Breakfast links: A downtown Bethesda road block gets rolled back
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Montgomery is pulling down bollards that blocked a downtown Bethesda street
Montgomery's Department of Transportation is removing recently-erected plastic bollards that prevented cars from turning onto a downtown Bethesda street, because the department failed to seek public input before the installation. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
DC’s last trolley trestle could one day be part of the city’s trails, if it doesn’t collapse first
A 120-year old Georgetown streetcar trestle is a historic site, but it's also in dire need of repair. Historic preservationists and DDOT have advocated for fixing it up, but the bridge is under WMATA control and the transit agency has not touched it in decades. (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Brett Young)
Capital Bikeshare comes to your phone with a new app
Capital Bikeshare launched an independent iPhone and Android app for the Washington area so riders can track bike availability, purchase passes, and count the time and miles they log on the system's bikes. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
In the wake of Charlottesville violence, Greater Washington looks to remove Confederate memorials
Mayor Muriel Bowser and seven DC Council members called to remove the statue of Confederate Albert Pike from Judiciary Square, on federal land. In Maryland, Governor Hogan spoke out against a statue of Roger Taney at the State House, while Baltimore removed multiple Confederate statues overnight. Alexandria is pushing forward with plans to rename Jefferson Davis Highway. (Rachel Sadon / DCist, Ovetta Wiggins / Post, Patrick Roth / WTOP, WTOP)
A Maryland Congressman thinks there is still hope for funding the FBI building
US Representative Steny Hoyer says that despite the federal government scrapping plans for the proposed new FBI building in Greenbelt, there is bipartisan support in Congress for the new building and funding will be restored in some way. (Daniel Sernovitz / WBJ)
Portland embraced accessory dwelling units to increase affordable housing in the city
Portland, Oregon made it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units, or smaller second homes built on a single plot of land, in order to create more housing and more units available at lower rates in the city's residential neighborhoods. DC's new zoning code includes a provision for accessory dwelling units in some areas. (Amelia Templeton / NPR)
In Winnipeg, a group of cyclists are putting the city’s trails on the (Google) map
Volunteers from the Winnipeg Trails Association in Canada are using Google's Trekker camera mounted on a recumbent bike to capture 360-degree views of its trails for Google Maps, making them more searchable for transit or virtual touring. (Ernie Smith / Associations Now)
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