Photo by Susan Sharpless Smith on Flickr.

Only 95 CaBi crashes since 2010

Since launching in September 2010, there have only been 95 reported crashes on Capital Bikeshare, despite over 7 million trips. There have been zero fatalities, and only 31 of the crashes involved a hospital visit. (City Paper)  

Kid’s seat for CaBi

A Capitol Hill couple built a kid’s seat to bike with their daughter to school each day on Capital Bikeshare. They started selling the seats, but CaBi operator Alta said they violate the terms of use. (WAMU)  

Fast ferry to Virginia

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission won a nearly $4 million grant to run two high-speed ferries between the Alexandria waterfront and the Navy Yard

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. (WTOP, Catherine)  

Metro’s got talent

Metro is holding auditions for the “MetroPerforms!” program. They’re looking for musicians, dancers, poets, and other performers to perform outside of certain Metrorail entrances this summer as well as at Music on the Mall. (Post)  

Historic parking lots

In the early days of historic preservation, parking lots were the bane of historic buildings. Now some of the lots are part of historic applications creating problems for planners and preservationists. (History Sidebar, Capitol Heights)  (Tip: Capitol Heights)  

France to pay people to bike

The French government is experimenting with a program to subsidize employees who bike to work. France wants to increase its proportion of bike commuters, which is much lower than in the Netherlands and Germany. (Streetsblog)  

And…

A new bipartisan transportation bill would give localities more access to federal funds. (Streetsblog) … Petworth’s new Safeway will open soon, replacing a much older one. (City Paper) … A sinkhole has closed a block of G Street to cars. (DCist)