Posts tagged Black And White Thinking
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Breakfast links: May day
Budget math; Fare skipping; Baltimore’s deep-rooted problems; Successful service; CaBi workhorse; No parking history; How we commute; Good transit, strong economy; And…. Keep reading…
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Is the Post too negative on Metro?
Today is the first anniversary of the Metro crash, and the Post comes out negative on the year’s safety developments. The headline says efforts have “lost momentum” and the lede says there has been “too little progress.” There could certainly have been more progress, and in particular, it would be nice if the NTSB had gotten a report out already. Keep reading…
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“No more cars” vs. “not more cars”
Advocates for more walkable, bikeable, and transit-oriented places often face criticism that we “hate cars.” Gary Imhoff assumes that “nothing makes [me] angrier than automobiles.” And on yesterday’s thread about “green” companies giving away gas and parking, Fritz wrote, “The majority of residents of the DC Metro Area… Keep reading…
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Fun is good
The wind in your hair. The rush of motion. The breathtaking view of the landscape. These are some of the joys of riding in a machine invented right around the turn of the twentieth century. I’m talking about the Ferris wheel. Keep reading…
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Cars: it’s not black and white (except for police cruisers)
Shortly after the parking minimums debate, anti groups started echoing a common theme: The DC government is trying to get rid of cars. At many individual meetings, from Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets to the ANC 2F task force on the ARTS Overlay, some residents have made statements like, “DDOT’s declared policy is to get rid of cars,” as though this were simply… Keep reading…