Posts tagged Jack Evans
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The WMATA board was a “clown show” about Jack Evans, but it’s not only Evans
Corrupt behavior by DC’s Ward 2 councilmember, and former WMATA Board chairman, Jack Evans has again brought a stain to the DC Council and the WMATA Board. One anonymous board member called the board’s handling of the issues a “clown show,” and it was. But it’s not just on ethics that the board seems to be out of touch and tone deaf. Keep reading…
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Jack Evans’ corruption is an urbanist issue. He should resign.
Greater Greater Washington talks about policy more than process: housing, transportation, and the built environment, more than we do government operations. But recent revelations about DC Councilmember Jack Evans (Ward 2) affect urbanism greatly. Consequently, Greater Greater Washington has signed on to a letter urging him to step down from the Council. Keep reading…
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DC should put an actual Metro rider on the WMATA Board
A rare opportunity to influence Metro policy at the highest levels has appeared. Following confirmation of continued ethics violations, Councilmember Jack Evans resigned his post on the WMATA Board of Directors Thursday, which leaves DC in need of a representative. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jack Evans faces more scrutiny except from Metro
Jack Evans won’t run again for WMATA Board chair but will stay on the board, as an investigation finds. Elon Musk’s “Loop” might not be so safe. A TOPA deal for an affordable housing building shows how hard it is to preserve affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Will DC’s budget cater to people who own four cars?
Residential parking permits let people park their cars on public space for an amazing steal: $35 a year. DC Councilmember Mary Cheh (ward 3), chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, wants to raise those fees to $50 for one car and $75, $100, and $150 for subsequent cars. Keep reading…
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Urbanist Hero(es) of the Week: ANC commissioners give up their parking passes
Seventeen (and counting) Advisory Neighborhood Comissioners are pledging to give up their free parking passes, making them our latest Urbanist Heroes of the Week. Signees are urging the DC Council to prioritize making the city safer for people bicycling and walking, and to do more to address climate change. Keep reading…
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The RFK site is one step closer to positive redevelopment—if Bowser and Evans don’t give it away to a billionaire football owner
Last weekend, the Washington Post reported that DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Jack Evans were working with Congressional Republicans, the Trump administration, and Washington football team owner Dan Snyder to insert a rider amendment to a bill that would help pave the way for the city to build a new stadium for the team at the current RFK site. Keep reading…
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Metro needs late night service, and to not catch on fire
On Thursday, the WMATA board will vote on whether or not to extend the current suspension of late night Metro hours, which is set to expire next summer. Chair and DC Councilmember Jack Evans has threatened to veto any move that will push back the return of late night Metro service. Keep reading…
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The DC Council just cut $20 million for homeless services to fund tax breaks for commercial properties
On December 4, the DC Council moved to divert an estimated $20 million in new tax funds it had pledged for homeless programs to instead reduce the property tax rate for commercial entities valued at $10 million or more. That could have funded permanent supportive housing for about 730 people or long-term housing vouchers to about 1,000 very low-income families. Keep reading…