Breakfast links: DC moved to approve public financing for campaigns
The DC Council says yes to public campaign financing
The DC Council passed a bill that would provide campaign money to candidates for elected office in DC. Mayor Muriel Bowser argued that the proposition would be a poor use of taxpayer dollars, but the Council will likely fund it over her objection. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Plans for the tallest tower in the region are moving forward
The plans call for a public plaza in Tysons at the center of four towers, one of them a whopping 615 feet. The project's developers bought the first land parcel, the Peacock Buick, and are contracted to buy more while the zoning hearing marches on. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
Maryland is willing to spend what it takes on transportation for Amazon
Maryland has already included $2 billion in transportation upgrades in its HQ2 pitch for White Flint, but Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn said that the state would have a “blank check” for any further improvements if the site is chosen. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
An Amtrak train decoupled while heading from DC to New York
An Acela going from Union Station to Penn Station pulled apart while the train was moving. The separation happened in upper Maryland, and there were no injuries reported from passengers who finished their trip on another train. (Danielle Furfaro / NY Post)
Trump wants to run a huge military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue
President Donald Trump's parade would be on the order of Bastille Day in Paris, and would send the US's military arsenal right through downtown DC. Local officials may face the question of just what an Abrams tank would do to the city's streets. (Post)
Metro is more optimistic about full service at Shady Grove and Glenmont
WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said the earliest full service could return to the ends of the Red Line would be in December. Montgomery County wanted an end to “turn backs,” which do not reach all stations, by July. (Martine Powers / Post)
A controversial garage will go before the Montgomery County Council
The county blocked Ourisman Honda from building a garage when the dealership encroached on the Capital Crescent Trail, but now Honda has promised to provide trail and public space improvements in order to keep it. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
Fairfax delays approving an ADU over occupancy
Fairfax County's Board of Zoning Appeals postponed a vote on an accessory dwelling unit, questioning if the owner would be living permanently on the property. The county says properties with an ADU must be owner-occupied. (Brian Trompeter / Inside NoVA)
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