Posts tagged Bids
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Breakfast links: On the cheap
Yes, non-BRT is cheaper than decent BRT; Concrete not good enough; Hine shrinks; Food trucks a problem in Rosslyn?; Clang, clang, clang; School to townhouses; Rowhouses to retail; Not enough money for water; MoCo gets a little safer; Who are the worst drivers?. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The grand plan
Downtown BID thinks big; Bye building, hello parking; Car2go launches; Arts get a budgetary boost; VRE will raise prices; Cyclists are best customers; Better map for the Bay; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to build community
BIDs can transform neighborhoods; Eisenhower Ave still lacking vibrancy; Warner wants Potomac bridge; Some cities banning plastic bags; DC stops paying federal lobbyists; Gray withdraws elections board nomination; Can you hear me now?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the streets of Arlington
Cyclist doored, police don’t take report; Arlington rejects design by fire truck; Is Rosslyn evolving?; Klein defends DDOT; Businesses fight late-night cuts; Various guards don’t know you can photograph buildings; Coucil may raid solar rebates; News without wires; And…. Keep reading…
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How can Obama really do more for DC?
Yesterday, President Obama and Mayor-Elect Gray met for lunch. According to Gray, Obama said he “wants to do more for the city.” How can he do more? Obviously there are a number of federal programs that give out funding, whether discretionary or formula, and Obama could push for DC in many areas of the federal budget. But the President is very concerned about the deficit,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: At the market
Free marketeers for government subsidies; Market-rate hate crimes; Reckless driver sues victim’s family; Gray might raise parking taxes; Tregoning for DMPED?; Security theater proliferates at area airports; NoMA is in good shape; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in a number?
How far can you get in 15 minutes?; 85-year-old man killed; Hit-and-run driver avoids felony charge; How CaBi handled the insanity; Coke gives $50,000 toward Mall rehab; Ballston looks to create BID; Dulles Metro stop could ruin viewshed?; EPA attacks manicured lawns; And…. Keep reading…