Breakfast links: Riders gather again to memorialize a cyclist and demand safer streets
Screenshot from the video of the memorial ride for Thomas Hollowell.
Cyclists hold a memorial ride for Thomas Hollowell
On Thursday, a large group of cyclists held a memorial ride for Thomas Hollowell, an Arlington man who was struck and killed by a driver while cycling to work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History last week. They demanded the city take Vision Zero more seriously. (Mike Murillo / WTOP)
Prince George’s and Fairfax counties lead in traffic deaths
Prince George's has the most traffic fatalities in Maryland, and Fairfax County leads in Virginia, with 99 and and 35 deaths from traffic-related crashes in 2017, respectively. Prince George's is also dangerous for pedestrians. It had 24 deaths in 2017, the highest in the region. (William Vitka / WTOP)
Transportation challenges make DC kids miss school
The DC Council will examine a proposal to create a bus program for students to tackle chronic absenteeism. Truancy rates have increased, and schools are searching for new solutions to help ensure students have transportation. (Jenny Abamu / WAMU)
The DC Council could decriminalize fare evasion
The DC Council will vote on a measure decriminializing fare evasion on the Metro; the measure was passed by a council committee. The issue has attracted new attention in the past year over its disproportionate impact on black people. (Dimitri Sotis / WTOP)
Metro’s Rider Advisory Council is fighting to stay
The Metro board plans to dissolve the Metro Rider Advisory Council (RAC) and replace it with feedback from an online tool. RAC opposes this plan, arguing that the tool eliminates the voices of those without access to internet. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
Mapping where DC kids have the most upward mobility
Census data reveal the how DC children's future income potential varies by neighborhood, and reveals stark disparities across family income, race, and location. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Self-driving cars could make cities more car dependent
Self-driving cars could very well make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but they could also erode community bonds that people-centered development has fostered and create more car-dependent residents. (Daniel Piatowski / Citylab)
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