Posts by Steven Yates — Contributor
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Breakfast links: Is it secret? Is it safe?
Newspapers are a security risk!; Some crime is secret; Feds could cut Metro funding; Silver Line funded and on time?; Parking minimums vs. green space; Sick leave hasn’t driven business out; Gray talks education; Show your bike papers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fixes for problems
Heard there was a problem; Make the MBT safe; 8+ people struck yesterday; Church must have stained glass; No shuttle for Chevy Chase; Too much burden on small business?; Tech companies isolate; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eyes on bikes and pedestrians
MBT cameras not helpful; MD bike and ped update; Future of Georgetown; IZ update; Goodbye Examiner; More Metro data; More neighbors against mixed-use Safeway; Nerds on the train; Metro morsels. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the horizon
Silver delayed to 2014; Silver surcharge?; Commuter buses escape fee; Storm brewing; Houses without owners; MBT attack was a big group; How the population grows; Hands-free is still distracted. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: When it rains it pours
Be careful accepting gifts; Pay your way; Penn Ave update; Fare gates: The next generation; Wiener doored; Libertarians for lighter trains; Night service; And…. Keep reading…
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Video: Early days of Metro
While some of us can’t imagine living without Metro, at one point in time not all that long ago it was brand new. This 1976 promotional video, via PlanItMetro, shows the system’s earliest days: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alarming
Frager’s catches fire; Peds get more tickets; Taxi talk; Prince William cool on Outer Beltway; Hill East moves ahead; DC does well with parks; Paywall comes to the Post; Map bus speeds; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Best policies
How to fix tax breaks; U Street moratorium gets hearing; Penn Ave bike lane update; Micro-living without a car; Metro riders can be hot; PR for public housing; Foxx outlines vision; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws
CaBi survey roundup; Play on?; More bike bits; And the budget says…; Arts for business; Dan the man at GSA; Articulated buses hit their limit; See absurd parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: News cycle
Bike to Work Day; Cyclist struck, critically injured; Bikeshare to Fairfax?; Cycle tracks make odd bed fellows; Child care crisis; Georgetown 2028; DC, the taste testers; Gen Y likes walkability. Keep reading…