Photo by Charles Allen.

U-turning taxi hits cyclist

A taxi making a U-turn in the bike lanes hit a bicyclist on Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday. Tommy Wells is promising to introduce emergency legislation to stop the DMV from overturning U-turn tickets. (DCist)  

Service changes raise Gray’s ire

Mayor Gray disagrees with service changes to two bus routes WMATA made in response to incidents of rock throwing. One spokesman said that the four incidents did not constitute a pattern to justify the route changes. (DCist)  

New depths for extra height

A developer is seeking permission to build a 12- to 22-story complex of office and hotel buildings a block from the Pentagon City Metro and is offering to fund a pool and streetcar lines in the area. (Examiner)  

Make lobbyists disclose faster

Paid lobbyists at the DC Council only have to report their clients twice a year. That means the public doesn’t know until long after issues are settled. Many states require this monthly or even more often. (Sunlight Foundation)  

Why was Yes a no?

Why couldn’t a Yes! Organic Market succeed east of the river? Reasons specific to the store and its location, people say, not a sign that it is a bad place for retail. (City Paper)  

Plans for Shaw parcel

A plot of land in Shaw at 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW will soon be a large mixed-use building with retail and either a hotel, or residential units, depending on which plan is selected. (UrbanTurf)  

Arlington considers homeless shelter

Arlington is considering buying a building to house more county office space, but it would also have a year-round homeless shelter, which has some area residents upset. (Patch)  

And…

Sandy damaged many of New York’s bikeshare docks and bikes in a Brooklyn warehouse that flooded. (NYT) … The Brookland and Shady Grove Metro stations get more bike parking. (PlanItMetro) … Could the area get a high-speed ferry? (WTOP)