Weekend links: Bike on

Many biked to work

Bike to Work Day by the numbers was a smashing success with 12,700 registered commuters. The FCC is also the most bike-friendly federal agency, followed by State, NOAA, Interior, and the Navy engineers. (TBD, WABA)

Mixing cars created problem?

Metro suspects coupling 1000 and 5000 series cars, originally done for safety after the Red Line crash, contributed to doors recently opening on a moving train. They will now inspect all 5000 series cars. (Examiner)

Divorce case increases marriage

Maryland now recognizes out-of-state same-sex marriages, the state’s high court ruled after a California-married couple sought divorce in Maryland. This means the coming referendum may be more about whether most wedding money will go to DC than whether Maryland gay couples can wed. (Baltimore Sun, Maryland Juice)

Tech jobs growing

The DC area had the most job growth in high tech, math and science of any region. We now have the 2nd highest percentage of such jobs. (WBJ)

What billions buys

Arlington’s manager wants $2.45 billion for the next decade’s worth of capital projects, including road repair, the Columbia Pike streetcar, an aquatic center, and a host of other community upgrades and repairs. (Post)

Pay camera tickets

If a car owner gets a DC traffic camera ticket today, they can tell the DMV who was driving, and DC has to collect from that person. A bill would end this practice, and also reduce penalties for not paying camera tickets. (Examiner)

Pop under in Dupont

The Dupont Underground has languished so long without a major financial backer that the steering board is considering short-term leases of the space. Such pop-ups would raise visibility, but the board fears it would poorly brand the project and make it less attractive to institutional investment. (City Paper)

Studies say

The Arizona DOT found that denser, mixed-use areas have lower traffic, fewer cars per person, and shorter trips for errands. (Streetsblog) … Walk Score correlates with higher housing prices. (Market Urbanism)

Parking’s blight

Downtown Philadelphia is a bustling, walkable urban center thanks in part to transit-oriented development in years past. Alas, with more parking coming to the city center, the neighborhood’s charms are threatened. (Philly.com)

And…

An artist makes portraits of subway riders using only paper and scissors. (NYT) … Montgomery gets an interim planning head, Rose Krasnow. (Gazette) … One resident is unhappy with the choice of BRT for the the Corridor Cities Transitway. (Patch)