Breakfast links: Ride a new bikeshare today and park it anywhere
Dockless bikeshare starts today
Look for a Mobike today and a Spin or LimeBike bike later this week. These new dockless bikesharing services are rolling out operations in DC, letting customers pick up and drop off their GPS-enabled bikes anywhere when the ride is done. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Black residents face housing inequality in Fairfax
Black Fairfax residents cluster in a few parts of Fairfax County, a new housing report says. The distribution is not due entirely to housing cost, but also to discrimination in mortgage, lending and real estate practices. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Still no ruling on Purple Line trees
The Purple Line judge has still not ruled on whether to allow tree cutting along the Purple Line route, instead asking for more information on why the project was approved in the first place. The contractors say they will start cutting trees Monday. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
Councilmembers continue criticism of Confederate statue
DC Councilmembers have been trying to get the federal government to remove a statue of a Confederate general from Judiciary Square, but the National Park Service now says it can't without an act of Congress. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
Arlington is funding immigration legal services
Arlington County gave $100,000 to the Legal Aid Justice Center to provide legal services to refugee and immigrant residents. The county is not a “sanctuary city,” but does provide immigration resources for Arlingtonians born in other countries. (Rachel Sadon / DCist)
Mary Cheh criticizes speed cameras
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh asked DC to review and potentially revise the city's speed cameras that issue over $1 million in fines to ensure they are enhancing road safety and are not simply “speed traps.” (Fredrick Kunkle / Post)
More National Zoo parking in the works
The National Zoo is moving forward on plans to build a parking garage with at least 1,000 spots due to be completed by 2020. The existing parking lots at the zoo fill up quickly, and over half of the visitors arrive by car. (Michael Neibauer / WBJ)
Tall new condos proposed in Friendship Heights
A developer wants to put a 100-unit building on what’s now a grassy area in front of a Friendship Heights office building in Maryland. They say they've proposed a building twice as tall as the 90-foot height limit to preserve public amenities. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
London targets “ghost mansions” and “zombie flats”
London's mayor wants to do something about the large number of high-value residences owned by the elite that sit vacant in a city with a serious affordable housing crunch. (William Booth and Karla Adam / Post)
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