Breakfast links: Don’t go in the water (it’s closed)
The Coast Guard wants to close off part of the Potomac so the President can golf
Citing a need for security and the administrative burden of securing the river on an ad-hoc basis, the Coast Guard has proposed implementing a permanent security zone along the part of the Potomac that passes the Trump National Golf Club. (Rachel Sadon / DCist)
Metro refunded 625,000 tap in-tap out fares in the program’s first year
Metro refunded nearly $1.1 million in fares to riders who exit from the same station they enter without boarding a train since the program started last July. The refunds were issued for fewer than 1% of total trips. (Martin Di Caro / WAMU)
Does DC’s changing culinary landscape show a future of more inequality?
High priced coffee shops, like the famous Blue Bottle Coffee (now open!), are becoming more prevalent. Petula Dvorak considers how these changes affect other businesses that aren't focused on trendy and exclusive new things. (Petula Dvorak / Post)
DC residents have seen more real income gains than national peers
Over the past 15 years, the rich have gotten richer while the poor have gotten poorer and the middle class has stagnated. But in DC the middle class has seen some gains, and DC’s minimum wage and tax policies may have helped lower income residents gain income faster, too. (Yi Geng / District, Measured)
Silver Spring residents band together to get rid of mold in their homes
Windows and appliances at the Northwest Park Apartments in Silver Spring are being replaced after Montgomery County found numerous building violations that caused mold. Residents were able to organize and complain with the help of local advocacy groups. (Sasha-Ann Simons / WAMU)
There’s a lot of money in the DC suburbs
Half of the nation's top 10 richest counties are in the DC suburbs. Loudoun comes in first with a nearly $126,000 average household income. Fairfax County, which comes in at number 3, was the first county in the US to reach a six-figure median household income. (Christina Sturdivant / DCist)
Access to public transit helps people find better work
Commuters who take public transit to their jobs in big cities tend to be wealthier than their counterparts in similar neighborhoods who drive. Why? Access to public transit helps workers get to highly concentrated jobs in downtown cores. (Daniel Hertz / City Observatory)
Studies suggest Latinos and Latinas enjoy social biking
A number of studies suggest that Latinos and Latinas enjoy social bike riding more than any other group. Could wider, more accommodating bike lanes be a way of making cycling more accessible to people of color? (Michael Andersen / StreetsBlog)
A new bill in California could help ease the state’s housing crisis
A bill passed by the California state senate last month could make it more difficult for cities and community groups from interfering in development projects. California's notorious housing shortage is complicated by the sway those groups have. (Adam Nagourney and Conor Dougherty / NYT)
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