Breakfast links: Bird scooters wants to help pay for more bicycle lanes
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Bird scooters want bicycle lanes, and they’ll help pay
The dockless scooter company Bird is offering to help pay for bicycle lanes in cities where it operates. However, outside funds might not actually increase whatever the city government was planning on spending on this infrastructure. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
Two DC cyclists were killed in Tajikistan in an attack claimed by ISIS
DC residents Lauren Geoghegan and Jay Austin were killed along with two foreign cyclists in Tajikistan in an attack claimed by ISIS. Jay Austin was known as the builder of the Matchbox Tiny House in DC's Boneyard Studios tiny house collective, as well as for being an advocate for transparent government. (Post. Tip: Nevo Magnezi)
The balance between preserve and develop
Historic and landmark designation helps to preserve a community's landmarks and history, but also can complicate development. In many ways, the lines between preservation and progress can be fraught — especially in DC. (Roger Lewis / Post)
Ghosts of DC past
It's an understatement to say that DC has changed dramatically in the last 30 years, but photos help show the stark differences. Washingtonian compiled the current iteration of famous, but now gone, DC landmarks. (Alex Daniels / Washingtonian)
DDOT wants to find a way to make streetcar tracks safer
Nineteen-year-old Malik Habib died in June after his bike tire got stuck in the streetcar tracks and he was struck by a bus driver. Now DDOT wants to test various products to make the tracks more cyclist-friendly. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
A different take on high rent
Good news! Paying higher rent in urban areas is actually saving for the future, argues a new paper, because it puts renters in proximity to human capital and other amenities that could benefit them in the future. Of course, if you can't pay that high rent you're just out of luck. (Laura Bliss / CityLab)
Mapping startups accross the country
Startups across the United States have congregated in specific regions. By tracking financing, you can see where America's start ups are and how they are faring in cities across the country. (Richard Florida / CityLab)
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