Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: Different modes to work catch on
Bike commuters get their own secure parking; Fairfax chooses multi-modal commutes; Fairfax wants Pentagon to provide road upgrades; Howard mostly divested of LeDroit; Renting jumps in local city; Local developer’s sons develop a taste for urban infill; McDonnell gets a representative; Calling all DC transit fans; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Under pressure
Pressure mounts on DC middle schools; Bowser has her own ethics challenge; Tenants sue over living conditions; Earthquake caused more damage than thought; No fault in Jefferson Memorial arrests; Don’t call it a bribe; Everyone doesn’t love a party; And…. Keep reading…
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ANC 3D redistricting gerrymanders students and residents
On Sunday night, a redistricting subcommittee for ANC 3D voted 4-3 to endorse a plan that illogically divides long-standing and well-defined neighborhoods. It blatantly under-represents and marginalizes the American University student population for solely political reasons. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government moves
Maryland agency to New Carrollton; Tax increase on wealthy likely today; Orange pushes full-time, term-limited council; DC teachers pick merit pay; Fiona vs. Jack?; Senate could cut partnership; Who are the free riders?; Miami Park(ing) Day organizer arrested; And…. Keep reading…
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Streetcar to GU should top Mayor Gray’s jobs agenda
Few initiatives would address DC unemployment more directly than to extend the H Street-Benning Road streetcar on dedicated lanes directly onto Georgetown University’s campus, while asking in return for GU to commit to build a satellite campus in Northeast DC. The university, Georgetown businesses and residents, and city leaders should all fight for this initiative,… Keep reading…
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School capacity tests make sprawl worse
A few years ago Gaithersburg adopted an ordinance to ensure that infrastructure keeps up with growth. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Unfortunately, the law turned out to be counterproductive, as it damaged the city’s ability to grow in the right places. Gaithersburg has a big problem. On one hand, the city is trying very hard to promote smart growth. They’ve… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honk if you have a vote in Congress
Take action (if you can); Who’s popular in Virginia; Kwame Brown now for ethics; Should Council be full-time or part?; ACT: Build Bethesda entrance faster; No more taking off shoes for kids; Suddenly it’s historic?; And…. Keep reading…
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Unreasonable Georgetown ANC redistricting plan moves ahead despite compromise proposal
The redistricting plan for Georgetown’s ANC 2E, which unfairly and illegally marginalizes students, has moved on to its next phase. Officials should replace this with a compromise plan that I have proposed. Last month, I wrote in detail about the problems that exist in the plan. Only 1 of the 8 single-member districts comply with size limits in the law, also ignoring the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lined up two-by-two
Region sees flash floods; Dupont may lose an entrance; Countdown to the bus; Redesign 3 Mall sites; Watch out for falling trusses; Is communication Gray’s problem?; Obama pushes infrastructure, Republicans push back; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Not enough money
No money to save trees; DDOE inspectors solicit bribes; Got $20 million lying around?; College Park needs CaBi; Real estate too pricey for third places?; Is a painted “stop” a sign?; Bus driver throws rider to ground; And…. Keep reading…