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Weekend links: Pluses and minuses
Meet “Rush Plus”; Less entrance, more closing; No decision on campus plan; No more fund; Cities should pay more?; Super walkability; And…. Keep reading…
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New perspectives by the Flickr pool and a CSG job opening
All good things must come to an end, and as such I am departing from the Coalition for Smarter Growth to pursue a master’s degree. Working as the Communications Manager for this incredible organization has been an educational, fun, and overall great experience. Do you want the same experience? Do you have a passion for advocacy, writing and making a difference in the Washington… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s bag fee not dead, but needs your help
On Wednesday, a preliminary vote on the Prince George’s County disposable bag fee failed to move the measure forward. The Washington Post’s article explained many of the dynamics, but the headline suggested the bill was dead. It’s not, but it needs residents’ help to pass. Unlike in Montgomery County, where a 5¢ fee began last month on plastic… Keep reading…
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Do DC’s planned streetcar routes need a few tweaks?
Is DC’s proposed 37-mile streetcar network perfectly planned already, or could a few tweaks to the routes improve the plan? The Streetcar Land Use Study released last month identified about a dozen potential route changes that might improve the system’s already impressive effects on development. The proposed changes adjust the details of streetcar routes to… Keep reading…
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Beauregard plan brings better buses, affordable housing
The city of Alexandria is in a period of transition. As older suburban strips come under increasing pressure to redevelop, the city is working hard on solutions to transportation issues and increasing the supply of affordable housing. The Beauregard area plan is a key example of these challenges and potential solutions. “We’re growing as a city and as a region, so how do we manage… Keep reading…
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Is DC’s zoning update “too timid”?
Below is my testimony at this morning’s oversight hearing on the Office of Planning. The Office of Planning has worked diligently over 4 years and hundreds of public meetings to develop a new version of DC’s zoning code. Yesterday, I posted on Greater Greater Washington about the most significant changes. Reactions online voiced significant concerns about these… Keep reading…
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Oppose a House transportation bill so bad it “defies belief”
Today, thousands of people from across the country are calling their representatives in the House to ask them to vote NO on HR 7, the House transportation bill that jeopardizes transit service across the country, makes our streets less safe for walking and biking, fails to put people to work, and does far too little to fix our crumbling roads and bridges. We do desperately need an… Keep reading…
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The Anacostia River can again be swimmable and fishable
The Anacostia River is widely called DC’s “forgotten river,” a term coined by Anacostia Watershed Society’s founding president, Robert Boone, to reflect the river’s second-class status in our nation’s capital city. The Anacostia should be a community asset: a river safe for swimming and fishing, per the federal Clean Water Act. In… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bag fee blockage
PG bag fee loses vote; Don’t live free; Hard to drive 55?; More camera controversies; Bite your tongue; Defaulting Thomas; New plans for NoVa; Unaffordable affordable housing; People want walkable; And…. Keep reading…
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Raise Maryland’s gas tax? Only if it’ll be spent wisely
Would you give away your money if you had little idea where it was going? Probably not. But that is what could happen to Maryland residents if the General Assembly passes a gas tax bill that doesn’t give us a better plan for how our transportation dollars are spent. Right now, Governor O’Malley is working on a bill to levy a 6% sales tax on gasoline, adding about 18¢… Keep reading…