Posts tagged Economic Development
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Bike paths are good for business, says the president of the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce
Some people were skeptical that Shortcake Bakery would succeed. After all, it’s next to grungy strip of auto repair shops along Route 1 in Hyattsville. But David Harrington, the president of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce, whose wife opened the bakery, says the shop’s location had an “unexpected asset”: a nearby bike path. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new way to walk
Long road to Tysons walkability; Environmental FBI; Growth, not competition; Get rid of gridlock; No MoCo transit authority; AG wants new PAC rules; Church and Zipcar; Dorms for adults?; Maglev moves forward. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take me to your leader
A new GM, again; Stadium-Armory progress; Here comes the highway bill; Future DC is all TOD; It’s all about the beer; Unemployement inequality; A morbid map. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tolls, top dogs, and time off
One-way tolls only; More on Mr. Cohen; Paid leave in Montgomery; Fairfax bikeshare; Prince George’s jobs; No new people for AU Park; Rising rent; Spooky sidenotes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not going there
Not National Harbor; Bus lane blues; Alexandria Dems are split; Bikeshare for Fairfax; Health Link help; Convention business; House weighs in on DC vouchers; Pay the real price; Birthplace of TOD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Church vs. bike lanes
All bikeways lead to…; No First Amendment violation; The place you call home; Buses for Baltimore; Metro board veto; Can you hear me in five years?; Arlington’s best buses; Flippin’ home sales; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep DC desirable
Still a magnet for millennials?; Boomers shift to the city; Will WMATARU succeed?; Pro-Bowser PAC launches; Bad tunnel deal; Service dog problems; Hogan’s popular; School boundary shuffle; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro is listening
Metro seeking input; Fewer trains, steady ridership; Tax break incentives; Layoffs at LivingSocial; Falling wages; Not homeless anymore; Carpooling the Uber way; Gallaudet redevelopment advances; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who can save Metro?
Riders leaving; Needed: a leader; Prince George’s growing; Gen Y renters’ blues; The return of Gray?; Cuccinelli too; Mayor talks merger; DC’s Official Frivolous NEPA Pretext; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who bears the burden?
The wheels on the bus go … somewhere else; Too much trash; It’s not a slam dunk; Back in the old days; Helping the homeless; High-speed step; Parking is never free; Streetcar deja vu. Keep reading…