Breakfast links: Cross with care
College Park focuses on pedestrian safety
After 2 fatalities, UMD President Loh says pedestrian safety along Route 1 is a priority. Students are petitioning the city to build sidewalk barriers, but some residents don’t consider that a solution. (@presidentloh, The Diamondback)
More transportation options for young people
Millennials want more transportation options and they’re willing to move for it, according to a new survey. 80% of respondents want a city where they can get around without a car. (Streetsblog)
CityCenterDC only for the wealthy
Will CityCenterDC only bring in the 1 percent? With mostly luxury retail, the site will certainly maximize revenue, but it’s doubtful that everyone will feel welcome. (City Paper)
Blame the canal
Is Georgetown’s C&O Canal to blame for the lack of restaurants and retail south of M Street? The Georgetown BID hopes transforming the NPS-managed waterway will attract more businesses, and they’re willing to pay. (City Paper)
DC issues bad parking tickets
Many Maryland and Virginia drivers recently received delinquency notices for parking tickets they never received. The tickets were wrongly issued and contain the correct license plate but wrong vehicle information. (WTOP)
Farmers’ markets face red tape
While updating the vending code for food trucks last year, the DC Council also revised regulations for farmers’ markets. They will now face health inspections and must register with the Department of Health. (City Paper)
Time changes Howard Theatre
You can now see how city sites - like the Howard Theatre change over time in Google Street View. See selected sites across the US change using images collected since 2007. (DCist)
Sell your house
Housing prices in the DC metro continue to soar, as the area has one of the lowest sale-to-inventory rates in the nation. Low equity and mortgage rates keep homeowners from selling, increasing competition among homebuyers. (WBJ)
And…
Oh, the things you’ll see while riding Metro. (Post) … WMATA introduced a Metro Sustainability Initiative to increase ridership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (PlanItMetro) … Berlin is timing some of its traffic lights for cyclists. (Gizmodo, Andrew N.)