Posts by Steven Yates — Contributor
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Come see Clybourne Park, then talk about it with us
In 2011, we organized a group outing to see Clybourne Park, the award-winning play about gentrification in Chicago, at the Woolly Mammoth. Come see it with us again next month in Arlington! The Arlington Players will stage the show for its local community theater debut Sunday, February 9 at 2:30 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington. Then, we’ll have… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cold and white
Brr!; Transforming away from crime; The long road of the Bi-County; Faster but concentrated?; Meet the new CFO; Metro wants to hear from you; The great Metrothon; And…. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Greater Greater 2024
Wednesday marks the start of 2014, but what about further into the future? We asked our contributors what they hope to be writing and reading about on Greater Greater Washington in 10 years. Dan Reed: I’d like to write about how the region’s ethnic enclaves, from Langley Park to Annandale, have become the new hot spots, drawing investment from around the globe as the… Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: You don’t have to put on the red light (cameras)
Red light cameras are supposed to improve safety, but in 2013 their use actually went down. Are they on the wane? Our contributors give their insight. Modesto, California has found that cameras may not be worth the trouble. They don’t monitor all the lanes at an intersection, most of the revenue goes to the vendor that operates the system, and the fines are shockingly high. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Giving
The holiday season as well as the end of they year will soon be upon us and that gets lots of people thinking about giving to worthy organizations. We asked our contributors for their favorite organizations that they are donating to this year. Can you add your support? David Alpert: The Coalition for Smarter Growth does the hard work, day in and day out, of advocating for the… Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: 4 more years for Gray?
On Monday, DC Mayor Vincent Gray said he will seek a second term. He joins an already crowded field, which will make for a very interesting race. But there’s also the question of how Gray has done as mayor. What are his biggest accomplishments? What are his biggest disappointments? And does he deserve a second term? Our contributors weigh in: Dan Malouff: On… Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: No more federal gas tax?
A new bill in the House of Representatives proposes eliminating the federal gas tax and making states pay for roads and transit themselves. Would that be good or bad for transportation? The Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Representative Tom Graves (R-Georgia), would virtually eliminate the federal gasoline tax over a 5-year period and… Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: DC’s height limit
As part of a new weekly series on Greater Greater Washington, we’ll take a topic that is relevant in the week’s news and allow our contributors to briefly weigh in on it. This week: proposed changes to DC’s height limit. Dan Malouff had a great post on the topic and there have been several stories featured in the Breakfast Links recently on the subject. … Keep reading…
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How to make better streets, quickly and cheaply
Changes to our urban landscape can seem daunting at times. But reader thm points us to this TED talk in which New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan shows how New York quickly and cheaply changed its streets, sometimes with only some paint, to improve the experience for all users. Keep reading…
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DC kicks off planning for Southwest’s future
What should Southwest DC look like over the next few years? Will it continue to be a quiet neighborhood despite increasing development around it? Or will it become a bustling area with more people and retail? On Wednesday, the DC Office of Planning held a kickoff meeting for the Southwest Neighborhood Plan, which will be the Small Area Plan that will cover most of Southwest… Keep reading…