Breakfast links: Where to put it

Where to put industrial uses?

Ward 5 councilmember Kenyan McDuffie is fighting the many undesirable land uses concentrated in his ward. City officials say DC needs industrial land somewhere, but can some of it be outside the ward? (Post)

Georgetown boathouse may stay, after all

The National Park Service has pulled back from plans to evict Jack’s Boathouse from its location along the Potomac in Georgetown. (Post)

Football opens doors?

Metro will stay open one hour longer this Sunday for the Redskins’ final regular-season game. How about those Nationals’ games? (Post)

Insure-as-you-go?

Occasional drivers often receive no discount for their infrequent car use, but a new Oregon car insurer has introduced a per-mile car insurance, marketed at car owners who don’t use their car full-time. (Atlantic Cities)

2013: the year for budget autonomy?

DC delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton says she is “optimistic” about DC’s budget autonomy in the 2013 Congress.  (WAMU)

Even truckers want transit

The owner of a trucking company tells Vancouver, Washington, that it needs a light rail connection across the Columbia River to Portland. (The Columbian, Ben Ross)  (Tip: Ben Ross)

And…

Metro’s new real-time information screens are now on. (DCist) … Did you know you can recycle Christmas trees? (WAMU) … The elevators in the Bethesda Metro station are scheduled to open soon. (Examiner)