I see a bike lane, you see oppression. (Photo by M.V. Jantzen)

Prince William County still sprawling

PWC’s Board of Supervisors rezoned 179 acres of the “Rural Crescent” to accommodate low-density sprawl. (Washington Examiner)  

Metro collaborating with programmers

Tonight at 6 pm, WMATA will unveil the details of its upcoming API for programming third-party applications that rely on WMATA data.  The presentation is open to the public.  (WMATA, Stephen Miller)  (Tip: Stephen Miller)  

Increasingly alone driving alone

MWCOG found that 64% of area commuters drive to work alone, down from 70% in 2001.  Telecommuting and transit use are up while carpooling stayed flat.  A Post survey found that 28% of commuters have moved closer to work to ease their commutes. (Dr. Gridlock)  

The Lorax army

Verizon and AT&T aren’t the only people fretting about coverage.  DC aims to increase the city’s tree coverage from 35% to 40% by 2035.  Lumbering up to that goal will require 8,600 tree-plantings annually, a number the city couldn’t pull off without private help from foundations and its 900 tree stewards. (Washington Post)  P.S. You can help, too: get a tree for $50 or water a tree.  

Not all buses are created equal

Human Transit advises bus maps to reflect the hierarchy of service: bold lines for frequent routes, thinner lines for less frequent routes, and dashed lines for peak-only routes.  (Matt Johnson)  

Yes, schools still matter

One writer, while relocating his family from Sacramento to Denver, was inclined to move to downtown Denver.  “The questionable schools in the city-center core were the deal breaker, and the catalyst for our decision to explore quasi-suburban areas on the fringe of downtown.”  The same is often said of DC. (New Geography)  

Underground Fight Club

A Friday night Metro melee featured a cast of 70! One adult and two juveniles were arrested at L’Enfant Plaza.  A stabbing victim surfaced at Anacostia. (Washington Post, Fox 5)  (Tip: Gavin)  

DC a hard place for Latinos

The Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs says the American dream for many DC Latinos is actually in Maryland and Virginia, where the housing is usually cheaper. (Washington Post)  

Spinning up conspiracies

I used to think bikes were a cheap and fast form of transportation.  How naive I was!  As we reported before, a Colorado gubernatorial candidate warned that bike-sharing is the gateway to tyranny.  Now Washington Post columnist Colby King has learned that “bike lanes” and “dog parks” have become pejorative code words for “white influence.”  Freud might advise that sometimes a bike lane is just a bike lane.  (Tip: Gavin)