Posts tagged Gabe Klein
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Breakfast links: The election looms large
Weaver running for at-large, Klein passes; Special election polling places not so convenient?; Who’s responsible for local schools?; Is Congress Heights really in?; Get involved in Purple Line planning; New Tenleytown library opens Monday; Washington traffic tied for worst in US; An art truck?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keeping up appearances
Were fancy new libraries worth it?; Fake meters go in Shirlington; Councilmember Gabe Klein?; No Ellwood Thompson at DC USA; LaHood listens to ped/bike advocates; Potomac Mills cuts commuter parking; State avenues make up a nation; DC streetcars on the web; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT director job description tilts toward highway veterans
Mayor Gray has engaged an executive search firm to recruit a new DDOT Director. While Gray and his transportation chairs have expressed a desire for world-class candidates, the job description recently posted seems to slant toward long-time, more conventional transportation administrators. It may just be that the job description doesn’t fully reflect what Gray is… Keep reading…
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Happy hour, bike ride tonight
If you’re still in town, stop by tonight for Greater Greater Washington’s holiday happy hour. And if you’re free earlier, join the celebratory bike ride with Gabe Klein and DDOT and WABA staff beforehand. The happy hour is at Marvin, 2007 14th Street NW. It doesn’t have a big sign, just a smaller one on the door, but don’t let that fool you. We’ll… 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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Join GGW, Gabe Klein and others next Tuesday for a holiday bike ride and happy hour
On Tuesday, December 21, join your fellow sustainable transportation enthusiasts, Greater Greater Washington contributors, WABA staff including their Bike Ambassador, and DDOT officials including Gabe Klein for a holiday bike ride and happy hour. We’ll be meeting at the Reeves Center, on the corner of 14th and U, at 5 pm to get started. From there, we’ll bike… 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: The word from the top
Baker has the right priorities; Good news in Gray personnel; Gabe not so radical?; On tenterhooks over committee assignments; Harassment on the metro; Bay cleanup could prevent smart growth; Affordable housing and 2 projects; More pedestrians hit in PG; New signage at Federal Triangle?; And…. Keep reading…
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Thank you, Gabe!
Gabe Klein won’t be continuing as head of DDOT, but let’s give him a big round of applause for his dedicated service. Here are a few kind words about Gabe from a few of the over 1,000 signers of our petition: I’ve lived in DC for almost 10 years now. Director Klein has transformed DDOT into one of the few DC departments that actively engages with the citizens, keeping… Keep reading…
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What does Gray’s dismissal of Klein and others mean?
In the wake of disappointing news that Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray won’t be keeping Gabe Klein and several other Fenty cabinet officials, District residents and smart growth advocates have a distinct duty to avoid doom-and-gloom projections and frantic searches for apartments in Arlington or Silver Spring. Gray’s decision to replace Klein is disappointing,… Keep reading…