Recent Posts
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Breakfast links: WMATA board weighs difficult budget tradeoffs
Some WMATA board members think doomsday budget is avoidable, but they still face tough path forward. Potential Potomac Yard “transit arena” doesn’t have enough transit for an arena. Photojournalist captures DC’s dramatic development over the course of 20+ years. Keep reading…
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A grim correlation: Fewer walkers, but more deaths
The New York Times takes up the question of why pedestrians are dying at night. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC offers $500 million to keep Capitals and Wizards at Capital One Arena
DC officials fight to keep the Wizards and Capitals, offering $500 million to Monumental Sports. Chevy Chase ANC supports some housing at community center site. Maryland considers higher fees for EVs and hybrids to offset transportation funding gap. Keep reading…
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The ride was never free: It’s time to price our roads for health and climate
Road pricing policies reduce the adverse health effects of vehicular emissions on residents. Studies have shown the policy has reduced premature deaths, road traffic injuries, and childhood asthma where it’s been applied. A new report from George Washington University suggests DC, which struggles with persistent health inequities, is leaving health gains on the table. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wizards, Capitals plan to move to publicly financed Potomac Yard stadium
Wizards, Capitals to move to new Potomac Yard stadium in 2028 while Mystics to move to Capital One Arena. Prince William County hearing on opening agricultural land to data centers hits 14 hours…and keeps going. Montgomery County officials react to $17M in proposed state cuts to Ride On. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of December 11, 2023
This week, you can Do Something about restrictive covenants in Chevy Chase DC, a bunch of bills that could make Maryland roads safer, and to help us do more in Virginia Keep reading…
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Adding sprinklers to older buildings is expensive, but it’s worth it
Needless to say, a fire is not when you want to find out you are missing a lifesaving tool. And honestly, when’s the last time you looked at your fire safety plan where you live, if you even have one? This is exactly the kind of thing the government is here to regulate. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA releases details of dramatic service cuts due to budget shortfall
WMATA budget shortfall would mean 67 bus routes cut, 2,300 layoffs, 10 shuttered Metro stations, and more. Group of Virginia state lawmakers approve plan to lure Capitals and Wizards to Alexandria. Plan announced to rehab vacant houses in Baltimore. Keep reading…
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Events: Watch a documentary on street use
Watch a documentary on street use. Attend a webinar on the climate and aging. Get an early look into Maryland road-safety legislation. Race around DC by metro. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Massive monument to falsified Confederate history soon to leave Arlington
Following a vigorous advocacy campaign by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a historically-inaccurate Confederate monument to soldiers who fought against the United States has sat in Arlington Cemetery for over a century. Despite opposition, a 2021 law mandates its removal by January. Keep reading…