Breakfast links: In short supply

Loudoun’s Silver Line plan

Loudoun’s special tax district to pay for the Silver Line isn’t bringing in money quickly enough. What will boost the fund? Some say forgetting data centers and suburban office parks for walkable, mixed-use development is the key, but others worry that won’t be enough. (LoudounNow)

Sold in NoVa

There aren’t enough houses for sale in Northern Virginia to meet demand. The most in-demand homes are under $500,000 in walkable areas. (Post)

Hope for Memorial Bridge

Just under the deadline, the National Park Service joined with DC to apply for a federal grant to repair the rapidly decaying Memorial Bridge. (Post)

Metro sound bites

WMATA Board member Mort Downey says without a medium-term plan in place Metro will “just be lurching along forever.” … General Manager Paul Wiedefeld says he’s looking for “other ways to serve” passengers outside of rush hour so track work can happen. … Metro currently has to mail in paper invoices to get FTA funding approved. (WTOP)

School funds

DC schools get extra money to support at-risk students, but a recent analysis shows most of that money goes toward general purposes like arts and athletics, instead of programs like afterschool assistance or reading specialists. (WAMU)

Build the Bay

To fix the Bay Area’s affordable housing crisis, a local activist is fighting to ease zoning and environmental rules that would help housing supply grow more rapidly.  She’s often at odds with the area’s progressive elite who tend to oppose all new development, unless it’s subsidized. (NYT)

The problem with office parks

Large companies’ ongoing preference for corporate campuses means employees are more likely to care about road and highways projects and less likely to push for better urban infrastructure. (Co.Design)

Better, cheaper bike lanes

Building and creating bikes lanes doesn’t have to be expensive.  Community-driven, temporary “quick-build” bike lanes are much more affordable and are popular with cyclists and public officials. (WIRED)