Breakfast links: Highs and lows

DCA breaks records again

National Airport saw record passenger traffic in 2013. About 20.4 million passengers flew through the airport last year versus 19.7 million in 2012. (Post)

Extreme weather squashes Metro ridership

Many factors influence Metrorail ridership, but extreme weather might have the most impact, even more so than federal government shutdowns. (PlanItMetro)

Grocery delivery debacle

A new grocery delivery service, Instacart, sparked outcry last week when they refused to serve communities east of the Anacostia River. After some pushback, they expanded their service area to include all of the city. (DCist)

Parking panderers

Candidates for DC Mayor promised to help congregations with parking. Vincent Orange said there’s a “war on parking” and praised Metropolitan AME’s success in blocking the M Street cycletrack. (City Paper)

The “bike lobby” hits Alexandria?

The King Street bike lane keeps inspiring feuding letters to the editor, with one writer raising the specter of the “bike lobby.” The talk about so-called lobbyists distracts from the real issues. (WashCycle)

Just hope you find a chair in time

Is housing like musical chairs? Supply is just a little less than demand, and someone loses out. Why not add more chairs? (AOYF)

Not in my expansive back yard!

A wealthy, white, liberal town outside New York City is not enthusiastic about affordable housing that would bring some lower-income, mostly non-white people into their town. (NYT)

And…

The Dupont Circle Hotel wants to use some of the old streetcar tunnels for a bar and a spa. (Urban Turf) … National Harbor will soon have a Ferris wheel. (WTOP) … One Philadelphia preservationist supports tearing down some buildings. (PlanPhilly)