Posts tagged 2014 General Election
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Events roundup: Buses, buses, buses (and walking and biking)
If you care about buses, this is the week for you! The events calendar is filled with Virginia bus meetings, but if you get tired of sitting and listening during your weeknights, CSG and WABA have got your exercise with a walking tour and bike tour this weekend in Maryland. Virginia buses (and other transportation): If you’re a Virginian and care about buses, boy is it a busy… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The feds have spoken
Cert denied; Obama for Bowser; New escalators coming up; No tunnel for the trail; Cycletracks for MoCo; Ticketing peds and drivers; Don’t call it a “trolley”; Springfield out of the running?; Six is plenty?; Twelve is too much. Keep reading…
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What would you ask Muriel Bowser?
The campaign for mayor in DC has focused a lot on ethics, education, and other issues, but many people in the Greater Greater Washington community want to hear more about how candidates feel about the topics we cover. On Monday, October 13, you can ask Democratic nominee Muriel Bowser as she joins us for a live chat. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Affordable housing
Affordable housing debate; What affordable housing?; No more Half Street; Closing sidewalks in Bethesda; “Woods” against the bus; Cycling incidents go down; America’s changing suburbs; Metro pedestrian bridge coming in January; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busy street bike lanes
Bike lanes on Branch Avenue; Bike lanes on highways; 7000s soon; IG overstepped on camera report?; Circulator change bad for Georgetown?; Dominion mum on power line; What do Millennials want?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let the debates begin
Mayoral candidates spar in debate; Pot legalization likely; More bike commuters; Income inequality is high; Support for school boundaries; Bethesda blues; No Silver Line payment runoff; Long Bridge replacement; Fully automated transit coming to Hawaii; And…. Keep reading…
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DC mayoral candidates’ debate tonight at AU
Tonight at 7 pm, NBC4’s Tom Sherwood will moderate the DC mayoral candidates’ debate at American University. WAMU’s Patrick Madden and Kavitha Cardoza, and the Post’s Clinton Yates will join him as panelists. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser ahead early
Bowser ahead in early poll; Area economy not faring well; Olympics march builds up; Metro to the playoffs; Art needed for Purple Line; Arlington streetcar moves forward; Redevelopment starts in Glenmont; Non-retail retail?; Where the US is like Scotland; And…. Keep reading…
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School quality is the issue, says Catania. But his platform may not improve it.
Mayoral candidate David Catania has laid out his vision for a key issue in the race, education. Building on the education-related legislation he has introduced as a DC Councilmember, Catania calls for strong measures to improve school quality, reduce the achievement gap between black and white students, and strengthen special education services. Catania identifies the… Keep reading…
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David Catania’s platform supports Metro, streetcars, bus lanes, bike lanes, transit-oriented development, and more
Mayoral candidate David Catania released a 66-page platform today, chock full of positions on issues from education to jobs to seniors. It includes strong statements on transportation and the environment. Here are a few key quotes from the platform: Metro: To ensure that Metro Momentum becomes a reality, the entire region will need to prioritize the plan’s… Keep reading…