Breakfast links: Look out for drivers

Look both ways

A new pedestrian advocacy group, All Walks DC, aims to draw attention to safety issues and to put pressure on DDOT to enforce existing laws, like the one that bans construction companies from blocking sidewalks. (WAMU)

DC and Maryland drivers worst?

The majority of drivers involved in car crashes in DC were from DC and Maryland in 2012. DC drivers were involved in 37% of crashes, Maryland drivers in 33%, and Virginia drivers in only about 14% of collisions. (DCist)

Parking under the Mall?

The proposal to build a parking garage under the National Mall is back, this time with an irrigation system and visitor center. The National Coalition to Save Our Mall is seeking Congressional assistance for the project. (DCist)

Trail connected to bridge

The Suitland Parkway Trail will now connect to the new Frederick Douglass Bridge with a tunnel. Advocates have urged DDOT to include this connection in the project since January. (WABA)  (Tip: WABA)

Trash bin case dumped

DC prosecutors have withdrawn charges against a pair accused of stealing old District trash bins. Officials were criticized for the arrest and their mishandling of procedures to replace and recycle the bins. (Post)

Managing Tysons transportation

Tysons Corner’s new transportation management association will use transportation demand management strategies to encourage workers to use transit as well as take other steps to reduce congestion. (Post, WBJ)

Highway Trust Fund dwindles

As the Highway Trust Fund runs out of money, US DOT Secretary Foxx says the agency may have to slow down payments to states for road and transit projects.  (WAMU)

And…

Take a climb to the top of a crane in Reston. (WBJ) … What does the Supreme Court ruling on homecare unions mean for cities? (Next City) … More casinos opening in the region means casinos closing in Atlantic City. (CityLab) … A 13-year-old in Silver Spring was killed when a student driver ran off a parking lot. (NBC4)