Breakfast links: Bridge and tunnel crowd

Darkness at end of the tunnel

Amtrak might have to shut down one of the two rail tunnels from New Jersey to Manhattan within 20 years, and maybe much sooner. That would cut train capacity across the Hudson River by 75%. (Capital New York)

Build your own bridge

Developers want to build a multimodal bridge to connect to the nearby Van Dorn Street Metro and shorten what would be a 1.2 mile walk. (WBJ)

Rework track work

Metro track work will look different starting in July with weekend shutdowns starting midnight on Friday night with fewer major disruptions. Track work during the day may also make a comeback. (Post)

Metro for cars?

Many of the outer Metro stations have large parking lots that attract cars but encourage people to ride Metro. Is this a good strategy or can we do more to encourage alternative transportation to Metro?  (Post)

Turn it on

5 pedestrians were hit by drivers on Route 1 in College Park recently. There are speed cameras, but they don’t operate at night. Should they? (Diamondback)

Lots of benefits

If it builds an 8-story building at 13th and U, JBG will rehab the fields at Garrison Elementary, Harrison Rec, and Westminster park; add a CaBi station at Garrison and bike racks on 13th Street; and more. (WBJ)

Don’t tread on my transit

Should there be an urbanist version of the Tea Party, to push for local tax dollars to stay local and less federal meddling in planning and transportation? Some say yes, but would it help or hurt inequality? (Human Transit)

Not a bike mecca any more?

Portland was a leader in bicycling and got the moniker “America’s bicycle capital,” but has the city been “resting on its laurels” too much? It has no cycletracks and no bikeshare. (Spacing)

And…

DDOT will try for federal streetcar funding for the 3rd time. (WBJ) … Maryland rose from #11 to #7 on the list of most bike-friendly states, but Virginia dropped from #16 to #18. (WashCycle) … You can sign up for TSA PreCheck at DCA. (Post)