Breakfast Links: DC says it’s time for slower speed limits
DC wants to lower speed limits as part of Vision Zero
DC could soon decrease speed limits to 20 mph on some streets and create “neighborhood slow zones” with 15 mph daytime speed limits around schools, parks, and community centers. If approved, these proposed rules could become law sometime this spring. (Luz Lazo / Post)
A battle is brewing over paid parking in Reston Town Center
Some Reston Town Center retailers are considering suing for lost business after the center's property manager starting charging for weekday parking this month. But the property manager says customers are staying longer and retailers are still renewing their leases. (Karen Goff / WBJ)
A Metro surface lot could become a bunch of housing
The surface parking lot at the Grosvenor Metro station could soon become a mixed-use development with apartments and ground floor retail. Metro is also considering allowing retail stands to sell food and drink in the plaza outside the station. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Magazine)
Promised mixed-use housing in NoMa is slow to come
DC razed the low-income Temple Courts apartments in NoMa in 2008, with the promise of new, mixed-income housing to replace it. Eight years later, residents are still waiting as the city starts considering proposals for development. (Andrew Giambrone / City Paper)
Federal transit funding safe for now, even after missed Metro deadline
Federal transit funding is safe in Maryland, Virginia, and DC for now, even though the three missed yesterday's deadline to create a new safety oversight agency for Metro. Former US Transportation Secretary Foxx threatened to withhold funding if the three jurisdictions didn't make the deadline, but the new administration is still deciding how to handle the issue. (Laura Atani / Post)
Urban 20-somethings more likely to recieve financial assistance from family
As many as 40 percent of 22 to 24 year olds in the US receive some form of financial assistance from their parents. While amounts vary widely between professions and locations, young people living in urban areas are more likely to receive help. (Quoctrung Bui / NYT)
Healthier mortgages for area homeowners
Fewer DC-area homeowners are struggling with their mortgages. Nearly 20% are “equity rich” and only 8% are considered seriously underwater. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
New music venue coming to the Waterfront
When the Wharf celebrates its grand opening in October, a new music venue, Pearl Street Warehouse, will open its doors too. The venue along pedestrian-only Pearl Street will have space for 300 and feature music seven nights a week. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
When renters say “Not in my backyard”
Renters generally are more supportive of adding housing in a city and want measures to keep housing prices lower, but not always. Renters in expensive cities actually behave more like homeowners in opposing new housing. (Michael Hankinson / Housing Perspectives)