Breakfast links: Less parking, more sharing
Less parking in the future
DC Office of Planning Director Harriet Tregoning envisions a future where cars are driven more often than parked. What policies could enable such a shift? (Post)
Greed may limit parking
Among the many arguments against free parking, the most potent may be greed. Charging more for parking and re-investing the revenue in local communities will increase property values, counterbalancing property owners’ current territoriality. (Streetsblog)
Council halts parking passes
The DC Council voted to keep current visitor parking rules in place, after DDOT proposed mailing visitor parking passes to all DC residents, regardless of need or want. (WTOP)
Ridesharing approved
California is the first state in the nation to approve ridesharing services. Meanwhile, Uber’s taxi service won a regulatory victory in Colorado. (LA Times, Next American City)
Maryland worst for emissions
Emissions-related deaths are higher in Maryland than in any other state. The emissions—both local and blown in from other states—contribute to 113 deaths per 100,000 people per year. (Patch)
Redevelopment proposed for Wheaton
A new proposal for Wheaton would see the construction of office and residential buildings and a 1-acre town square. The project would include little retail to limit negative impact on existing businesses. (Post)
Cycletrack sets bad precedents
The compromise between DDOT and the Metropolitan AME church on the M Street cycletrack sets three bad precedents: compromising safety, placing private interests over the public, and promoting car parking. (Atlantic Cities)
Plurality support congestion charge
Fifty percent of respondents at local Transportation Planning Board workshops spoke in favor of congestion pricing in Downtown DC and other zones, though worried that it would not address congestion on highways outside the core. (WTOP)
Metro escalators disappoint
Despite claims of 92% escalator availability within the Metrorail system, typical experience is far worse as most riders use four escalators per trip, and some escalators are chronically broken. (Unsuck DC Metro)
And…
Finishing work on the Silver Line stations is mostly done. (Sand Box John) … Comments on the elimination of 5A Metrobus service to Dulles are due Tuesday. (ArlNow) … A new interactive map calculates how far you can go on CaBi in 30 minutes. (City Paper)