Breakfast links: Should DC block the Silver Line?

No money, no Silver Line?

Corbett Price, a DC member of the WMATA Board, suggested DC block the Silver Line’s Phase 2 unless Virginia agrees to dedicated Metro funding. … There are four main plans to save Metro, including dedicated funding, reforming the board, and more, but will any of them gain consensus? (Post)

Trim late night just temporarily?

The WMATA Board is ready to strike a deal on the unpopular plans for late-night service cuts. Board Chair Jack Evans says he could accept shorter hours as a one year plan instead of a permanent one. (DCist)

Metro needs billions

Metro estimates that it will need $25 billion over ten years for power and lighting fixes and replacing old equipment. This is all on top of the current year’s (already difficult) budget. (WTOP)

Shelter limits

Mayor Bowser has proposed a bill to restrict the city’s homeless services to District residents and to stop offering emergency shelter space to those with other housing available, citing the huge cost to the city. (WAMU)

Fight for 15

Workers at National Airport held a rally and authorized a strike vote in support of raising the minimum wage. This comes on the same day as a planned strike by Uber drivers in other cities. (DCist, Post)

New transportation top brass

Donald Trump named Elaine Chao, former Secretary of Labor, as his administration’s Secretary of Transportation. We previously considered what the Trump presidency might look like for transportation. (Post, GGWash)

Final ruling delayed for United

DC’s Zoning Commission will hold off on a decision on the new DC United stadium until December after hearing residents’ health concerns and worries about a lack of parking and transit options. (NBC4, UrbanTurf)

Dupont building rejected

Plans for a Dupont Circle apartment building are on hold after the DC Historic Preservation Review Board said the building would leave a one-story landmark gas station in the shadows. (WCP)