Breakfast links: Popping up

Ineffective rules

A pop-up architect says the DC Zoning Commission’s new height rules will not affect the vast majority of existing or planned pop-ups and that a design review process would have been more effective. (Post)

The rest is history

To stop a developer from expanding three rowhouses into pop-ups on Grant Circle, local residents nominated the circle for historic preservation status. The developer has sued, claiming abuse of the preservation process. (WAMU)

What access?

One-third of all bus stops in the Washington region are not handicap-accessible. And even though jurisdictions are making fixes across the region, many retrofitted stops still lack accessible pathways. (Post)

Montgomery steps up

Montgomery County will commit an additional $40 million toward building the Purple Line within the next five to six years. To finance this, the county will reprioritize projects in its Capital Improvements Program. (Post)

Metro cuts will wait

Metro tabled a public hearing on proposed schedule changes to increase Blue Line service and reduce service on four other lines until September. Any service change will require a series of public hearings first. (Post)

Simple solutions

At the Rhode Island Avenue Metro stop, Metro wants to add a pedestrian walkway that would bring more than 2,000 Edgewood residents within the 1/2 mile walk shed and provide much easier access to the Metro. (PlanItMetro)

Remaking suburbs

Is it worthwhile to retrofit suburbs into urban spaces? Some feel that it’s better to focus on urbanism in dense places only, while others point out that retrofits are often necessary due to space constraints in urban areas. (Streetsblog)

And…

The guy who pulled the emergency lever on a train and snarled commutes on Wednesday was apparently separated from his small child. (Post) … The Arlington County Board approved plans to build a more walkable Rosslyn. (ArlNow) … The Senate’s six-year transportation bill only has three years of funding. (Streetsblog)