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Anti-livability bill passes Virginia House committee
One of two bills that would base all transportation decisions on models that prioritize the fast flow of cars passed the Virginia House’s transportation committee Tuesday. All of Northern Virginia’s Republicans on the committee and several Democrats voted for the bill. HB1998 would make it state law to base transportation decisions on traditional traffic models,… Keep reading…
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Google and WMATA signed Google Transit agreement in July
Google and WMATA signed an agreement on July 22, 2010, to provide the Google Transit service, according to documents obtained via public information request. Keep reading…
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Senate committee backs infrastructure, but not bike lanes
“We need to take care of this sooner than later,” Senator. Barbara Boxer said yesterday morning in reference to a surface transportation reauthorization. “We can’t keep doing extension after extension.” Before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee even has all its members named (that should happen in the next day or so, according… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let it snow
Snow highlights city/suburb difference; Buses not spared from wintry mess; Why H Street isn’t developing faster; Half-busy day for WMATA Board; Bag search feedback mixed; O’Malley to use transportation fund to cut deficit; Mendelson calls for better traffic enforcement; NYPD cracks down on cyclists; And…. Keep reading…
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Thundersnow traffic illustrates east-west divide
As thundersnow passed through the DC area right at rush hour, we were able to see the nadir of bad traffic via Google Maps. Keep reading…
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Lost Washington: The Gayety Theater
Ninth Street NW, the blocks just north of Pennsylvania Avenue: Today they’re lined with rows of the same nondescript office buildings you see everywhere else downtown. And then there’s that hulking FBI building on the west side. But it wasn’t always like this. A hundred years ago this was where the action was. “Ninth Street was the Broadway of Washington,”… Keep reading…
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Are DC-area schools winter weather wimps?
I once asked a retired school superintendent who had worked all over the Northeast what was the hardest part of his job? Knowing all the challenges of running large urban school systems, I was surprised when he said it was the wrenching decision of whether to close schools for weather-related reasons. Closing schools means lost critical learning time and parents having to provide… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Sekou Biddle
Welcome to our live chat with Sekou Biddle, interim at-large member of the DC Council and a candidate to keep the seat in April’s special election. #cil_page .mainchat { position: relative; overflow: auto; } Live chat with Sekou Biddle(01/26/2011) Close 12:56 David Alpert: Welcome to our live… Keep reading…
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Candidate forum tonight canceled
Tonight’s DC for Democracy, DC Environmental Network, and Greater Greater Washington candidate forum for the at-large special election will be postponed due to the impending snow. We’re hoping to get a new date announced very soon. Keep reading…
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Why don’t people obey the rules when they ride a bike?
On a recent Saturday night, about 11 pm, I was biking home while the wind-chill whipped at 10 degrees. Despite the “No Turn on Red” sign at 15th and New Hampshire and Florida and W Streets, I turned. There was no traffic, I couldn’t feel my face, and I just wanted to get home. Half a block later a policeman pulled me over. “There was no turn on red at that last… Keep reading…