Breakfast links: Bad ideas for more traffic

Creeping toward an Outer Beltway

Over the objections of Loudoun, Fauquier and Clarke Counties, a Virginia state board approved a special designation for a controversial route that’s part of a potential Outer Beltway. (Post)

Bolling plan panned

The DC Council and NCPC don’t like the master plan for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. It doesn’t integrate at all with Ward 8 or provide public access to the waterfront, and includes copious free parking that will induce traffic. (Housing Complex)

PG WMATA seat still lavish

Prince George’s will pay Artis Hampshire-Cowan, its new WMATA Board member, an hourly rate up to a maximum of $75,000. This far more than what other jurisdictions pay; the county’s previous representative also was paid much more than his colleagues. (Post)

CSX paying for Virginia Avenue tunnel

CSX has decided to put $160 million more of its own money into a project to replace the Virginia Avenue freight tunnel. The tunnel would get a second track and higher clearance to fit double-stack trains. (JDLand)

Blow to Medical Examiner’s office

The DC Medical Examiner’s office has lost its accreditation because the chief is not board-certified. This could make prosecutions more difficult and delay a move to a new forensics lab. (Examiner)

Arlington likes it quiet

Arlington is hesitant to grant a permit to Westover Market for outdoor live music fearing that it might cause other business owners with outdoor spaces to — gasp! — request outdoor music permits, too. (Examiner)

Will London get iconic bike map?

Designer Simon Parker created a bicycle map of London in a similar style to the Tube map. He’s got a petition asking the government to adopt it. (Cycle Lifestyle via The Map Room, Fast Company, Transportation Nation)

And…

ANC1B (U Street, southern Columbia Heights) is forming a transportation committee and all area residents are invited to participate. (Stephen Miller) … Metro stations and buses get their own drinks. (Irish Breakfast) … Calvin and Hobbes play with annexation. (BeyondDC) … Capitol Hill in 1935. (Shorpy)