Breakfast links: More Metro closures coming

Shut down over single tracking

More weekend closures could come as part of SafeTrack as Metro tries to address the FTA’s concerns. The closures, which would be in lieu of planned single-tracking, would allow for more thorough work. (WAMU)

The roots of racism in Baltimore

As part of the scathing report on Baltimore police force violations, the Justice Department identified an an 80 year-old housing map that illustrates the city’s deep history of segregation and its ongoing effects. (Post)

Fast v. fast casual

In DC, any restaurant where you pay before you get your food is considered fast food, which has made it tough for fast-casual concepts to open. New zoning rules that change the definition of fast food will soon make it easier. (Post)

MetroAccess assault

A MetroAccess driver was charged with sexually assaulting one of his passengers aboard a MetroAccess vehicle. (Post)

Fatal Metrobus collision

The driver of a car that rear-ended a Metrobus as it serviced a bus stop died at the scene yesterday. Several others were injured. (Post)

Record high housing

The median cost of a home in the District hit a record high of $570,000 in July. The region’s median cost was about 20% lower, at $435,000. (UrbanTurf)

The world’s best walk

Where are the best places to “urban wander” by foot in the world? The Guardian highlights six amazing city walks, with two, in Detroit and Portland, Oregon, from the US.

And…

The President’s chief of staff is a bike commuter. (Bicycling) … Capitol Crossing, the development on top of the new deck over I-395, may not get a beloved restaurant/market concept or student housing as hoped. (Washingtonian) … Plans to renovate Baltimore’s Penn Station are finally moving forward. (Baltimore Sun)

Transportation job openings

Want to work on important transportation issues? The region’s council of governments is hiring a program director to work on transportation data, and Montgomery County is looking for someone to coordinate Purple Line construction.