Posts tagged Education
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Breakfast links: Alexandria and more
One Potomac Yard tax approved; Condo foreclosures up in Alexandria; DC wants online hotel sites to pay up; Bilbray wishes freeways jammed down DC’s throat; School crime stats are misleading; Bike sharing could get carbon credit revenue; TOD proposed at Laurel MARC; Where’s my lane?; And…. Keep reading…
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Support local charities this holiday season
The season of giving is upon us, and many of us make meaningful contributions to charitable organizations at this time of the year. When thinking about what groups to support, please consider helping out some of our local nonprofits which work to improve the lives of people in our region and create better communities. Here are a few nonprofits which our contributors listed as some… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shiny new things
Developments at Dunbar; Screens lighting up with data; Is BRAC a priority for McDonnell?; How Moscow handles its escalators; Post: Keep up Klein’s work; Wells talks bikes; Bad privatization hits New Jersey; More on the federal transit benefit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to talk about mobility
Transportation alternatives a social justice issue; Cycling with the right; Klein restored transportation balance; Assault on red line, train operator does nothing; Developments at Walter Reed; The rich have it tough; DC’s parking tax a sticky political situation; Alexandria’s new waterfront plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Openings and closings
WMATA opens bus data; DCPS closures and an opening in the works; CaBi won’t close for winter; Discovery to alter site plan; Pepco to cut your trees; Fairfax creating bike plans for Tysons, county; NOVa police to learn defensive driving; USDOT shuffles HSR money; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising eyebrows, expectations and rates
New PG officials take office; Loudoun getting a bit more bikeable, walkable; Pepco will raise rates; Tax the food trucks; DCPS creates dashboard; Give DC control over its budget; Listen to the track signals; DC development developments; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Power struggles
Pepco has reliability problems; Orange Crush will continue; Fairfax Fire and Rescue wants design by fire truck; Education advice for Gray; Traffic deaths down in DC; More pay-by-cell parking in MoCo; Ghost bike in Fairfax; A responsive transit agency in Rhode Island; And…. Keep reading…
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Public unions need to stop defending the bad apples
Unsuck DC Metro uncovered some troubling facts about the way WMATA’s union rules may be encouraging poor escalator performance. A “pick” system lets escalator mechanics bid on escalators to maintain, with preference by seniority. As a result, some senior mechanics may choose escalators in good working order “so they can slide and and not do anything… Keep reading…
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College students deserve a voice in local government
In a city as disenfranchised as DC, it seems especially important to make sure that all residents have the opportunity to cast a vote. But one group is systematically denied a voice in local decision-making: college students. It’s true that students at schools like Georgetown, Howard, and Catholic are, in a sense, not permanent residents, and many of them may be unfamiliar… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big steps for Metro
Metro recommends Red Line fix; Metrobus changes coming; More open data in DC; Evans wants to bring ‘Skins back; Fairfax ponders road takeover; Federal pay freeze would add up in DC; Alternate Metro map poster for sale; DC owed millions in property taxes; And…. Keep reading…