Breakfast links: Thousands of buses in Virginia lack a required safety component

Virginia school buses will be fixed to include brake interlocks

About 4,000 school buses in Loudoun and Prince William counties don't have a brake interlock, which is required and prevents brakes from disengaging while the bus is parked. The counties plan to retrofit the buses this summer.  (Kristi King / WTOP)

It’s hard to regulate weed-centric businesses in the District

As questions arise about the legality of a weed and paint business on Capitol Hill, we are reminded that Congress prevents DC from devoting funds to building a legal framework for recreational marijuana use.  (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)

The Washington-area drought is officially over

After all of the rain we've gotten in the past few months, the area drought has mostly subsided. Most groundwater in surrounding counties is at the normal or better mark, though Fairfax, Prince William, and Frederick counties are still a little dry.  (Angela Fritz / Post)

Trump’s infrastructure plan will likely focus on incentives for private investment

Trump has pledged $1 trillion to improve infrastructure, and his plan will likely focus on roads, bridges, and incentives for private investment, but more details are scarce and it's not clear they'll be coming anytime soon.    (Melanie Zanona / The Hill)

Lidl could be coming to the District

German discount grocery giant Lidl could be coming to the District. Reps from the company met with Mayor Bowser and her staff at the International Conference of Shopping Centers. They could be a boon for underserved parts of the city.  (Rebecca Cooper / WBJ)

The President hit up some tourist spots in DC on Monday

Fictional President Frank Underwood, that is. Former Obama White House photographer Pete Souza snapped Kevin Spacey in-character on the campaign trail for what is likely promotional material for the show's upcoming season.  (Christina Sturdivant / DCist)

Rock Creek Park’s Klingle Valley Trail makes progress

Renovations and improvements to the Klingle Valley Trail in Rock Creek Park are getting close to completion. Crews started paving the trail last week and lights will be installed soon.   (WashCycle)

A national columnist unleashes a YIMBY manifesto for better transit

Instead of bloviating about traffic, activist and columnist Dan Savage wrote that politicians should improve mass transit, which will provide opportunities to residents and enable them to stay in gentrifying neighborhoods rather than be displaced.  (Dan Savage / The Stranger)

Notable figures sketch a vision of better bike lanes in Boston (sort of)

Huge cutout figures drawn in the likeness of notable Bostonians (like Matt Damon) popped up next to bike lanes, asking Mayor Marty Walsh to improve their safety. Last fall, a driver hit and killed a pedestrian.   (Stephen Miller / Streetsblog)