Posts from October 2012
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Holiday weekend in the Flickr pool
Who’s ready for Independence Day weekend? As you head off to snap pictures of this year’s fireworks, remember here in the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, we’d love some people-and-places focused images of the weekend’s celebrations! In the meantime, here are our favorite new images this week, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington… Keep reading…
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Passionate testimony fills 4-hour Housing Task Force hearing
Individual tenants and representatives of large organizations alike spoke about their experiences with District housing policy at a hearing on Monday. Those testifying overwhelmingly reflected the need for more affordable housing. Many spoke about the Housing Production Trust Fund, which is successful but starved for money, and the Housing First program to combat homelessness. The… Keep reading…
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Endorsements for DC citywide races and ballot questions
While the Democratic primary most often determines office-holders in the District of Columbia, there is a serious race on the November ballot for a seat on the DC Council, alongside a number of other races. In the District, we endorse David Grosso for Council at-large, Phil Mendelson for chairman, Nate Bennett-Fleming for shadow representative, and yes votes on the 3 charter… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving you better
Group forms for Purple Line; Metro escalators keep moving; Fee pushes riders to SmarTrip; WMATA announces Inauguration Day service; GOP win bad for DC real estate? No; DC school population grows; DC shares surplus with charter schools; Why Parkmobile hates Dodd-Frank; And…. Keep reading…
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Parkmobile raises fees, blames Congress
Parkmobile, the vendor that provides the District’s pay by phone system, just sent out an email to all of its customers, saying that it is raising its fee for each parking transaction by 10¢. However, it is also introducing a system that lets people store up value and then pay a lower fee. Beginning October 29th, transaction fees in DC will increase from $0.32 to $0.45… Keep reading…
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Endorsements for Virginia local races and ballot questions
The major attention in Virginia this election cycle has focused on federal races, with high-stakes ad wars for both the Presidential and US Senate races. However, Virginia voters also have the opportunity to make some very important choices on local matters this November. We suggest that voters reject statewide question 1 on eminent domain. We hope Alexandria residents will… Keep reading…
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Endorsements for Maryland ballot questions
This election, Maryland voters face several ballot questions, ranging from civil rights to gambling. These are important issues which will have consequences for the quality of life far beyond Election Day. Greater Greater Washington recommends Maryland voters support questions 3 (removing elected officials), 4 (Dream Act), and 6 (same-sex marriage), and reject the legislature’s… Keep reading…
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Invest in transportation to enhance places, not bypass them
Should the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) use its scarce transportation resources to bypass cities to relieve congestion? Or should VDOT invest in main street infrastructure that increases safety, preserves historic streetfronts, and grows local economies? Panelists at the the Virginia Conservation Network‘s 2012 Virginia Environmental… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better data
DASH gets real-time; AAA camera attack misses context; The poll of everything; Bring cycle tracks to Georgetown?; Check your ballot; Seniors leave the area; Brooklyn Islanders; Amtrak speeds up in the Midwest; Dutch bike lanes may warm up. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Advocacy today, parks Thu., parking Mon.
Former DC planning director Ellen McCarthy, Cleveland Park activist Jeff Davis, and I will be talking about how to advocate for smart growth at a Ward 3 Vision panel tonight, and a number of parks advocates and I will talk about parks issues at Congresswoman Norton’s town hall tomorrow night. I hope you can stop by either event! Monday is also an exciting event, the Coalition… Keep reading…