Posts tagged Democracy
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National links: Office commutes scrutinized in efforts to reduce emissions
Office buildings’ largest emission is the commute. Charlotte’s uptown highway wall. Rethinking the benefit of community input. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay or go
A no-kids-allowed rule might be discrimination; Go somewhere else 7-11; More public transportation; Stop illegal U-turns; Change that name too; Great for democracy; Hogan’s Red Line fallout. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Democracy in action and inaction
Speed cameras all the time; No democracy at Eastern Market; Slow down Maryland Ave; Gas delays green street; Hillandale yellin’ over Yellen guards; Georgetown could lose gas stations; Where do the embassies go?; More tickets in bike lanes; Crashes are deadlier than war; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mo’ MoveDC
What about drivers?; Lessons from Amsterdam; Remaking Little Washington; Metro opens (restroom) doors; The highest wage in the land; Building for resilience and livability; No drunk driving without driving; An ISO standard for cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line cause and effect
Will Silver bring blue?; What can Green teach about Silver?; Back to school for mixed use; Virginia tells Uber to cease; EPA rule’s impacts will vary; A utility model for funding transit; New bus adjusts to riders; Voters gain development veto power; Seattle gives street space to kids; How the battle was won. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pointing fingers
Official scapegoats Smart Growth; Leggett reprimands council; Election results still not all in; DNC contradicts DC Democrats; Charters gain increasing share; All options on the table for the FBI’s HQ; Are the police choking or pushing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Put the democratic back in DC’s Democratic Party
Top DC Democrats have taken drastic measures to prevent voters from disrupting their control of the party. Ironically, as a result, they have sown the seeds for a successful voter revolt to open up the party and turn it into a powerful agent for change. The party leadership was so worried about facing voters next April, they canceled the election in which 340,000 voters get to choose… Keep reading…
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CPCA election delay brings “Unity.” Will it also bring unity to Cleveland Park?
The “Unity Team,” a group of candidates for Cleveland Park Citizens’ Association offices nominated by the previous leaders, has won election over the “Reform Slate” of challengers. Numerous residents including Jeff Davis, organizer of the group Advocates for Wisconsin Avenue Renewal (AWARE), criticized the previous CPCA leadership… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting back with words and song
Woodley Park smackdown; A balanced view of the “war on drivers”; Singing about zoning; Catoe is tops; NextBus in one month; Trains are the future for airports; MPD nixes broadcast. Keep reading…
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CPCA board postpones election amid campaign for change
Despite some predictions to the contrary at various points in our history, no US President has ever tried to cancel or postpone an election to avoid losing office. Mayor Rudy Giuliani briefly floated the idea after 9/11, just as his term was about to expire, but backed down during the ensuing criticism. But the Cleveland Park Citizens Association just invoked their emergency powers… Keep reading…