Breakfast links: Metro inspectors falsified reports about Rhode Island Avenue
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Metro inspection crews fabricated reports about Rhode Island Avenue
An audit from the Office of the Inspector General finds that Metro inspection crews fabricated structural inspection reports on the Rhode Island Avenue station and may have outright skipped some inspections. The audit shows copy-and-pasted language from year to year. (Faiz Siddiqui / Post)
Thirsty? There’s an app for that (for finding water stations, that is)
A new app uses GPS to help Washington region residents find places where they can fill their water bottle, including participating businesses, restaurants, and water fountains. (Marissa J. Lang / Post)
DC is an indepdendent bookstore town
From long-time fixtures such as Politics and Prose to the one of newest additions, MahoganyBooks in Anacostia, the District boasts a large and increasing number of independent bookstores. (Rodrigo Duran / City Paper)
Dockless bikeshare aims to serve more and more diverse populations
Critics of traditional, docked bikeshare systems often point to a lack of access for under-served communities, a flaw that dockless bikeshare companies are actively looking to correct. Models in Camden, Chicago, and DC hope to reach more underserved neighborhoods and communities of color that have traditionally had less access to bikeshare. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
NoMa gets more murals from the POW! WOW! festival
Twenty muralists are converting walls in NoMa into works of art as part of the POW! WOW! festival, a partnership with the NoMa BID that runs until May 14. This is DC's third year hosting the international mural event. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
Northwest residents are having trouble finding affordable homes
Low-income residents in Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan, and Mount Pleasant are being forced out as available affordable housing dwindles and prices in their neighborhoods increase. (Jonathan Franklin / Washington Informer)
Purple Line trains will begin testing as early as 2020
Scheduled to open in 2022, the Purple Line will begin testing trains in Maryland as early as 2020. The timing depends in part on the results of earlier tests at the New York plant, and how quickly Maryland's tracks and storage are finished. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
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