Posts tagged 2030 Group
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Almost everyone agrees WMATA needs funding
Momentum is growing for dedicated revenue, and possibly associated reforms, for the struggling Metro system. A group of 21 business associations issued a statement last week calling for action to save Metro. So did 18 nonprofit organizations. And so have five local faith-based organizing groups and Metro's largest union. Will legislators follow? Keep reading…
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Bi-County Parkway sprawl would enrich key boosters
On the surface, the Bi-County Parkway/Outer Beltway controversy is about transportation. But it’s not. It’s about growth: where should it be in Virginia? The farms of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier? Or along future Silver Line stations, and closer to the core? Some people stand to benefit from more outward growth, but not most residents of our region. The… Keep reading…
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Ignorant editorial, thoughtful analysis juxtaposed in Post
Let’s say you have some opinions about what Metro should do, but you actually know almost nothing about Metro’s actual policies. You might talk to your friends about it or comment on blogs, but it’s unlikely the Washington Post will put your ideas on its Sunday local opinion page. Unless, that is, you work for the Reason Foundation. The Post published an op-ed… Keep reading…
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Advocates debate regional transportation priorities
Yesterday, I joined Stewart Schwartz of the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Rich Parsons of the Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance on TBD NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt for a “spirited debate” about transportation priorities for the Washington region: Keep reading…
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Experts should make technical decisions, not policy
From the WMATA governance debate to the 2030 Group’s transportation report, there’s been a recent push from business groups to convince elected officials to stay away from making decisions and instead leave the policymaking to “experts.” That’s dangerous. If you want to get cable TV, an expert cable installer knows which pieces of equipment… Keep reading…
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Surprise surprise: “experts” picked by road lobbyists put road building at top of priority list
The 2030 Group, an advocacy organization funded by some of Virginia’s longtime proponents of sprawl-inducing highway development, came out with a thoroughly unsurprising “survey” today that recommends the very same projects the organizers have pushed for years. The campaign engaged two of the region’s biggest advocates for the unpopular Outer… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Waterfront and beyond
Obama expresses low opinion of DCPS; ‘Boat people’ in DC; Longing for a SE/SW Boulevard; Buses on Roadeo Drive; The new highway lobby; Budget creativity in New York transit; Pricing not so bad after all; And…. Keep reading…