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In The Slow Lane: The District Department of Transportation’s immediate plans for heavily congested 16th Street NW do not call for a bus-only lane, even though transportation advocates have long lobbied for one. Instead, the transportation agency wants a transit priority study to “examine various alternative approaches for improving transit along the 16th Street NW corridor, including examining the potential for bus lanes.” -3
Shame Spiral: Mark Moseley, a former kicker for the Washington football team, said in an interview with the Associated Press that “somebody would have to drop a bomb on FedEx Field to get us to change [the name].” At least he didn’t say that in caps?-6
Unrestricted Pot: The mayor quietly signed a bill that allowed the decision of whether someone qualifies for medical marijuana to be between a patient and doctor, eliminating a once-narrow list of qualifying diseases. As of July 24, 715 patients had registered to receive medical marijuana in the District, according to WAMU. +4
Nickle and Dimed: Metro warns riders against buying discounted SmarTrips from individuals or unofficial vendors at a discounted price, saying it could be a scam. -2
Friday’s Needle rating: 37 Today’s score: -7 Today’s Needle rating: 30