Breakfast links: Put it in the burbs

FBI should head for suburban pastures

Hoover might be hot with a new film, but the FBI building is not worth fighting to keep downtown because of security needs. Should they relocate to the suburbs near Metro? (Post, RPUS)

Maintain streetcars at NVCC

Northern Virginia Community College wants to locate the maintenance yard for the Columbia Pike streetcar at its campus, and train students in streetcar maintenance. This would require extending the line beyond its planned terminus. (Alexandria Gazette Packet)

Cafritz project still in fierce debate

A zoning decision on the proposed Riverdale Park Whole Foods was delayed a month at the request of local officials, concerned about parking demand at the mixed-use development. (Examiner)

Crimefighting tool or privacy invasion?

License plate readers (different from traffic cameras) are popping up all over, and help police solve crimes, but they also bring privacy concerns about constant surveillance of the public. (Post)

What Washington could have been

The new National Building Museum exhibit, “Unbuilt Washington,” shows what DC might have been, from neighborhood-destroying ideas to ones making architecture more interesting or the Mall more enjoyable. And it recalls a time when the nation cared about having a great capital. (Post)

Make way, NBA players and owners, for WMATA

Worker fatigue and overtime limits
will figure prominently in contract negotiations between WMATA and the agency’s largest union when they will likely begin in January. (Examiner)

Dial 522-3333, pay more

The Arlington County Board approved taxi fare hikes. Instead of increasing the flag drop and extra passenger fees, as staff recommended, they added 10¢/mile and let kids under 12 ride free, up from 6. (Post)

Getting off the hill and into the mayor’s office

Mayor Gray has hired 2 congressional staffers to try to turn around his communications shop and executive office. (Post)