Breakfast links: Residency fraud may be widespread at DC’s arts magnet school
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Half of the students at DC’s arts magnet school might be falsely claiming DC residency
An initial investigation found that more than half of the students at DC's prized public arts school, Duke Ellington, may live outside the District but falsely claim residency. The investigation began in December, and there's some evidence it may have been slowed down due to the upcoming mayoral election. (Post)
Scooter share arrives in DC
Yellow electric scooters are popping up in DC as part of DC's dockless bikeshare pilot. Like dockless bikes, users unlock them with an app and can ride around for $1 plus 15 cents per minute. A second scooter share company is already planning to come to town. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Footage of a DC traffic camera vandal splits opinion between hero and scofflaw
DC police released a video of a man destroying a traffic camera on Kenilworth Ave in Northeast and reactions have varied. Some people immediately found a cult hero while others saw someone kneecapping enforcement of speeding and traffic violations on a busy road. (Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian)
Cleveland (and possibly DC) are buying into the Hyperloop, sight unseen
The Hyperloop is a high-concept rapid transit promise that's short on details or even proof the technology works, but that hasn't stopped Cleveland from starting a study of Cleveland to Chicago Hyperloop service. It also didn't stop DC from issuing that top secret construction staging permit. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
Silver Line ridership is growing after SafeTrack
In the last quarter of 2017, Silver Line stations in Fairfax saw ridership go up 7% on average, while stations that are on both Silver and Orange Line only grew about 2%. (Inside NoVA)
DC’s special event parking redesigned for security threats
In DC, new heightened restrictions on parking surrounding events like parades and marathons are coming into effect in an effort to prevent car-based attacks on crowds. (Luz Lazo / Post)
A survey in Rosslyn says people really want better food
A Rosslyn BID survey of residents, workers, and visitors found that while the area has food options, people generally wanted more and healthier ones. When asked to describe Rosslyn, the top response was “convenient,” a vast upgrade from last year's “boring”. (Bridget Reed Morawski / ARL Now)
Where our region is making better transportation and land use connections, mapped
This interactive map shows where local governments in our region have taken steps to plan and design projects that improve the connection between transportation systems and the built environment, with the Transportation Planning Board's help. (Transportation Planning Board)
Plans are out for the tallest residential building in Bethesda
Plans are out for what will one day be Bethesda's tallest residential building. The mixed-income building will be a 320-foot tower with retail, restaurants, and parking on Wisconsin Avenue. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
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