Breakfast links: Dockless scooters have rolled out in Arlington
Two scooters by Nathan Rupert licensed under Creative Commons.
Dockless electric scooters are now in Arlington
Bird, the dockless electric scooter company, placed more than 50 scooters in Arlington County on Sunday, mainly near Ballston, Clarendon, Crystal City, and Pentagon City. It will add more scooters when each one is ridden at least three times per day. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Rhode Island’s temporary bus lanes could stick around
During this summer's shutdown of Brookland and Rhode Island Metro stations, DDOT is putting up a temporary bus lane along Rhode Island Ave NE. It will be collecting data on how the lanes function and figuring out how to add permanent ones in the future. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Construction managers for DC’s homeless shelters are struggling
Behind the holdups to the construction of two new homeless shelters in Wards 7 and 8 are problems with employeee turnover. Construction mangers have low morale and keep leaving. (Cunet Dil / City Paper)
Want to talk about the toll increases on Dulles toll road?
Three public hearings will be held in July about the proposed fee increases on the Dulles toll road. The proposed increase will help pay for the second phase of the Silver Line extension and road improvements. (Lori Aratani / Post)
Get your meditation on in Petworth
The DC government opened its first ever meditation garden in Petworth this past weekend. The garden is complete with seats for quiet reflection, drinking fountains, bike racks, and accessbile walking paths. (Adele Chapin / Curbed)
How London plans to cut back on train congestion
London is adding 250 cars and upgrading its signaling in its deeply excavated tunnels to increase trains by a rate of 10 cars an hour. The project will decrease congestion on certain routes, and has a price tag of $2 billion. (Feargus O’Sullivan / CityLab)
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