Breakfast links: Trinidad’s rotated street grid has an interesting history
View of Trinidad by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.
A railway and a brickyard shaped Trinidad’s unusual street grid
The exceptions to DC’s standard street grid are areas outside of the original L’Enfant Plan. One such area is Trinidad—historical maps show that a railway and brickyard may be responsible for its unusual rotated street grid. (Dave Stroup / DCist)
Issues with the “Kids Ride Free” SmarTrip card put thousands of students in a bind
Data shows that a few thousand District students missed school or had problems getting there during the first week of the “Kids Ride Free” SmarTrip card. Parents say that schools didn't have enough SmarTrip cards for the students. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Arlington officials weigh the cost of Metro’s proposed service increase
Arlington can expect to pay almost 10% more to cover its portion of WMATA's proposed service increase. If the changes are adopted, Arlington’s funding obligation to Metro increases from $75 million to $83 million each year. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
DC’s Tweed Ride brings the dandies out
This Sunday, dandies will be riding in style during the annual DC Tweed Ride. The ride is free, and the gathering spot is kept as a surprise for registered riders. (Helen Wieffering / DCist)
A man hit a cyclist with a bat and took his bike
A cyclist says that someone jumped out of a parked car in Petworth and hit him with a bat. The assailant put his bike in the back of his trunk and drove away, and police are still looking for him. (Martin Weil / Post)
Virginia is getting electric buses with its Volkswagen settlement money
Virginia will use a portion of its money from the Volkswagen emissions cheating settlement to pay for electric buses. A press release from Governor Ralph Northam's office said that $14 million (or 15%) will go towards purchasing the vehicles. (Associated Press)
Will UMD’s next president champion economic development?
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh improved relations between College Park and Prince George’s County, better integrating the university into the community and welcoming the Purple Line, unlike his predecessors. When he leaves, will that continue? (Katishi Maake / WBJ)
Don’t trade in the bus just yet
Despite the hype around microtransit, transportation planner and consultant Jarrett Walker says fixed-route bus service is still the best way to move a lot people around a city efficiently and cheaply. (Jarrett Walker / The Atlantic)
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