Breakfast links: Rides for all

No room on the bus

An advocate for people with disabilities, who uses a wheelchair, couldn’t book a bus tour of DC with a local tour company. She’s visiting the District to mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Post)

Keeping Metro safe

A new safety liaison will help Metro coordinate emergency first responders. The region’s fire chiefs called for Metro to create the new position after investigations revealed problems in the Rail Operations Control Center. (WAMU)

Rockville debates Confederate monument

Rockville is debating what to do with a statue of a Confederate soldier in the town center. The county executive wants the statue removed, but that might be up to the city’s historic commission. (WAMU)

Set up shop

Arlington’s new retail action plan aims to better direct businesses to the right locations around the county. The plan categorizes areas by different zones, and recommends design standards and type of retail establishment. (ARLnow)

Not an accident

You may have noticed we never say a car crash is an accident. Now, there is a bigger movement to show that crashes are not inevitable and they are not “accidents.” “Accident” stops us from looking at their causes. (Vox)

Nats fans use Metro

Way more people attended Taylor Swift’s concerts at Nationals Park but they did not increase Metro ridership as much as an average baseball game. The concert likely drew a completely different demographic. (PlanItMetro)