Breakfast links: Vote!

It’s primary day

Go vote! Greater Greater Washington has endorsed Erik Gutshall for Arlington County Board, Robert White for DC Council at large, and Vincent Gray in Ward 7.

Tipped wage outrage

Local activists want to put a $15 per hour tipped minimum wage on DC’s November ballot, now that the DC Council will likely pass a minimum wage bill that only increases the tipped worker wage to $5. (WAMU)

Preservation plans for affordable housing

DC’s affordable housing task force has issued six recommendations for preserving affordable housing. One initiative will give landlords in Ward 8 low interest loans to fix up rental units in disrepair. (City Paper)

Bet on bikes

Bike commuting is way up on Arlington trails, with between 70-100% increase in riders from last June. (CityLab)

Metro money matters

What happened to the $5 billion from WMATA’s 2010 Metro Forward plan? $3.7 billion has gone to new buses, railcars, escalators, elevators, lighting, and other infrastructure upgrades. (WAMU) … The FTA will allow Metro to use $20 million in existing federal capital funds for SafeTrack repairs. (Post)

The best Metro info

Listen to GGWash’s own Stephen Repetski chat about the best ways to know what’s going on with Metro service in WAMU’s latest Metropocalypse podcast.

SafeTrack, visualized

Still not sure how SafeTrack will affect you? Here’s a DC designer’s visual take on the plan, including bikeshare information. (Technical.ly)