Breakfast links: Metro blame game

Metro confusion

DC released the call logs from Monday’s Metro incident, which show that it took emergency responders 40 minutes to reach the scene. Mayor Bowser said she still doesn’t know exactly what time the incident started. (City Paper, Post)

Forthcoming investigations

Several organizations are investigating the Metro accident. Mayor Bowser promised an initial report in the next 48 hours, and a later report will examine whether firefighters’ radio worked underground. The NTSB is also investigating the incident. (City Paper, Post)

Making Metro safer

There’s no denying the Metro incident was a horrible tragedy. However, Post columnist Robert McCartney writes that riding Metro is overwhelmingly safer than driving. Now more than ever, we must commit to making the system even safer.

Streetcar delayed again

The DC streetcar will not be opening next week as planned. Four projected opening dates have been scratched, and DDOT is reportedly re-examining the whole project. (WAMU)

Watch out for these

Dr. Gridlock reviews a list of local transportation projects for 2015 that aren’t large regional projects, but could significantly impact your travel around the area. (Post)

Safe roads?

Common sense suggests that road safety rules are set after careful research and consideration. In reality, speed limits are set more arbitrarily, and now some jurisdictions are moving to lower all speed limits. (FiveThirtyEight)

ANC antics

In race to become chairperson of ANC 5D, Kathy Henderson denied Adam Roberts’s nomination, claiming he had not been officially sworn in as a commissioner yet. Never mind the fact that he actually had been. (Frozen Tropics)

Suburban bike lanes

Who says protected bike lanes aren’t feasible in the United States? Suburbs in the Netherlands look remarkably like suburbs here, and bike lanes are still common. (Streetsblog)

Know your subway signs

Think you can identify the international city by the font and design of a subway sign? Take this quiz to find out! (Guardian)

And…

The latest Gear Prudence column discusses bicyclists who use bright, blinking lights. (City Paper) … A study found that living near trees in a city made people happier. (CityLab) … This cat from southern England loves to ride the bus. (Telegraph)