Breakfast links: School boundaries change

New school boundaries set

Mayor Gray accepted new school boundaries for the 2015-2016 school year that will impact more than a third of DC students. The new plan, the first overhaul in 40 years, is not supported by the leading mayoral candidates and will likely be put on hold. (Post, WTOP)

Who’s affected by school plan?

View a complete breakdown to see which areas of DC are the most affected by the changes. Students in third grade or higher will have the option to remain in the current set of schools through high school. (City Paper)

Cabs coming in underserved areas?

The DC Taxi Commission is looking to launch a fixed-rate cab service that just serves Wards 7 and 8. Current cab drivers protested, stating the service would be redundant. (City Paper)

Miles of new bike lanes

DDOT announced 7.5 miles of new bike lanes have been built since the beginning of the year, including the first bike lanes in Ward 8. DC is more than halfway to its goal of 14 new miles of lanes this year. (Post)

Mini-park coming to Dupont

DC is planning to build a small park on an 850-square-foot concrete slab south of Dupont Circle. The park will feature kinetic pavers that turn footsteps into electricity. (WBJ)

Go-go to new Chuck Brown Park

The Chuck Brown Memorial Park will be dedicated and opened to the public today inside Langdon Park. The park features an open space for impromptu performances and large photos of the musical star. (Post)

Silver Line loan

WMATA

MWAA formally secured a low-interest $1.28 billion loan from the USDOT for construction of the financially-plagued second phase of the Silver Line.  (The Hill)

Transit commuters are healthier

To no one’s surprise, a recent study found that commuters who walk, bike, or use transit have less body fat than commuters who drive. (Streetsblog)

And…

The Dulles Toll Road is scrapping “exact change only” lanes for more EZPass lanes. (WBJ) … To get sinkholes filled, residents are tweeting pictures to DDOT of children inside the sinkholes. (Post) … Think cycling in DC is hard now? Check out this DC biking guide from 1982. (City Paper)