Posts tagged Chris Christie
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Hogan stalls on the Purple Line, calls it too expensive
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has still made no decision on the Purple Line (or, if he has, is refusing to announce one) while calling the project’s current costs “not acceptable.” Hogan had been expected to decide around “mid-May,” but told the Washington Post Friday that a decision would come “in the next month sometime.” This… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro on the mend
Previews; Smoke strikes twice; Forever in debt; To regulate or not to regulate; Let ‘em build; Know your rights; Taxes for transit; Walk to the train; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hail, taxis
The government Uber; Cabbies demand “justice”; Actual ridesharing; How people ride Silver; Affordable housing on track; Fairfax food trucks; Washington will flood more; Trains in trouble; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time for some traffic problems
Stuck in a jam; A world without farecards; Bikeshare riders brave the cold; Waiting for renewal; Fairfax forgoes McMansions for paintball; The war on rats; Foreign investment drives DC real estate; Metro’s track work schedule; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Newly vital
Wheaton plan on the move; Dancing in the streets too hard; No bill puts safety at risk; Pedicab arrest gets ugly; Fairfax picks Silver names; Christie raided ARC; Where has walking gone?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Governors versus transit
Purple Line money’s there, just not there; Christie cancels ARC, again; Another near miss on Metro uncovered; Where will Ward 8 go?; What to do with Bruce Monroe?; How to make ANCs lean less anti; Old Town Alexandria meters get cheaper; Use a car tire to inflate a bike tire; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ups and downs
Raise the height in places; Metrobus ridership down, rail ridership up; Exurban write-downs; Where are the food deserts?; Phase I of Moynihan Station starts; Don’t walk to school; And…. Keep reading…
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ARC tunnel back on life support
New Jersey Governor Christie has agreed to hold off on killing the ARC tunnel at least for two weeks to give time for negotiations. Secretary LaHood made clear to Christie that New Jersey wouldn’t get to keep the $3 billion in federal funds (and may even have to pay back $300 million already spent), which some suspected was Christie’s actual objective. (NYT, Frank Lautenberg)… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Republicans vs. sustainable transportation
ARC tunnel confirmed dead; VA to cut bike/ped funds; Why is transit a partisan issue?; It pays to live car-free; Metro map to change; DC “poorly designed”?; White House gets solar panels. Keep reading…
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New Jersey says no to FTA money. What would you build?
It was reported yesterday that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, is expected to kill the ARC Tunnel project. The tunnel would double rail capacity under the Hudson River, and would allow more trains to enter Manhattan each day. Christie, it seems, plans to take the state’s share of the project and devote it to building roads. This means that New Jersey will… Keep reading…