Posts tagged Civil Liberties
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Breakfast links: Stop the harassment
Metro PD harasses photographer; DC Council considers bullying law; The plan changed, comprehensively; Are parks a “public good”?; Chesapeake Bay states wrestle with clean-up; The latest anti-bike screed; Melbourne bike share failing; Rich giving up the American dream. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s a Klein world after all
100 against Klein, Tregoning; Challenges ahead for Gabe; Wal-Mart coming to DC; Metro has roof and communication troubles; DCDSC doesn’t want to be democratic; Maryland cancels MARC bid; Where should CaBi go next?; Not all of the NPS is a black box; And…. Keep reading…
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Overreactions already beginning to nonexistent bomb plot
Following news that the FBI orchestrated its own, fake Metro bombing plot to catch a potential terrorist, Metro transit police are already pondering instituting useless “security theater” methods like random bag searches. Bag searches look good but don’t do anything. Anyone can simply turn around and enter a different station. If someone wanted to bomb… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In camera
Cleared for videotaping police; DC fairly car-lite; Flashy architecture often has problems; Crystal City a go; Cyclists overpay for road space; NYC unveils new intercoms; And…; Shots, crashes. Keep reading…
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Teens and young adults aren’t mosquitoes
If you’re under 25, you’re not quite welcome in Chinatown. A new “Mosquito” device at the street level of the Metro entrance at 7th & H Streets in Chinatown is emitting shrill noise at 18 KHz, a high frequency that only young people can hear. Similar devices have been installed in Britain with the same purpose of discouraging young people from… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What a mess
Seat hogs rejoice; Murder is sooo 1991; As the crow flew; Stay right for cars; Cities of God and man; Atlanta express buses face shutdown; Fare hikes and the federal benefit; Third time’s the charm. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wet and muddled
What a storm; No IZ units yet; Communication train wreck continues in slow motion; Will Latino museum be interesting?; Living close to transit is cheaper; Photography legal despite what guards say; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One step forward, one step back
Good and bad news for Ward 7 development; Germantown ghost bike, investigation; Judge’s ignorance used against cyclists; Moses’ legacy alive at NY state DOT; More in New York; Our artiest, decoest building; Councilmembers Michael Brown?; Way too hot. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go for safety
Safety fixes approved; Bus thief made a convincing driver; Hot and on the wrong track; East Falls Church accepted; Riemer only endorsed challenger; Parking czar?; ARTful improvements; Public street, no photography. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Freedom
Car for the blind?; Banned for life for following the law; News flash: Near SE still in recession like everywhere else; Jail time needed for cycle assault?; Scratch one circular driveway; Why free weekend parking on Metro?; Need bike racks at the pool; Traffic bad, so…. Keep reading…