Breakfast Links: 10 interesting facts about Navy Yard you probably don’t know
Trains were once repaired in that blue castle in Navy Yard
Navy Yard may be known today for its fancy new Whole Foods (joke) and Nats stadium, but did you know the area used to be a gay enclave in the '70s, that Americans (!) burnt down the whole complex during the War of 1812, and that there may be a Civil War-era leg buried in a parking garage? (Mark Lieberman / DCist)
How can MoCo bring its ambitious bicycle master plan to fruition?
Kojo Nnamdi discusses Montgomery County’s recently approved Bicycle Master Plan with Garrett Hennigan of WABA, and Casey Anderson, Chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board. (Kojo Nnamdi / WAMU)
Metro is not attracting low-income workers like before
Gentrification has made it harder for low-income workers to live near rail stations, and Metro has increased fares and cut service hours. That means lower wage earners in DC and Arlington are now opting to drive, walk, or bike to work instead. (Kery Murakami / Post)
Cell phone service is now available in more Metro tunnels
You can now check your Twitter in the Metro tunnels between Rosslyn and Ballston, because Metro just finished wiring them for mobile voice and data service. (ARLnow)
Amazon will offer transit benefits for HQ2 employees
Arlington County officials have confirmed that Amazon has promised to offer transit benefits to encourage its employees to use public transit. A representative from Amazon said that last year the company gave $63 million in transit benefits for its Seattle office. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
DC’s population hit a milestone
DC’s population has surpassed 700,000 for the first time since 1975 and has increased every year since 2006. As a result, DC police are reconfiguring patrol boundaries in 2019. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
Elon Musk just debuted a new tunnel
GGWash has written previously about why you should be skeptical about Elon Musk's hyperloop plan. Recently Musk debuted his first tunnel, which did little to change critics' minds. Here's a serious take and a snarky one. ( Albert Burneko / The Concourse, Laura J. Nelson / LA Times)
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