Posts tagged Dc Water
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Breakfast links: We need to talk
Still can’t hear you; Show me the money; VRE heads south; Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on; McMillan again; Quiet down; Party in Bethesda?; Best bike laws?; And…. Keep reading…
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What WMATA can learn from DC Water (and its leader)
George Hawkins, who runs DC Water, the water and sewer authority, has some suggestions for digging WMATA out of the huge hole it’s found itself in. And they’re right on. In a blog post, Hawkins writes, “In many ways, DC Water was in a very similar predicament when I started in 2009. It was the Authority’s nadir for a myriad of reasons but chief among it was… Keep reading…
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Public officials who communicate their plans, listen to feedback, and then fix errors aren’t idiots
“‘George S. Hawkins, DC Water’s general manager, said the utility did not realize that the fee would disproportionately affect newer homes with sprinkler systems.’ What kind of idiots are crafting policy and making decisions at DC Water?” This is verbatim from the comments section of a recent article in the Washington Post describing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For the city
From the top; Failure to launch; Water works; Not bigger, just pricier; Bike share is not a boondoggle; Somebody help; Paved with plastic; And…. Keep reading…
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To stop sewage from overflowing into the Anacostia, Nannie is digging in
She is smooth, round, and has teeth so hard they can chew through rock. She hangs out down by the river, waiting for when she gets the thumbs up signal. Her name is Nannie. Standing 26 feet tall, she’s a tunnel-boring machine that is waiting to drill a tunnel from RFK stadium, along and under the Anacostia River, where she will meet up with another part of the tunnel currently under… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Goal for DC
United stays in DC; Fix it; Vote, Virginia!; DC Water on the river; See you in court; Red line not maglev; Not so fast; MoCo likes bikes; Come for the jobs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fits and starts
Alternative B; At the crossroads; Sick; Staying still; Seeing green; Ride hail; Park district; Don’t rank me; Sled on. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Policy problems
Serving all vs curbing fraud; Gas stations forever; Working on the railroad; Artistic vision; Pay to play; No AP for you!; Subsidy subversion; Bike Blitzkrieg; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: A snowy day
Snow problems; Trash, treasure; New Bike Bill; Bike programs on break; DC dynasty?; Funding conundrum; Old Town upgrades; Say yes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eminent, imminent
Stadium negotiations; Trash or treasure; The name game; Enough with the monuments; Shelter successes; Election timing; Cell correlation; How to win a bike lane; And…. Keep reading…