Posts from February 2018
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Here’s what Metro bills are on the table in Maryland
The WMATA Compact was signed more than 50 years ago, but 2018 may be the year that WMATA finally secures the dedicated funding stream it has long needed. Keep reading…
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Is anything old not “historic”? Preservation doesn’t have a good answer
The historic preservation office doesn't seem willing to reckon with the fundamental question about whether everything — regardless of merit — ought to be historically designated, or how to balance preservation against other needs. Is every story, about everything, worth preserving? Keep reading…
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Election links: “Don’t know” leads the Maryland Democratic gubernatorial field
Almost half of Democratic voters haven't settled on a candidate in Maryland's gubernatorial primary, one of DC's Ward 1 candidates has decided to run in the general election, the Virginia Public Access Project is tracking money in the Alexandria's elections, and more in our election link roundup this week. Keep reading…
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Destroying traffic cameras isn’t an answer. Making them more swift, certain, and fair is.
Criminology research says that “swift, certain, and fair” punishments work better than infrequent, highly punitive ones. No word on whether this may also make people less likely to smash traffic cameras. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Residency fraud may be widespread at DC’s arts magnet school
Over half of the students at DC's premier arts magnet school might be falsely claiming DC residency. Scooter share arrives in DC. Footage of a DC traffic camera vandal splits opinion between hero and scofflaw. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 120
It’s time for the one hundred twentieth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Here are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Montgomery County caves on affordable housing near Metro in Silver Spring and will build it elsewhere
Montgomery County officials will allow childcare to go forward at the old library site in Silver Spring, but senior housing will be built five miles away. The decision sends a statement about who is welcome downtown. Keep reading…
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What is this community worth to you?
GGWash is a community. Without the volunteer writers and you readers and commenters, GGWash would not be able to influence regional conversations about urban and transportation planning. Keep reading…
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DC planners have some ideas for making the arts a priority
1,500 artists, entrepreneurs, organizations, and students helped shape the DC Office of Planning's new cultural plan. It's an initiative to promote cultural heritage and arts in the city. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Why not toll drivers going both ways on I-66?
The I-66 tolls have been rather unpopular — now some legislators propose charging drivers going both directions. Landlords with tenants who use Section 8 money to pay rent won a discrimination case against an insurance company. Two new small-format Target stores are opening in Cleveland Park and Ivy City. Keep reading…