Breakfast links: Who’s on top
Bonds leads, Silverman ties Mara
A PPP poll of the at-large race finds Anita Bonds leading with 19%, Elissa Silverman and Patrick Mara tied at 13%, and Matthew Frumin at 8%. Most voters are still undecided. (DCist)
Bikeshare blossoms
Capital Bikeshare set a new record for rides in a single day on Saturday, with 11,368. (Post) … Montgomery County says it will have 50 CaBi stations by late summer, and Frederick is looking at bike sharing. (Gazette)
Meet the parking anger
Meet the Press’s David Gregory got upset because people were parking in front of his house in the Palisades. The traffic was for a charity fundraising event nearby. (Post)
Preserve eastern Chinatown?
The DC Preservation League wants to expand the Downtown Historic District to include more of Chinatown, but Chinese-American business owners say there’s little of significance and it will cost them a lot of money. (Post)
Bigger, better stations
Metro will spend $70 million to add capacity to the Gallery Place and Union Station stations over 6 years. The stations could get larger mezzanines, more faregates, escalators, and elevators. (Examiner)
No fed dollars for Pike streetcar
The Columbia Pike streetcar will not get federal funding, at least from the latest round of Small Starts, but officials plan to proceed with the project and still hope to get federal funding later. (Post)
Beauregard rezoned
Alexandria has rezoned the Beauregard area, clearing the way for a massive redevelopment and increase in density. Some residents, however, are worried about the loss of affordable housing in the area. (Post)
This camera’s a fake
Laurel is using two decoy speed cameras in an effort to slow down speeders. The decoy cameras are just the normal boxes that normally hold cameras, just without a working camera inside them. (Post)
LaHood talks tough on bike safety
USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood called for “zero tolerance for people who don’t respect cyclists,” and will give more support for bike lanes on a national level. (Streetsblog)