Posts tagged Big Ideas
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Morning Bell: Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” plan could benefit boys in DC
Support for black and Latino males: Before an audience at Walker-Jones Education Campus that included 200 DC-area students, President Obama announced a new initiative to raise performance among male students of color. The program includes commitments by 60 of the nation’s largest school districts and a host of foundations and other organizations. (MSNBC.com)… Keep reading…
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Ten ideas and many more in the Policy Greenhouse
This morning, the DC Policy Greenhouse discussed innovative ideas for making DC more environmentally sustainable. Keep reading…
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Policy Greenhouse proposal: Urban canopy and market mechanisms
Tomorrow, ten people and groups will present ideas for “high-impact environmental solutions” for DC at the 2009 Policy Greenhouse sponsored by DC Councilmember Mary Cheh. I have been asked to present my proposal for a portfolio standard (a kind of cap-and-trade system) with market-price trading to increase DC’s urban canopy. Keep reading…
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What are your big ideas for the environment?
The DC Council wants your bold ideas for greening the District of Columbia. On Friday, July 10th, Councilmember Mary Cheh’s Committee on Government Operations and the Environment and GW’s Office of Sustainability are hosing a “Policy Greenhouse” where ten people get to present their 5-minute big ideas. Keep reading…
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The Triboro RX
In the heyday of the railroads, rail lines crisscrossed the country and ran right through major cities. Some lines are commuter railroads today, others were turned into transit lines or highways, but many were abandoned. A few still exist, relatively unknown to most people, because they were either abandoned but never completely turned over to other uses, or because they carry some… Keep reading…
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Gowanus tunnel?
In The Power Broker, Robert Caro describes the Gowanus Expressway as one of Robert Moses’ first of many terrible highway projects. He ran the highway right down the center of Sunset Park, completely covering the then-vibrant Third Avenue despite the neighborhood’s pleas to run it closer to the waterfront. The Gowanus needs to be replaced, and since the… Keep reading…
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A backbone for people and bicycles
I first read about this idea in the RPA’s analysis of congestion pricing, but now that traffic reduction ideas are a talked-about topic, another more radical idea has hit the blogs: closing Broadway to traffic. Paul White of TA brings up the idea in a Gothamist interview, and MemeFirst follows up with some more detailed detailed thoughts. Keep reading…
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Two plans for Times Square
Times Square was once a seedy place that many New Yorkers avoided, except for brief forays to a Broadway show. Today, many New Yorkers still avoid it, but for the opposite reason - it is really, really crowded. According to the Times Square Alliance, streets in Times Square burst with up to 16,817 people per hour on the busiest sidewalks, plus 1,279 people who can’t… Keep reading…