Yes, we’re already hungry for lunch. This photo of some Shanghai noodle soup and sushi, snapped by The Washington Post’s Keith Jenkins aka Burnt Pixel, was posted in DCist Photos via Flickr. The weather today? Highs in the low 70s with clouds, according to Capital Weather. Now on to this morning’s news …
Tourists Trapped in Washington Monument: The Post reports that 25 people got stuck in the Washington Monument’s elevator yesterday, about 470 feet above the ground and less than 100 feet from the top. After all the people were rescued, the elevator was back up and running around 4 p.m.
Big Brother at WMATA Central Control? A privacy advocacy organization says that WMATA can track the movements of users of the SmarTrip card throughout the transit system and that raises certain concerns, the W.Times reports. But transit officials contend that the information — which can track when and where a user enters and exits the system and how much time a user was in the system — can only be released under a court order or through a law enforcement request.
Mayor Says Anacostia Frwy.-11th St. Bridges Project Will Improve Flow: One of the most confusing tangle of roadways in the city — the ramps and bridges connecting the Anacostia Freeway with the Southeast Freeway should get slightly easier to navigate in years to come, the AP, via WTOP reports. Mayor Anthony Williams announced that the city would soon start on a project that would fully connect the 11th Street bridges with the Anacostia Freeway. Currently southbound traffic on the Anacostia Freeway (DC-295/I-295) does not have any direct connection to downtown Washington, forcing drivers to head all the way to South Capitol Street via Howard Road. The new connectors are designed to alleviate surface-street chokepoints at Barney Circle and the Sousa Bridge.
Briefly Noted: Don’t forget. It’s National Bike to Work Week … What happens to residents of subsidized housing during the District’s real estate boom? …
