Swampoodle meets its own end-times. Flickr photo by rockcreek.

DC history takes to the stage

A new play tells the story of Swampoodle, a DC neighborhood settled by Irish immigrants in the 1850s and razed to make way for Union Station. (TBD)  

Metro repairs next weekend

Metro will close 4 stations for repairs Memorial Day weekend: Capitol South to Stadium-Armory. (Post)  

Bus protects passengers

A Ride On bus driver crashed into a KFC in Silver Spring yesterday morning.  Only two people suffered injuries, which were minor. (Post)  

Montreal rescues Bixi

On a party-line vote, Montreal’s government approved a financial rescue of Bixi, manufacturer of Capital Bikeshare’s bike system.  Bixi relies heavily on international exports for revenue. (Montreal Gazette)  

Ohio debates sprawl

A Smart Growth advocate and a sprawl booster in northeast Ohio debate the realities of Cleveland’s sprawl.  Both agree that infrastructure investments produce serious economic consequences. (Streetsblog)  

They paved a park and put up a parking lot

NYC gave away a neighborhood’s baseball fields to build parking garages for Yankee Stadium. But almost nobody is parking in the garages. (Transportation Nation)  

Build bike lanes in Queens

A Hunter College paper says New York should build bike lanes in outer areas to help combat the “bike backlash.” But outer boroughs are also where the most resistance has come to cycle infrastructure. (Streetsblog)  

And…

A community garden sprouts up on Capitol Hill. (Post) … Review scenes of Bike to Work Day from around America. (Streetsblog) … A new federal transportation bill is probably not in the cards for this year. (Streetsblog)