Breakfast links: Grocery shopping

Nobody bikes for groceries?

DC zoning chairman Anthony Hood said he hasn’t seen many people bike to the grocery store, which made him nervous about a parking-free development. Several responded that they do bike, or use Zipcar. (City Paper)

No more Yes

The Yes! Organic Market in Fairlawn will close after failing to make a profit, which will leave even fewer grocery stores in under-served East of the River. The owner blames difficult access to the store as the main problem. (Post)

Reduce car spaces, add bike spaces

Developers might be willing to reduce their parking below the current minimum requirements, but they should add more bicycle parking at the same time, to give people better non-automotive options. (RPUS)

Safety before ATC

Metro is beefing up its safety network before returning trains to automatic control, which will not be for several more years. WMATA will also bring in an outside consultant to review its systems. (Examiner)

More transit, fewer cars

More people are taking Metro and fewer people are driving, as more households in the area were built in transit-accessible communities.  (Post)

No damage to Metro except pocketbook

Metro suffered no significant damage from Hurricane Sandy, but WMATA will still pay a cost for overtime and lost revenue from a day and a half without service. (Examiner)

Obama on transportation

President Obama’s achievements in transportation policy include Ray LaHood as DOT Secretary, the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, TIGER grants, and taking steps toward high-speed rail. (Streetsblog)

And…

The speed limit on the ICC may rise from 55 to 60 mph. (Examiner) … Could higher application fees discourage historic preservation abuse? (Denver Post) … Bay Area voters will decide on a sales tax for dedicated transportation funding. (SF Chronicle)