Photo by j Gregory Barton on Flickr.

Her plan for the homeless

Mayor Bowser is pushing for year-round emergency shelter for homeless families. She also wants to build efficiencies, with shared kitchens and bathrooms, instead of apartments that had been planned for homeless housing. (Post)  

Teach a kid to bike

Every DC second grader will learn how to ride a bike this year as part of the district-wide PE curriculum. The program hopes to improve equity in urban cycling by giving all children the skills and confidence to take advantage of resources like bike infrastructure. (CityLab)  

Fixing the finances

WMATA has taken steps to fix major gaps in its financial record keeping and management in hopes that the FTA will ease restrictions on the transit agency’s ability to borrow federal funds. Right now WMATA is basically “living paycheck to paycheck.” (Post)  

Bike share pick

College Park will likely pick the firm Zagster to run its bike share system. The city backed out of a slow-moving deal with Capital Bikeshare in order to keep a time-sensitive state grant meant to fund the program. (Diamondback)  

Sue me, SSTC

Metro officially took over the Silver Spring Transit Center on Tuesday. Last week, WMATA and Montgomery County sued the companies that designed, built and inspected the long-delayed transit center for $166 million. (Post)  

School’s out forever

Since 1986, lobbying efforts have ensured that Virginia students start school after Labor Day in order to support the tourism industry. School leaders have fought the law unsuccessfully, but some districts can get a waiver. (WAMU)  

Mapping our history

Alexander Graham Bell lived at 15th and Rhode Island NW. Check out this map of the neighborhood that he drew by hand. (Ghosts of DC)  

The Lance Armstrong Effect

The biggest spikes in cyclist injuries and death have occurred in those older than 35. Why? Experts speculate that the “Lance Armstrong Effect” resulted in more inexperienced riders picking up racing as a sport. (NPR)