Posts tagged Climate Change
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Breakfast links: Mortgage relief is coming to some DC homeowners
DC homeowners will get mortgage assistance with new $50 million fund. Regional leaders agree to adopt aggressive climate goals for transportation projects. DC AG files lawsuit against housing authority for discriminating against residents with disabilities. And more in today’s Breakfast links. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA board members want out of the dark
WMATA board wants to hear from Metro more often. Maryland officials talk bike lanes for MoCo’s Old Georgetown Road. A new urban garden opens in Ward 8. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Connecting homelessness and climate in DC
How climate change impacts people experiencing homelessness. How Metro will bring the 7000-series railcars back. Closing WMATA’s funding gap. Keep reading…
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DC’s current car trip reduction goal is woefully inadequate
DC’s current plan is to ADD 150,000 daily car trips to our roads. Keep reading…
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This map shows how low-density sprawl makes climate change worse
Most Americans surveyed in a recent poll (including a majority of city dwellers) believe that high density is bad for the environment. In reality, however, sprawl is probably much worse for creating carbon dioxide emissions. Keep reading…
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National links: Who gets to run transit agencies in the US?
A new TransitCenter report looks at who “decides” what happens on transit in the US versus who “rides” it. Why some municipalities in Belgium are merging. Celebrating landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday. More in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Region’s transportation project list largely ignores public input, but the plan can still be improved
OPINION: Though Visualize 2045 remains largely unchanged from the 2018 version, there is still time to improve the plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two new DC Council bills would respond to climate change and provide more housing
Ward 4 councilmember introduces two “Green New Deal” inspired bills. Inside redevelopment plans at Takoma Metro station. Blair endorsed by MoCo Sierra Club in county executive race. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some transit riders with health conditions express worry about lifted mask mandates
End of transit mask mandates causes some riders to rethink their commute. DC says masks stay on in taxis, and ride-hailing vehicles. Gunman in Van Ness shooting dies by suicide Keep reading…
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National links: Viral social media campaign pushes for “pedestrian dignity” over centering cars
Why we all could use a little pedestrian dignity. Many Americans think suburbs are greener than cities, a survey reveals. The science behind reckless driving. Keep reading…