Posts tagged Cat:government
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Morning links: Imagine and reinvent
See, click, fix!; Maybe KFC will fix them; Post endorses Anacostia trash-reducing bag fee; Circulator posts routes, starts today; Route 7 light rail next?; Stimulus no help for transit-dependent riders; Time to “reinvent America’s cities”. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Councilmember Jim Graham
Welcome to our a live chat with Jim Graham, Ward 1 DC Councilmember and Chairman of the Metro Board of Directors. Feel free to settle in early and start posting your questions. We’ll start the discussion at noon. Keep reading…
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Live chat: Jim Graham, Wednesday at noon
This Wednesday at noon, Greater Greater Washington will host our second live guest. Jim Graham is DC Councilmember for Ward 1, Chair of the Council’s Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and Chairman of the Metro Board of Directors. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get out of committee
Complete Streets in Congress: Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) has reintroduced legislation requiring state DOTs to follow Complete Streets principles when using federal dollars for construction. Transportation for America has a form letter you can fill out to contact “your representative and senators, asking them to support the Complete Streets Act of 2009 by becoming a co-sponsor… Keep reading…
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Encourage renting and mobility to reduce sprawl
Since the end of World War II, homeownership has been the very embodiment of the American Dream. A variety of government policies and programs have dramatically increased home ownership. But lately, some have been advocating that the government stop subsidizing home ownership, arguing that it locks people to a place, and when the economy goes sour people need the flexibility to… Keep reading…
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How good is Congress’ word on Metro funding?
If you were selling a house, and had agreed on a price with the buyer, would you decide to simply transfer the house to the buyer before they’d even signed a contract or put down a deposit? If your realtor told you that you have to give the buyer the house, because if not they might decide not to buy, you’d tell the realtor to take a hike and find a new realtor. Some of Maryland’s… Keep reading…
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Stimulus compromise won’t cut transit
Our calls and lobbying made an impact. The “moderate” Senators crafting a stimulus compromise decided to leave transportation funding as is in the stimulus. Things can always change, but at the moment, it looks like there won’t be cuts to the transit funding, Boxer/Inhofe won’t add $50 billion more for highways, and Bond won’t cut high-speed rail. Keep reading…