Breakfast links: Keep it moving

How was the commute?

Metro riders had mixed experiences on the first day of SafeTrack. (WAMU) … Two Washington Post writers compared travel times using the Silver Line versus a bus to Metro at Pentagon.

Think of the children

With SafeTrack underway, DC’s school district must make plans for the 8,500 public school students who rely on Metro to get to school, and the many others who rely on Metro to get to summer school and summer jobs. (WAMU)

Coin compromise

DC is close to approving a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020. Local leaders have reached a compromise on the tipped minimum wage, which will likely rise to $5 per hour. (WAMU)

Rockville Pike plans

Rockville wants to expand Rockville Pike into a 252-foot-wide behemoth. City officials are looking to build a grand boulevard, but such a wide and complex road would likely miss a “sense of place.” (Washingtonian)

Metro match up

Here’s how Metro stacks up against other capital city subway systems. Metro is at or near the bottom when it comes to number of miles, stations, trips, and railcars. (Post)

Hottest ‘hoods

AU Park, Logan Circle, and Capitol Hill top the list of DC neighborhoods where homes are selling the fastest. Not on this year’s list? Adams Morgan, Bloomingdale, and Kalorama. (UrbanTurf)

To buy or not to buy

Which is more practical: buying or renting? It’s a complicated question with no one answer, but here are four major factors to consider. (NYT)

Heads up

Sydney hopes that new in-ground traffic lights will prevent pedestrians distracted by their cellphones from walking into traffic. (Guardian)  (Tip: KC)