Breakfast links: Connect the lines
RI Ave Metro to be connected
WMATA approved DDOT plans for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Rhode Island Avenue from the Metro station to connect to neighborhoods on the west and the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
Do zig-zags work?
Last year, VDOT put zig-zag markings on some roads to visually slow drivers as they approach the W&OD Trail crossing. They’d now like to hear from trail users about whether the markings are working. (FABB)
Crash
A Takoma Park driver hit a pedestrian on Georgia Avenue in Wheaton last night. Police are trying to identify the victim, who is in critical condition. (Post)
One step closer to Potomac Yard
Property owners in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard area have agreed to a special tax district to fund the needed improvements for redevelopment. The Metro station funding is still not finalized, but officials say they are “close” (which they’ve been saying for a while now). (Examiner)
Greenbelt Station stationary
Greenbelt and WMATA would love to build some TOD around Greenbelt Metro, but bankruptcies, fraud accusations, the economy, and more have stymied any progress. (DCmud)
Parking lease blocking the gate
A legal dispute over a lease for the Watergate’s parking garage is stalling the pending sale of the property. (Post, Cavan) (Tip: Cavan)
People fight infill everywhere
Even some residents of Manhattan don’t want Manhattanization of their neighborhoods. Some residents of the city’s public housing oppose plans to build affordable and workforce housing on the parking lots and dead spaces around their Corbusier-style buildings. (NY Times, Ben) (Tip: Ben)
Mode equality = catastrophe?
The National Association of Manufacturers says that making walking and biking equal to driving “would cause an economic catastrophe.” League of American Bicyclists’ Andy Clarke replies that maybe dependence on foreign oil and obesity are the bigger catastrophes. AAA’s President and CEO is remarkably non-dogmatic, unlike his counterparts at our local chapter. (National Journal)