Posts tagged Crime
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Breakfast links: Police at work
Metro crime down; CaBi rider seriously injured, ticketed; Virginia without a budget; Help or hinder?; County work related biking; Mazda stoops to even newer lows with Lorax; Anti neighbors are OPEC. Keep reading…
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Ideas rule the roost at the Ward 7 transportation summit
Sometimes it’s the little things that need the most attention. At last Saturday’s Ward 7 transportation summit, residents offered many productive ideas. One recurring theme was to pay more attention to the low-hanging fruit, small projects that could make a big impact. The summit, planned and organized by Ward 7 residents Veronica Davis, Neha Bhatt, Kelsi Bracmort,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Policing strategy
Crime isn’t quite so bad; Whistleblowing officer to sue MPD; 3 streetcars isn’t enough; Should DCPS create charter schools?; House transpo bill getting changes; When loitering is good; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Just a few miles from the White House
The Presidential City; Share a taxi from baseball; Name the Silver Line stations; Violent crime on the rise; More restaurants in Wards 7 & 8; Now free to open wide; LivingSocial takes a lashing; Keeping seniors in cities; On the Mall…:. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: You’re fired
Goodbye thieves; Post Office Trumped; Bus burns again; New plans for waterfront; CaBi brings in capital; Evans won’t let go of ‘Skins; Where the poor live; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery and DC inaction threatens the Met Branch Trail
The Metropolitan Branch Trail has been gradually becoming a reality, but now its future is threatened at both ends: in the north from the Montgomery County Executive’s short-sighted budget decisions, in the south by the District’s laissez-faire protection of trail users. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett wants to eliminate funding to complete the trail… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro money
More revenue ideas; Two Metro employees accused of stealing; CCT likely to be BRT; Shields up; Historic track preservation; Maryland smart growth tools not enough; Tenleytown Safeway still gets opposition; What crazy drivers do; The smaller American home; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Emerald City
Green is good; Gentrification not behind murder rate drop; Getting the Occupy out; Purple Line’s condemnations; Compromising on the waterfront; Metro board wants options; Business density makes for walkability. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver gets more green
McDonnell OK’s Dulles Rail contribution; Dulles tolls up; DC murders down, PG up; MoCo bag fee starts; Vending machine serves up safety; Metrobus crashes rarely fatal; Gyms move up. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Hold it
A matter of personal dignity; ICC beats projections; Micro living for the masses; Our suburban presidential candidates; Closing bars for safety’s sake; Purple Line moves ahead; Bluetooth travel time; Redevelopment agencies lose fight; And…. Keep reading…