Breakfast links: News cycle

Bike to Work Day

It’s Bike to Work Day! Were you among the 14,000 expected to participate? (Post)

Cyclist struck, critically injured

A 20-year-old cyclist died

is in critical condition after a collision with a driver at 11th and U, NW Thursday morning.  Police didn’t specify which direction the cyclist or driver were traveling, but the driver did stay on the scene. Update: Some reports said the cyclist died, but that is still unconfirmed. (Post)

Bikeshare to Fairfax?

Fairfax is applying for funding to do a bikeshare feasibility study. Right now the focus is on bringing Capital Bikeshare to Reston.  (FABB)

Cycle tracks make odd bed fellows

DDOT unveiled details on the M Street bike lanes at a meeting which became somewhat heated with opponents ranging from members of a local church to the owner of a strip club. (WashCycle, Borderstan, DCist)

Child care crisis

While DC offers subsidized child care, parents have to wait for hours to get it, forcing some to miss work or school. Even then, parents only get a 40% subsidy, which is among the lowest in the country. (Post)

Georgetown 2028

The Georgetown BID is beginning a several month planning charette to discuss the direction the neighborhood should take in the next 15 years. (Georgetown Metropolitan)

DC, the taste testers

Several restaurant chains use DC to test out new concepts before expanding to the rest of the country. Harriet Tregoning says DC makes a perfect test bed for many urban innovations, from urban Walmart to car2go. (City Paper)

Gen Y likes walkability

More than three quarters of Generation Y want to live in walkable neighborhoods. Most also want to live near shopping, dining, and their work, and 40% want to live in cities. (UrbanTurf)