Breakfast links: Alarming

Frager’s catches fire

Beloved 90-year-old Capitol Hill hardware store Frager’s burned down yesterday. All employees appear to have safely escaped the blaze. (DCist)

Peds get more tickets

Montgomery County police are 5 times more likely to cite pedestrians  than drivers in areas where there are many pedestrian collisions. Meanwhile, pedestrian fatalities are way up in the county. (Examiner)

Taxi talk

DC councilmembers talked about taxi safety yesterday, though some statistics are not available. Meanwhile, Taxi Commission chairman Ron Linton denies he’s anti-innovation as he imposes new requirements on apps like Uber. (DCist, WAMU)

Prince William cool on Outer Beltway

Following local opposition, Prince William County removed the Bi-County Parkway (part of Virginia’s Outer Beltway) from its priority list. It’s still on long-range plans, but supervisors want to focus on more immediate needs. Bob McCartney says VDOT officials haven’t been straight with the public. (Post)

Hill East moves ahead

ANC 6B’s Planning and Zoning Committee will support the development plan for Reservation 13. But should the ANC push the developer to make improvements to the plan? (Capitol Hill Corner)

DC does well with parks

DC ranks as the 6th best city for parks and they’re pretty evenly spread out, though the study counts some small parks and greenery around Suitland Parkway (City Paper)

Paywall comes to the Post

The Washington Post will institute a paywall starting June 12 that will limit readers to 20 free articles a month, though there will be no limit on the number of articles read via link or search engine.  (City Paper)

Map bus speeds

Using NextBus data, a cartographer built a constantly-updating map of how fast buses in Boston go. What would such a map here look like? (Atlantic Cities)

And…

Hopes for Hirshhorn’s bubble officially popped. (WBJ) … That Nationals’ racing presidents raced on CaBi. (Post) … Trump and the GSA have come to terms to convert the Old Post Office Building into a luxury hotel. (Post) … Washington will be the 14th most competitive metro area in the world in 2025, says the Economist. (DCist)