Posts tagged 2014 General Election
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Breakfast links: Silver Line arriving
Spread the word; What’s the fare?; Can Rosslyn be fixed?; No streetcar, no stadium?; Cycletracks increase ridership; Putta in; Indecisive supporters; Kreppmentum; Sprawl from above; And…. Keep reading…
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Wells will not run for DC Council at-large seat; Elissa Silverman declares her candidacy
DC Councilmember Tommy Wells (Ward 6) will put to rest a long period of speculation today and announce he will not run for an at-large seat on the DC Council, GGW has learned. In addition, Elissa Silverman is filing papers this afternoon to run for the seat. Silverman previously ran in the 2013 special election which was won by Anita Bonds. Silverman placed second in a field which… Keep reading…
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Two Virginia candidates want a referendum on the Columbia Pike streetcar. That is pointless and possibly destructive.
Two Virginia political candidates have called for a voter referendum on the Columbia Pike streetcar. This is a bad idea. Alan Howze, one of the two, is running for Arlington County Board in November’s special election. He just lost in a relatively low-turnout special election against John Vihstadt, who made the streetcar one of his main issues. The other is Patrick Hope,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where to live?
Where the rent isn’t too high; Affordable housing aids other goals; Microunits show fancy face; Some Virginians vote Tuesday; From Fred Flintstone to mixed-use; App data also helps planners; Wind turbines’ impacts cause delays; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Musical chairs
Vihstadt wins; Tommy may run; And Yvette may run; Holder defends investigation; Mikulski questions Metro; Rock Creek repairs soon?; M is for Mostly finished; Purple Line Holocaust bill stalls; And…. Keep reading…
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What does Muriel Bowser’s primary victory mean for education in DC?
Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser has displayed her strengths as a campaigner, but her education platform is pretty thin. Before the general election 7 months from now, she has the opportunity to flesh it out. Bowser’s main campaign promise on education has been that she would replicate the success of Ward 3’s Deal Middle School in other parts of the city. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planes, trains, and automobiles
More flights and people for DCA; Metro eyes station development; Brookland keeps a green; Normal weekend Metro service (for now); HOT in Virginia; Sordid road; Not so cooperative; Group fights zoning restrictions; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disrepair
Crumbling roads, but new capacity; Speaking of crumbling roads…; How long for Metro repair?; Height Act bill moves forward; Rosslyn, where the Internet began; DC’s great divide; Underground sex industry declines; Taxi share; Free ride, no deadlines. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wide open
Did Gray know?; Catania’s in; Good times for transit ridership; Is the FBI building hackable?; Demolish or renovate?; Fence quarrel; Is “rails to trails” history?; To remain separate?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Regulation
Big-box protections can harm; Follow the regs; What the frack?; Kentlands split over BRT; Pay the fare with your phone; Howze wins the nomination; Will more Dems run as independents?; Cyclists continue riding; And…. Keep reading…