Breakfast links: Now serving crepes
Metro Station Map Makeover
By mid-August WMATA will replace the neighborhood maps in all Metro station with new versions featuring distance radii, bike lanes, SmartBike racks, and overlaid bus routes. Check out the sample version. (Gavin) (Tip: Gavin)
Metro Center misnomer
The name “Metro Center” was chosen on impulse, but graph theory and network analysis show that the closest station to the center of the system is actually L’Enfant Plaza. (The Contingency Table, Jaime Fearer) (Tip: Jaime Fearer)
The Smart Money’s on Smart Growth
Reuters details the increasing popularity and profitability of building compact neighborhoods. Maybe R.E.M. will go back to Rockville Town Square. (Reuters, engrish_major) (Tip: engrish_major)
The Footloose Synagogue
DC’s first synagogue hasn’t wandered the desert for forty years, but it will be moved for the second time since it was built in 1876. It’s making way for the development that will deck over I-395 downtown. (Washington Post, Cavan) (Tip: Cavan)
Bike-Share Your Way to Global Tyranny
Colorado gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes says that Denver’s membership in the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives is “converting Denver into a United Nations community.” Bike-sharing programs are apparently typical of this one-world philosophy and just the tip of the iceberg to shredding the Constitution. There’s no mention of the geopolitical consequences of importing oil, though. (Denver Post)
VRE Slowing
VRE’s on-time performance dropped to 77% in June. That’s a 10% decline since May and a 20% decline since March. (WTOP, Gavin) (Tip: Gavin)
Bus Stops Become Parking in NY
Under budget pressures, NY MTA is closing some bus stops and lines. Unfortunately, the curb space formerly devoted to transit isn’t being used for bicycle parking, instead it’s being used to make more parking spaces. (Second Ave. Sagas, Michael P) (Tip: Michael P)
Connecting the Anacostia Tributary Trails
The two-mile missing link between Bladensburg and the Arboretum is about to be paved for cyclists and pedestrians. (DCmud)
Street Crêpes Easier in Arlington
Two food truck vendors found it easier to launch their Solar Crepes truck in Arlington. It seems DC’s French bureaucracy doesn’t beget French food. (ARLnow, Gavin) (Tip: Gavin)