Posts tagged Energy
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Breakfast links: Spending money, honestly and otherwise
The day in ethics; Health and taxes up for debate; Not just a political prop; He messed with the wrong cyclist; Labor dispute delays ART; US Open still punishing Metro riders; Hybrid trains?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Once upon a time
Time means change; The Mount Pleasant riots; Landlords discriminate against poor; The consequences of DUI leniency; MoCo ups traffic safety enforcement; CaBi clips; Charters as the internet of public education; McDonnell renews push for drilling; Governments asking you about engaging you; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend video: 300 years of fossil fuels
Ever wondered how we got where we are? Where we’re headed? This video explores the history of our dependence on fossil fuels. And it points out that whether we’re proactive or not, the future is going to be a post-carbon world. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety on board
Guardian Angels upping Metro patrols; Safety issues on Metrobuses; Can the Mayor overrule HPRB?; Changing ways at Wilson Building?; CaBi posts impressive numbers; Make sure density helps all incomes; What it takes to save solar in DC; Giant globe may become giant baseball; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unfortunate discoveries
When your landlord meets foreclosure; Culture of pilfering?; Near SE Whole Foods worth $8M?; Take a virtual bike tour of DC; Minimums inflate parking spaces; Glaeser v. planners?; What’s in Obama’s 2012 transportation budget; Unemployment down, oil imports up; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Contradictions galore
Solar Decathlon to National Harbor?; E-ZPass cameras okay by AAA; Affordable housing from heaven; Enlighten Brookland; How to avoid another commute from hell; Getting farm food into schools; Assessing Sarles; VRE mulls fare and policy changes; And…. Keep reading…
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CSG’s 2011 State of the Washington Region
Last week, you heard from both President Obama and the Republican leadership about our nation’s challenges and opportunities. Today, we at the Coalition for Smarter Growth wanted to share with you the state of our communities and our region. 2010 was a great year for planning and creating the vibrant, walkable, bikeable and transit-oriented communities that are… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad and good news in Virginia
VA must identify transportation priorities; Falls Church man struck and killed; Virginia launches offshore wind panel; Region’s unemployment down; Bike sharing comes to College Park; Pushing back against Walmart; Lots and lots of parking coming to Ward 5; We have a surplus of parking; How Metrobuses got their names; New reckless driving laws ignored?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tensions on and off the bike
Enforce bike parking rules; Conflict is the bike story; Tensions in Hill East; Questions surround Big K site in Anacostia; A glimpse at MLK Memorial; More NoMA park responses; Raise my taxes, please; Toronto surrenders (to cars); And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good tech, bad tech
Paris loosens height limit; Solar panels face obstacles; VRE moving on Wi-Fi; GPS use may hinder memory; Reactions to C100 v. GGW; Arlington Trader Joe’s gets dedicated parking; Tysons Black Friday now and future; NYC rolls back bike lanes; And…. Keep reading…