Breakfast links: And we’re off!

“The work of generations”

The Silver Line began operation on Saturday, carrying passengers from Reston to Largo. The line will shorten travel for many while enabling transit-oriented development in Northern Virginia. Did you ride it? (Post)

All you need to know

Another guide to the Silver Line details how to get to the new stations and what buses may help Blue Line riders. (WTOP)

What next?

Will the Silver Line finally bring residents to Tysons and catalyze for new jobs? The line could also be a boon to bars and Google Bus-like employee shuttles as car-less visitors and employees arrive in droves. (Post, WAMU, WTOP)

Black homeowners fall behind

Despite stricter enforcement of discrimination laws, African-Americans are more likely to lose their homes. The Great Recession, foreclosure crisis, and predatory lending have reversed gains since the 1970’s. (CityLab)

Two legs good, four legs better

In Fort Worth, multi-modalism also includes horses. Riders have the same rights as cyclists, but are also stereotyped as lawless. Could other cities also someday see a return of horseback riding? (WSJ, Dave G)  (Tip: Dave G)

Catania opposes stadium deal

DC mayoral candidate David Catania spoke against the land swap that underlies the potential DC United stadium as undervaluing city property. With Bowser also skeptical, will the project move forward? (WAMU)

Katrina still stymies transit

It’s been nearly a decade since Hurricane Katrina, but transit service has yet to recover. High operating costs and low revenue are helping prevent expansion. (Human Transit)

And…

Follow a New York Citibike over a day, as it carries 17 riders across the city. (The Guardian) …  A photographer asks Washington-area prisoners: “If you could have a window in your cell, what place from your past would it look out to?” (NYT, Sam Feldman) … Which DC building most symbolizes the city’s revitalization? (PoPville)