Breakfast links: Crystal City could get half of Amazon’s HQ2
Rain in Crystal City by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
Amazon leans toward two HQ2s in New York and Virginia
Amazon may split HQ2 between Long Island City in Queens, New York and Crystal City, Virginia. Both regions, which are are already home to several thousand Amazon employees, would eventually be home to 25,000 employees. (Karen Weise and J. David Goodman / NYT)
Advocates want a bike and pedestrian bridge from Arlington to DC
Transit advocates are lobbying for the inclusion of bicycle and pedestrian trail with the planned replacement of the railway Long Bridge. Built in 1904, a new Long Bridge over the Potomac River is expected to improve VRE, Amtrak, and freight between Virginia and DC. (Alex Coma / ARLnow)
Does Meridian Hill or Malcolm X mark the spot?
Known by residents alternately as both Meridian Hill Park and Malcolm X Park, the name of the park along 16th Street reflects a changing DC and the importance of placemaking. (Rachel Kurzius / Post)
11th Street Bridge Park across Anacostia River is expected by 2023
DC's landscaped pedestrian bridge and greenway crossing the Anacostia River is expected to be completed by 2023. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
MoCo requests safety signs at five school bus stops
Montgomery County has asked Maryland to install safety signs near five school bus stops made dangerous by passing drivers. These five stops represent 14% of all citations made by safety cameras installed on 1,300 of the county's school buses. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Arlington County plans pedestrian improvements on Four Mile Run Drive
Using paint, bollards, and landscape planters, Arlington County will try out a temporary 10-foot sidewalk, a new pedestrian crossing island, and curb extensions (with planters) along the corridor near Jennie Dean Park. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Taking a look at US bus rapid transit systems
In light of the 10-year anniversary of Cleveland's Healthline bus rapid transit system, Streetsblog looks at other established BRT systems across the US, including those in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Eugene, Oregon. (Angie Schmitt / Streetsblog)
Vote! Today is Election Day
In addition to national races, a number of important local races will impact the Washington region. Polling places opened this morning and will close at 7 pm in Virginia, and at 8 pm in Maryland and the District. (Post)
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