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Voting on transportation
As as voters head to the polls today, Transportation Nation recaps the interesting mix of feelings both for and against infrastructure spending this campaign season. (Transportation Nation)
Need for speed becomes need for flame?
“Entitled Driver Syndrome” causes some drivers to do crazy things. One, or maybe two, set fire to two speed cameras in Gaithersburg and Germantown Monday morning. (Gaithersburg Patch)
New and old side by side
Four years after a drunk driver caused enough damage to a LeDroit Park home that its facade had to be torn down, the reconstruction is nearing an end. The new facade adheres nicely the style of the neighborhood, showing that new constructions can enhance historic neighborhoods. (DCmud)
Work begins on 15th Street bike lane extension
DDOT has begun extending the 15th Street bike lane north to Euclid Ave Street and south to E Street NW. Construction could be finished by the end of this month. (UrbanTurf)
What happened to Metro Saturday?
The hugely overcrowded state of Metro on Saturday has elicited significant ire from riders, saying WMATA didn’t plan and was unprepared. Overwhelmed is more like it, says Dr. Gridlock. (Post)
Some DC teachers get “Ovation”
Top DCPS teachers, according to the Rhee administration’s IMPACT evaluation system, were honored at the Kennedy Center last night. Curiously, teachers receiving monetary awards had to forgo certain protections against being “excessed.” (Post)
New Anacostia license plate
DDOT released a new commemorative license plate to celebrate the Anacostia River. Unfortunately, the plate doesn’t mention the Anacostia at all, and “Taxation without Representation” blends into the river. (DCist, Eric Fidler) (Tip: Eric Fidler)
And…
One study uncovers the unsurprising fact that subway stations in poorer neighborhoods suffer higher crime. (Next American City, Eric Fidler) … Robert Samuelson feels high-speed rail is pure pork. (Post) … An old picture shows the construction of the Union Station parking garage and the H Street “Hopscotch” bridge in 1976. (DC Metrocentric, Geoff H) (Tip: Eric Fidler)