Posts tagged Census
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Breakfast links: Getting going
Live social on late Metro; Metrobus gets more efficient; Metro wants help planning for the future; DC gets whiter and moves downtown; DC fails elderly, disabled?; Pepco gets rate increase; Louisville plans to build more urban highways; And…. Keep reading…
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“Coolest city” rankings don’t tell the whole story
Forbes recently named Bethesda America’s 17th coolest city, causing some to wonder if Montgomery County is becoming Portland on the Potomac. While their ranking and definition of a “city” are suspect, there’s still plenty to be excited about. The magazine based their rankings on several factors, including the number of restaurants, availability… Keep reading…
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Holiday links: Memorial
It’s never too early; Uber legal; Stay away from Wegmans; What DC was like in 1940; No trouble with the maples; How and why of opposition; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pass on the gas
Wheaton Costco may not get gas; H Street gets gas; Bus grows at rail’s expense; Silver Line not a priority outside NoVa; CaBi is infrastructure; Bad bike citations are common; Community survey cut; And…. Keep reading…
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Latest data shows plenty of car-free living in DC
The Coalition for Smarter Growth crunched the latest Census numbers on car-free living in DC: Keep reading…
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We are the… 50%? stories misinterpret median incomes
The 5-month old news that the Washington region has 10 of the 15 “wealthiest” US counties got another round of press, DCist notes, after a MainStreet.com article subtitled, “Where the 1% lives.” But juxtaposing “the 1%” and any statistic of median income flunks basic statistics. The median household income is the income for the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 16 fewer cars
Metro pulls cars; DDOT still committed to bike lanes; New use for parking garage; Woodridge wants a main street; How should federal buildings look?; Students could lose parking privileges; DHS delayed; Keep sprawl in Czech; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sports talk
Skins envy explained; DC to get a velodrome; Streecar stop stops moving; Memorials are stubborn things; ICC pays homage to history; Company helps riders dodge fares; Ethics bill passes; Housing costs change poverty stats; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nuances in crime stats
WMATA board member skips Largo station; Mixed news in PG crime stats; Too many apartments in DC?; Barry decries displacement, whites, renters, etc.; Counties coordinate on streetcars; VA politicos criticize BRAC; Arlington & DC safe as houses; Flimsy historic designation not a total hurdle; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trouble with nonprofits
Not that type of service; Tighter rules for nonprofits?; Bikeshare in Bethesda?; Improve a small triangle; New faces around Gray; Georgetown ANC drama continues; Greater Washington is majority minority; And…. Keep reading…