Photo by Andé Gustavo Stumpf Filho on Flickr.

Police ticket U turns on Penn

Bill Walsh caught a cab driver on video making an illegal U-turn across the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes… and then an FBI police officer put on his siren and pulled over the driver for the violation.  

School buildings to charters

A new DC government website will help charter schools use vacant DCPS buuildings after 16 schools close this fall. All will go to charters, as the law requires, rather than some to city agencies. (City Paper)  

Outer Beltway opposition grows

A former member of Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board speaks out against the Outer Beltway. The board delayed its vote at Rep. Frank Wolf’s request amid opposition in Prince William County. (Post)  

Suburban versus urban poverty

Poverty in America is increasingly moving to the suburbs, especially in places with poor transit. Thanks to isolation and lack of services, that poverty is also far less visible and solutions more difficult. (Atlantic Cities)  

Fragile Northeast corridor

A commuter train derailement in Connecticut injured 70 and shut down Amtrak and Metro-North service for days. Crowding on limited bus alernatives shows how much people rely on the Northeast Corridor with little alternative to handle the demand if something goes wrong. (Streetsblog)  

Uber still hates regulations

Uber is fighting against another round of regulations, which require using one of several specific payment providers  while Uber already has its own. It also doesn’t want to send GPS data to the Taxicab Commission. (Post, DCist)  

And…

Glover Park residents don’t want a strip club on Wisconsin Avenue. (Post) … Here’s where the vacant property is in Ward 1. (New Columbia Heights) … Pedestrian crashes rise in Montgomery County. (WAMU)