Breakfast links: Busing it

LinksBy David Edmondson (Contributor) January 27, 2012

Photo by ElvertBarnes on Flickr.

Seven Corners gets transit center

The bus transit center at Seven Corners opens today, replacing several temporary stops in the area. It’s the town’s only major transit hub, but is located in a shopping center. (FC News-Press)

Redevelopment rumblings for Glenmont

Montgomery planners want to give Glenmont a town center, with high-density commercial and residential development clustered around the Red Line terminus. (Examiner)

Counting the homeless

Activists are taking a census of DC’s homeless citizens to measure the scope of the problem and how much more needs to be done. Last year’s count was 6,546, and new numbers are another few months away. (WAMU)

Residents stuck in limbo

A black hole in the ground awaits new construction to replace apartments lost in a 2008 fire. The city promised funds and is supporting the residents, but support will soon expire and the funds have not yet materialized. (Post)

Gas taxes are the best

Gas taxes are the best way to fund transportation projects in the short term, but other usage fees will need to replace that funding stream, according to a new MWCOG study. (WTOP)

When sprawl isn’t sprawl

Development of 23,000 homes outside of any city and with no infrastructure is not legally sprawl in Florida, ruled a judge. Under Gov. Rick Scott, most controls on sprawl have been weakened to meaninglessness. (Orlando Sentinel)

Thriving without parking

Chinatown was abuzz with shoppers in San Francisco during a week without any on-street parking. The neighborhood is the most car-free in the city, leading some to call for a permanent ban. (Streetsblog)

To save or not to save?

Historic preservation seeks to save iconic buildings for future generations, but many mid-century buildings are often architecturally significant while widely reviled. Is historic preservation to preserve beauty or history? (Washingtonian)

Rents may fall

A huge supply boost could make DC’s apartment rents actually fall. Realtors predict 23,000 new apartments in the region by 2014. (Urban Turf)