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Car2go to expand

Car2go will increase its fleet by 50%. With the new cars, car2go will have 300 cars for its 8,500 members, in comparison to Zipcar’s 800 cars for 60,000 members. (DCist)

Fort Worth to share bikes

Fort Worth has received a federal grant to create a 30-station bike share. Fort Worth has also installed the first bike lane in the Dallas area. (Streetsblog)

Paris bike share turns five

Paris’ Velib bike-share is now five years old. The Velib was one of the first bike-shares to draw world-wide attention, and around 10% of Parisians are now members. (RPUS)

St. Elizabeths open to public

The east campus of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital will be open to the public this coming Saturday. The District is planning to begin redevelopment efforts in 2013 with upgrades to St. Elizabeth’s infrastructure. (DCist)

McDuffie fights car barn

Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie asked Mayor Gray to reconsider Spingarn High School for a streetcar car barn. McDuffie prefers the Hopscotch Bridge as an interim storage site. (Examiner)

WMATA upgrades Maryland bus stops

Local Maryland bus stops will receive upgrades as part of WMATA’s Regional Bus Stop Improvement Program, with the aid of a $1.5 million grant for the Federal Transit Administration. (WAMU)

And…

US News rates DC as the third best vacation destination in the US. (DCist) … The future Union Market opened to the public this past weekend. (DCmud) … A new Bus Rapid Transit line will connect Philadelphia and its New Jersey suburbs. (NAC)