Breakfast links: Why DC and other cities are keeping details of their Amazon bids secret
Here’s what we know about DC’s Amazon bid
While DC made its proposed sites for the Amazon HQ2 public, it kept the financial and tax incentives the city is offering the company a secret. Only senior government officials and Amazon executives know the actual dollar value DC offered. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Maryland may make assaulting a transit operator a felony
A Maryland state delegate has proposed a bill that would add transit operators to the list of public servants protected by special laws. Assaulting a bus, train, or light-rail operator would result in up to 15 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. (Martine Powers / Post)
The region’s economy is improving, but not as fast as the nation’s
The region saw a 2.1 percent increase in regional product in 2017, a big improvement from last year but shy of the national 2.7 percent increase. The growth is expected to continue, with the biggest job growth occurring in North Virginia. (Andy Medici / WBJ)
Major transit projects have been approved around DC
The Transportation Planning Board approved changes to the region's transportation plans Wednesday, including $7.6 billion in toll lanes for Maryland, extension of the H Street streetcar to Georgetown by 2025, and several DC bike lanes. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Virginia congressmember Comstock demands details about Monday’s derailment
In a letter Wednesday, Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock requested a detailed explanation from Metro regarding the nature of Monday's derailment outside Farragut North station, including records of the conditions of the track. (Martine Powers / Post)
DC’s final trolley trestle is still at risk of collapse
Following a new inspection, the National Park Service says DC's last trolley trestle is at serious risk of collapsing. They said the same thing back in August of 2016, when they first closed the trail that leads to it in Georgetown. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Figuring out how to track ride-hailing companies’ footprint
After Uber and Lyft refused to share their raw trip data, researchers had to devise their own methods to track how much of an impact on traffic ride-hailing companies were having in US cities. Here's what they came up with. (Laura Bliss / The Atlantic)
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