Breakfast links: The new big thing
More signs for Chinatown?
The Verizon Center wants to add 9 digital signs to its façade. Other displays at the Chinatown arch elicited vocal objections several years ago. (WBJ)
DC getting a new tunnel
DC Water broke ground on its massive tunnel that will store stormwater and sewage. Currently, the combined sewer system dumps untreated sewage into local rivers during heavy rainfall. (DCist)
GM backpedals on anti-cyclist ad
The company, which is 26% owned by the American people, retracted a recent advertisement that portrayed cyclists as losers. … Giant responded with a rebuttal ad promoting bikes. (LA Times, RPUS)
New leader discovers MoCo problems
Many educators nationwide lament student apathy that leads to poor academic achievement. Meanwhile, Montgomery County’s school superintendent worries that students are too competitive. (Examiner)
COG opposes airports takeover
MWCOG voted to oppose a bill by Rep. Frank Wolf to hand Virginia a majority of seats on the MWAA board. Wolf’s proposal is considered payback for the board’s push for an underground Dulles station. (Examiner)
DC eschews Superfund’s toxic stigma
Some residents doubt DC’s ability to clean up a power plant and want a federal “Superfund” cleanup instead. The stigma attached to Superfund sites, however, may deter future development. (City Paper)
Treehouse of horrors
A Fairfax County father is facing fines for building a treehouse for his kids. On his corner lot, his backyard is also considered a front yard. (Post)
Historic preservation a “black box”?
Tenleytown’s ANC says early, secret discussions between the historic preservation office and property owners skew decisions about development in a way the public can’t see or influence. (City Paper)
And…
Gov. O’Malley will likely scale back his gerrymandered redistricting proposal. (Washington Times) … Metro’s website became Korean temporarily. (Examiner) … A bus passenger is accused of stabbing a Metrobus driver. (Examiner)