Breakfast links: Fewer buses

Don’t need BRT?

Montgomery County Planning staff thinks they don’t need BRT for decades because the development won’t be there until then. (Examiner)

Bye dangerous buses

USDOT has shut down 26 intercity bus companies including 2 “Chinatown” buses in DC as part of a safety crackdown in the wake of fatal crashes. (Bloomberg, Examiner, charlie)  (Tip: charlie)

Red Line was almost really red

A 1968 model of Judiciary Square station, created to visualize how the proposed Metro system would look, featured bright lighting and a “tomato-red” train. (Ghosts of DC)

NoMa gets a sort-of-park

The redevelopment of the Greyhound station in NoMa will create a public plaza in a widened median of L Street. It’s not really the park NoMa is looking for, but it’s better than nothing. (DCmud)

Cool house

DC’s first “passive house,” which is a house that requires very little heating and cooling, has almost been completed in Deanwood.  The house is based off of a Solar Decathlon house that was originally built on the Mall. (UrbanTurf)

All not well with transpo bill

House Republicans might scuttle chances for a bipartisan transportation bill, especially the important Cardin-Cochran Amendment giving more localities control over their transportation spending. (Streetsblog, T4A)

Who is Michael Sindram?

If you’ve ever testified at a DC Council hearing, you probably know Michael Sindram. Now, you can know a lot more about him. (City Paper)

And…

Should bars be a factor in neighborhood LEED? (NRDC) … Starting in July, you’ll be able to ride a boat on the C&O Canal. (Patch) … It’s okay to keep filming in Union Square, in front of the Capitol. (DCist) … If you buy a house, do you really become less likely to start a business? A UK study says so. (Post)