingtonian)
When SafeTrack comes too late
The family of Carol Glover, the 61-year-old grandmother who died of smoke inhalation at L’Enfant Plaza last year, is still grieving amidst Metro’s continued public struggles. (WAMU)
That’s the tweet of the police
MPD resumed tweeting breaking crime alerts and news. Last week’s abrupt stop disappointed @DCPoliceDept’s 96,000 followers. (WUSA9, Post)
DC’s dining stars
Michelin announced that it will create one of its famous dining guides for the District. It will likely to become available this fall. (Urbanturf)
The price of parking
To turn a profit while also complying with requirements for building parking, developers have to raise rents. But if the people who want parking the most had to shoulder the cost of building and maintaining it, traffic congestion would likely go down. (Sightline Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
And…
Read personal accounts of how highway construction tore neighborhoods apart. (NPR)… A proposed amendment creating term limits would affect the majority of Montgomery County’s nine-member council. (Post)… Does the evolving design of Google Maps show a bias toward cars and driving? (Justin O’Beirne)