Posts tagged Economic Development
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Brunch links: Silly governments and parking
Bad economy means parking lot; Not what we mean by maximums; Smarter parker; Metro needs fixing, still safest; OK, we preserved enough?; “Tarnished my respect for the police a bit”; The Martians of PG don’t mind. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fight for your rights in the states
Vienna sides with pedestrians; 3 feet today in VA; Maryland’s bills; What Metro needs; How to fight the state DOT; Design the next Golden Triangle bike rack; Not so sure on Wheaton Costco; Who’d win in a fight, Montgomery or Fairfax?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cutting, stopping and slowing
Board members talk Catoe, budget; Where to cut instead of Ride On; Stop in Burke, stop on the highway; Smart rhetoric, dumb behavior; Barnesville no longer speedsville; Sulu on the subway; Factors that drive not driving. Keep reading…
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Wheaton Costco would exacerbate poor walkability
Montgomery County economic development officials want to spend $4 million to add a Costco to the Wheaton mall. There are plenty of problems with this. For one, the County Executive is continuing their habit of making plans in secret and trying to lock them in before anyone can object. They briefed the Council in secret and are trying to get approval without a hearing. The Executive… Keep reading…
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Late breakfast links: Movers and shakers
Streetcars make landfall; Know where you are on H; Bubble in a donut; Bye bye billboards; Tax break narrowly approved; Hit-and-run? Oh well; Over in federal-land; And of course. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Few consequences
Shot a cyclist? It’s OK; Let there be light, and airport buses; Desire lines of Brasilia; Be on the Planning Board; Tweet your space; Everybody wants biotech. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: My way for the highway
We’d be sad if we hit you, so get out of the road; Think parking debates are rough here?; Foot traffic on Ninth Street, or just under?; A Homerian tragedy; When no free spaces are free; Car clips; Transit tidbits. Keep reading…
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Make developer tax breaks more transparent
by Liz Williams New legislation introduced in the DC Council this week would put important limits on efforts of developers to get large tax breaks for their projects. This long-overdue bill would require developers to show exactly why they need a tax subsidy from the city, and what they’ll offer as community benefits in return. It couldn’t come at a better time. It’s a… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peas and carrots
Building a hotel? Build a bike station too; Council holds land deals; Spoil the land for the greater good?; Hope Park?; Don’t close ‘em, add concessions; Old buildings are green; Parking around the globe; Just a little bit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t be scared
Whoosh; Nothing to fear from overhead wires; Why people like streetcars; Are signboards so bad?; Counties eye ending parking subsidies; GOOD and bad on transit; Dc changes mind on CFSA move, imperils Ward 7 project; Are Virginia counties hoarding education stimulus money?; Still not inclusionary, again. Keep reading…