Breakfast links: DC has a plan to install 20 miles of protected bike lanes by 2022
Rush hour in DC by Paul Sableman licensed under Creative Commons.
DC’s plan for 20 miles of protected bike lanes
Updating a “lackluster” 2018 commitment to build 10 miles of protected bike lanes by 2024, the District Department of Transportation announced it would now build 20 miles of protected bike lanes by 2022—nearly tripling the number of miles of protected lanes across DC. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Brookland’s new multimodal Monroe Street Bridge opens
An important link for the Metropolitan Branch Trail, Brookland’s new Monroe Street Bridge replaces its 87-year-old predecessor and includes a two-way unprotected bike lane, sidewalks, and three vehicle lanes. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
Will Maryland seize local parkland to expand highways?
Local officials and land-use attorneys in Montgomery County are curious about Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s plan to expand lanes on the Beltway and I-270 that borders locally-owned parkland. Officials believe the state has no legal right to obtain it through eminent domain. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
DC will add more security cameras across the city
Targeting high-crime areas in the District, Metropolitan Police plan to add 140 cameras, at a cost of $5 million, to its existing CCTV network of 205 cameras. MPD has also given out $2.25 million in rebates for 17,000 cameras through its private security rebate program. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Logistics hold up money for former Express distributors
Although over $20,000 was raised via GoFundMe for the benefit of former Express distributors who lost their jobs in September, issues including identifying all 75 of the individual distributors and choosing a nonprofit to distribute the money have held up the $275 earmarked for each hawker. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
Tysons makes progress on urbanizing
After spending a weekend in The Boro neighborhood in Tysons, a writer finds he’s mostly able to accomplish weekend errands by foot or by Metro. However, there’s still room for improvement. (Will Peischel / Washingtonian)
A Bethesda building near a Metro station includes car elevators
A developer wants to replace a single-family house on a 0.2 acre lot with a 77-unit, 12-story building that includes two car elevators to access 77 parking spots below the building. The proposed building is a three-minute walk to the Bethesda Metro station. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
To light or not to light Clermont Park?
Despite the endorsement of youth baseball and softball groups, a vocal group of residents has mobilized against a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors plan to install lights at the baseball diamonds and parking lot at Clermont Park. (Mike O’Neill / Covering the Corridor. Tip: @perchorin)
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