Posts by Erik Weber — Guest Contributor
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WMATA picks new GM, rumored to be Sarles
Kytja Weir of the Examiner is reporting that WMATA has reached a final decision in its search for a new General Manager. Adam Tuss of WTOP is speculating that Richard Sarles has been selected to continue leading the transit authority on a permanent basis. Shortly after John Catoe resigned in April of 2010, Sarles took over as interim General Manager. His tenure thus… Keep reading…
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DC United eyeing Buzzard Point, Florida Market
According to several news sources, DC United, the District’s professional soccer team, has been talking with DC officials as well as local developers about options for a new stadium in the city. The team is seeking a smaller venue to replace its current home at oversized RFK stadium. This move could give the city an opportunity to replicate the successes of the Verizon… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good Republican, Bad Democrat
Mara is in the race; Congressman wants to widen BW Parkway; Secure bike cage coming to College Park; 15-year-old pedestrian killed in PG; New Glenmont garage underway; Metro improvements delayed in MoCo; Keeping Columbia Pike affordable; McDonnell proposes teacher performance pay; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Concealed intentions
Bag inspections not really optional; TX Rep wants to carry concealed weapon in DC; Streetcar substation problems on H Street; Gen Yers don’t want McMansions; LaHood defends HSR; See a film about Columbia, Maryland; Driver who killed cyclist gets 8 years; What to do with school boards?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Should I stay or should I go?
Might Sarles stay?; Solar Decathlon off the Mall; Remembering transit’s role in the Civil Rights movement; Belward Farm Science City slowly takes shape; No criminal charges for killing cyclist; Man killed in Farragut North metro; VA transportation funding plan draws criticism; Poor travelers can’t pay for China’s HSR; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keeping up appearances
Were fancy new libraries worth it?; Fake meters go in Shirlington; Councilmember Gabe Klein?; No Ellwood Thompson at DC USA; LaHood listens to ped/bike advocates; Potomac Mills cuts commuter parking; State avenues make up a nation; DC streetcars on the web; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cycling in the law and the press
Bike bills introduced in Richmond; Bike baiting is really frio; Alternatives to extending Metro; East Falls Church planning enters final stages; DC makes inroads against chronic homelessness; Foggy Bottom station closed over MLK weekend; Nominate “most endangered” historic properties; Streetcars: a renaissance or transportation nostalgia?; Google Transit adds new features; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Solutions for Northern Virginia
DoD to pay for express buses to Mark Center; Reps want Metro extension studies; How to get complete streets in Alexandria?; Alexandria proposes own Metro Board changes; Talking streetcars with Dan Tan; Snow preparation costs money; NYC taxis all disappear at the same time; Barclay Bikes not so great?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How’s my performance?
Arlington follows some performance parking; Maryland public schools tops in US; Pepco will now monitor own network; Metro puts theft warnings posters in stations; L’Enfant not so dangerous, Chinatown tops list; Talking transportation in Fairfax; Frederick gets money for trail extension; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planning the deets
Getting into the Purple Line details; Finalizing connections to Tysons stations; Fairfax may limit parking near Metro; Alexandria needs an add-on tax; Congress needs a dorm; Will political shooting raise security?; Listen to the riders; Jamieson knows what WMATA PR should say; “War on drivers” is nonsense; And…. Keep reading…