Breakfast links: Should we tax Uber and Lyft to help pay for Metro?
Could taxing ride-hailing companies help pay for Metro?
Increased taxes on ride hailing services like Lyft and Uber could help pay for to the District’s $178.5 million share of the Metro system, if the DC Council accepts Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed 2019 budget. (Fenit Nirappil, Perry Stein and Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
How many deaths from self-driving cars are we ok with?
A pedestrian was recently struck and killed by an autonomous vehicle in Arizona, sparking the question: how many such deaths are acceptable? Autonomous vehicles promise to be safer, but how much safer depends on whether we design for humans or for cars. (David Alpert / CityLab)
It’s really hard to operate a food truck in DC
DC is one of the most difficult cities to operate a food truck in — second only to Boston, a US Chamber of Commerce Foundation study shows. Starting a food truck in DC requires a slew of interactions with regulators and paying high startup fees. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
You might have some new SmarTrip options in the future
Upgrades to Metro's current fare gates include partnering with new contractors that have new payment technologies. That means your future SmarTrip could be a sticker, a ring, or a key fob with the payment technology embedded inside. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Developers could preserve a historic Bethesda farm women’s market
The co-op that owns the farm women's market that has been selling goods since the 1930s may be turned into a civic green space with new development that straddles Wisconsin avenue. (Bethany Rodgers and Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
Goodbye DC urban agriculture, hello Pepco substation
When the K street city farm is replaced by Pepco in 2019, the community will lose more than just green space. The farm, tucked in the busy intersection at New Jersey Avenue and K Street NW, offered both beauty and function. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
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