Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting

Press on 270, Corridor Cities

Michael Dresser has another suggestion if the Montgomery Council wants to build reversible lanes on I-270: one reversible bus lane.  (Baltimore Sun) … One bus lane each way might have some advantages, too. The Post, WTOP, and Examiner also cover it; the Examiner’s Bill Myers talks most about the 270 controversy and gets good quotes.

Jumping on the anti-cycling press bandwagon

DCist discusses the anti-bicyclist slant of that WTOP piece about Fenty’s bicycle team. WashCycle summarizes the other press follow-up; Fox 5 thinks athletic bicyclists should all confine themselves to the Mount Vernon Trail where they “won’t disturb traffic.”

Congress Heights on the what?

Speaking of Fox 5, they ripped off Congress Heights on the Rise’s scoop: She discovered that Marion Barry is filming a pilot for a reality show, but got no mention on the Fox story.

Mall, Capital Crescent make the finals

The National Mall and Capital Crescent Trail made it to the finals of Google’s contest to decide where to send the Street View Trike. (Google LatLong)

Walking doesn’t move cars, so what’s the point?

Here’s one reason Houston is the eighth worst large metro for pedestrians: They don’t believe walking is transportation. One Harris County Commissioner’s spokesman said, “The county does not do sidewalks; it’s not what gets cars from point A to point B.” I didn’t know cars did office jobs and shopped at stores in Texas. (Houston Chronicle)

Not a “flop”

Former Governor Parris Glendening agrees that Maryland Smart Growth could be stronger, but takes exception to the Post headline calling it a “flop.” Maryland Secretary of Planning Richard Eberhart Hall says O’Malley is trying to strengthen it after neglect by the Ehrlich Administration. (Post)

No photos or we’ll put you on a hit list

LA sheriffs detain a photographer for shooting pictures in the LA Metro and standing up for his rights when questioned. They threaten to send his name to the FBI’s “hit list.” The photographer does seem to be spoiling for a fight, but the police should know photographers’ rights. (Steve Davis)  (Tip: Steve Davis)

And…

The Zoning Commission has approved mixed-use projects at Fort Totten and Brookland Metro stations (Post) … DDOT hopes to start a pay-by-phone parking pilot in Dupont Circle by the end of the year (WTOP) … A Northern Virginia Streetcar Coalition is kicking off November 18th.