Breakfast links: Energy trouble
Athletes in the city
A lot of suburban couples are moving to the city after children grow up and move out. When one is Joe Montana, it makes news in San Francisco. Montana and his wife are living in a downtown condo, and plans to take BART because he hates sitting in traffic. (SF Chronicle, Mony) … And Redskins Lorenzo Alexander and Kedric Golston regularly bike to the stadium. (DC Sports Bog via TheWashCycle) (Tip: Mony)
Solar tough in Fairfax
Most homeowner’s associations in Fairfax County prohibit solar panels, and there’s not much the county can do about it. Solar supporters also say Virginia should have more incentives for solar. (Markham Heid/Examiner)
This one isn’t BP’s fault
There’s an oil spill right here in DC… well, a grease spill. It’s on U Street between 9th and 16th, NW, and 14th is closed as well from T to V. (Dr. Gridlock)
National news
US Airways and Delta have dropped plans to swap slots at National, unwilling to give up as many as the FAA wanted (BusinessWeek) … Senators from Western states are pushing to allow more long-distance flights at National, especially to their states. Local residents want to keep the restrictions so that airlines don’t start flying larger and noisier planes. (Lisa Rein/Post)
Hanson running
Royce Hanson just retired as Chairman of the Montgomery County Planning Board, and now he’s running for County Council in the upcounty seat held by Mike Knapp, who’s not running for reelection. Hanson says the Council doesn’t listen to the Planning Board as much as it should. (Margie Hyslop/Gazette)
Neighbors rally for tree
A developer wanted to remove an old tree at 4th and I, NW. It might be dying, or might live a long time. They got permits, but a neighborhood protest persuaded them to keep the tree. (Hamil Harris/Post)
London real-time data too popular
London’s real-time transit data feed is so popular that demand overwhelmed the system, putting it temporarily out of service. (akg) (Tip: akg)