Breakfast links: Stop and go

Park easier downtown

The downtown BID wants to double bike parking in its area. It will start with 200 new racks between 6th and 11th Streets in July.

Review starts on super stop

Arlington will have an independent consultant review the much-maligned Columbia Pike “super stops,” which cost about $900,000 each and riders say didn’t protect enough from the rain. (Post)

How to fix Georgetown

The Georgetown BID is considering widening sidewalks on weekends by temporarily eliminating parking, so there’s room for more pedestrians. There’s also the somewhat off-the-wall idea of a gondola from Rosslyn. (Post)

Rents not rising

Thanks to all the new apartments being built, and slower hiring, rents have stabilized, and many buildings are offering deals for a free month or more. (Post) … Will lower rents filter to older buildings or push them to renovate?

Dupont can be prettier more safely

WMATA is happy to work with the community to find ways to beautify Dupont’s north entrance, but just isn’t okay with a guy just going out on the steep slope on his own. (DCist)

WMATA was watching

WMATA tracked riders’ Bluetooth devices in a pilot project at Fort Totten. The aim is to better understand how people move around in the station, and how many people transfer between lines there versus at Gallery Place. (PlanItMetro)

Medical Center access moves forward

Montgomery is looking for bids on its project to add a new entrance ot Medical Center Metro and a pedestrian underpass. Despite being a pedestrian project, MCDOT also modified the intersection to make cars move faster, which might make it more unsafe to cross on foot. (Gazette)

More intelligent campus design

The 30-acre intelligence campus in Bethesda will get biking and jogging trails, though only for employees, since the campus is closed to the public. Some buildings will also get green roofs. (Gazette)

Maryland movement

Montgomery County is talking about CaBi plans with residents this week. (WAMU) … There’s a new RideOn pass for youth. (Patch) … Olney residents disagree on whether to add a road. (Gazette) … Bladensburg will add a bus line to a senior housing complex. (Gazette)

And…

Columbia Heights residents want to cut noise from fire engines. (DCist) … A task force couldn’t reach consensus about backyard hens. (WAMU) … 2 of 5 teams dropped out of the competition to redevelop Walter Reed. (WBJ)