Maryland already has too many highway widening projects. Photo by bankbryan on Flickr.

I’m in California this week, so I won’t be posting as frequently (and, due to the time change, not so early in the morning).

Shoup close to home: The guru of parking policy, UCLA Professor Donald Shoup, has a “close to home” piece on DC parking policy in the Post. (Tip: Ken)

Metro train schedule pretty reasonable: Infosnack HQ analyzed some ridership data and found WMATA is fairly balancing the numbers of trains at rush hour against the numbers at other times.

Et tu Maryland? MoCoCo President Mike Knapp is interested in pursuing HOT lanes for the Maryland side of the Beltway, like those that have just started construction in Virginia. He should get the Purple Line built instead, because HOT lanes don’t pay for themselves and, like all highway expansions, cause even more sprawl. Maryland is already doing too many road widenings. (Examiner)

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.