Posts about District of Columbia
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Are tour guide licenses unconstitutional?
Washington, DC is one of a handful of cities that requires tour guide licenses. As a guide in DC, I’m required to fill out some forms, pay some fees, and sit down for a written test. Thanks to some recent reforms within the District’s Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), this a relatively painless process. I did it in DC and New York, and am none the worse… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Skating into the weekend
Cities on the radio; Imagine the Mall; Really, we’re one city; Inside a liquor license protest; SEPTA gives back; SmarTrip changes to be delayed; Protesting homeowners’ association rules; DC tour guide licensing. Keep reading…
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Arlington chair says keep Tregoning and Klein
Arlington County Board chairman Jay Fisette encouraged Vince Gray to keep Gabe Klein and Harriet Tregoning, saying, “they’re regional, not insular or parochial,” and “I can’t imagine having better folks in those jobs than they do now.” We completely agree. Keep reading…
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WMATA plans new X9, Virginia and Greenbelt bus changes
This morning, a committee of the WMATA Board approved a set of changes to bus service including a new X9 line in DC, replacing the 16A and 16B 13A and 13B with extended 16F and 7E routes in Arlington and Fairfax, and a restructuring of bus service in Greenbelt. The new X9 line would add limited-stop service on the high ridership H Street and Benning Road line. The express would connect… Keep reading…
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Even bike owners will benefit from joining Capital Bikeshare
Next Monday, I will take to the roads on DC on a brand new bike that is not mine. Despite owning my own bike, I decided to invest in a Capital Bikeshare membership. Other DC bike owners should, too. The new Capital Bikeshare program kicks off next week and will offer 1,000 bikes at over 100 stations spread across the District and Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood. … Keep reading…
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BOEE fail? Really?
Journalists and residents were frustrated at DC’s Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE) and the Maryland Board of Elections for releasing no counts until several hours after polls closed. We’re accustomed to having results posted on the Web right away and continually updated as precincts come in. However, we shouldn’t be so impatient with BOEE. Their job… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking control
Arlington gets Columbia Pike; Alexandria to get multi-space meters; Trader Joe’s eyes Clarendon, wants parking; Sharing the road; Zoning stifling jobs?; Elevated Dulles much cheaper; New 99 bus?; Visualizing commutes. Keep reading…
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Bus cuts aren’t always bad
In this spring’s WMATA budget debate, transit advocates asked for and won a budget that contained “no service cuts.” But the actual ideal resolution would have been “almost no service cuts,” because in a few spots, bus service needs cutting. One example is the P1 bus, which makes a one-block loop to stop in front of Federal Center SW Metro on its… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Violence about the roads
Ride the inaugural CaBis; Speed hump leads to murder; 3 pedestrians hit; Adams Morgan victim dies; Estimate your transportation costs; Trans-Hudson tunnel halted; Build your own streetcar; Singing a new Metro song. Keep reading…
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Congratulations Hans, Vince, Phil, Tommy, Mel and others
While the primary defeat of DC’s sitting mayor is the main headline in nearly every news outlet this morning, another significant and very exciting challenger victory is Hans Riemer placing third second in the Montgomery County Council at-large race. The top four vote-getters win the nomination (and, inevitably, the seats themselves in November), meaning Riemer will… Keep reading…