Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: Follow the rules
MetroAccess drivers ignore rules, pay rider fares; Respect the train of command; School news; Bentonville’s Chili Bowl; Bike & ped crashes up over decade; Mobile market to take on food deserts; Keolis can bid on MARC after releasing Nazi information; Pedestrian guide to the USA; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the charge
DC residents want tax hike; Bethesda could charge for Saturday parking; Taxi surcharge needn’t be so narrow; Alexandria wants green space from DoD; Howard County to improve Rt 1; Mapping DC’s public art; Rhee defends test scores; Bikesharing hot in hot places; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Frequent opponents getting along
AAA and WABA agree on negligent driving; C100 pro-input, pro-fun; School’s test scores suspect; Folks who want to hear from you; Gray speaks on DC; Anacostia used to have a streetcar; Bikeshare trip length varies over the day; Safer intercity buses more expensive. Keep reading…
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Morning links: New people, new money
Census data tells old, new stories; Tackling Metro crime with new money; Metro’s early opening not early enough; Small, local businesses shy away from DC USA; Best of DC for urbanists; Anacostia goings-on; Rethinking car ownership; Growth in one-way, on-the-fly car sharing; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Rebutting stereotypes and arguments
End tired bicycle stereotypes; “Cheap shot” on BRAC; Floreen vs. the bag fee; Talking buses hot topic in Portland; Metro morsels; How to win a contest; TJ parents argue over ESL; Tell residents, not commuters, about program; Lessons from New York. Keep reading…
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Rhee feared Hardy principal was weeding out poor kids
A new book on Michelle Rhee, The Bee Eater by journalist Richard Whitmire, reports an eyebrow-raising claim: That former Hardy Middle School principal Patrick Pope manipulated the admissions process to reduce the numbers of poor students gaining admission to the school. Could this be true? A high-level education administrator who served in the Fenty administration… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alternatives from east to west
No love for Anacostia streetcar; Reston designs its future; Dulles rail delayed a year; Many modes for cherry blossoms; Future of Ellipse area: still barricaded, less ugly; DOD should cover infrastructure in BRAC; Dealing with youth on Metro; NEC likely to get HSR money; And…. Keep reading…
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Upper NW livability study, part 2: Circles and conflicts
Yesterday, we looked at the recommendations for bike boulevards and pedestrian improvements in DDOT’s Rock Creek West II Livability Study. It also considered recommendations from several other studies, including traffic studies of two circles and a pedestrian audit of Connecticut Avenue. For the study, Parsons Brinkerhoff analyzed two large and often vexing circles,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Everybody chips in
Taxing food trucks; Leggett’s budget rankles everybody; Angels take a hit; Live chat with George Hawkins; Baker’s balancing act; Real estate change hits local retail; Are intercity buses safe enough?; Urban rail safety bill back; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tough talk
Privatize the ICC? Huh?; New rules for big buses; Parking priorities; Education center & more for Ward 7; Gray pushes to keep solar promises; Transit demand will rise with gas prices; I’m an environmentalist but… around the nation; BART, a derailment and transparency; And…. Keep reading…