Posts tagged Gabe Klein
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Streetcars now on the front burner
Over 100 people packed a theater at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street, NE last night to hear DDOT Director Gabe Klein and Chief of Staff Scott Kubly talk about DC’s streetcar project. DC has had plans to build streetcars for many years, but recently progress seems to have stalled. Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: (Auto)mobility and the environment
Freeways bad for pregnant women; Better stormwater management in Virginia; Popular ART; Freako press coverage of crashes; Parking pressures at Eastern Market; Gabe on video. Keep reading…
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Thanks for a great CSG house party!
Last week’s house party for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, featuring DDOT Director Gabe Klein, was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who attended! I really enjoyed meeting many Greater Greater Washington readers. ANC Commissioners, citizens’ association board members, recent Council candidates, zoning attorneys, planners for local governments, pedestrian… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Things people dislike
Things neighbors don’t like; Things developers don’t like; At the head; Studies slamming sprawl; Buzz is where you find it. Keep reading…
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Buy tickets now to the April 22nd house party with Gabe Klein
There’s now an official page where you can buy tickets to the April 22nd house party at my house to support the Coalition for Smarter Growth. DDOT Director Gabe Klein will be our special guest. Your $100 contribution will support this important organization that advocates for our issues throughout the region. Keep reading…
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Support the Coalition for Smarter Growth, meet Gabe Klein
On April 22, you can support a very worthy nonprofit organization and meet new DDOT Director (acting, soon to be official) Gabe Klein. I’m organizing a house party for the Coalition for Smarter Growth that evening, with Klein as our special guest. I hope that some of you can make a $100 contribution to the organization and join us. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s the 21st century
Union Station bicycle transit center photos: DC has begun construction on the Union Station bicycle transit center, which will have parking for 150 bikes and lockers, though no shower facilities. DC Bicycle Examiner has more information and a slide show of the station’s construction. Keep reading…
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Why use sustainable transportation? It’s the convenience, stupid.
Last night’s keynote speaker at the National Bike Summit was Andreas Røhl, Bicycle Program Manager for the City of Copenhagen. The Danish capital has established itself as one of the world’s leading cycling cities, with bicycling registering a 36 percent mode share for commuters and 60 percent of Copenhagen residents claiming the bicycle as their primary mode of… Keep reading…
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Klein pushing to upgrade DDOT’s level of (customer) service
DDOT Acting Director Gabe Klein is already starting to take concrete steps to open up information to the public and improve the agency’s flawed processes. DDOT has plenty of experience with concrete, but less with openness. Just announcing a change is only the first step (or, should we say, curb), and we’ll need to watch closely to ensure the new processes are better than… Keep reading…
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New council legislation: Third Church, WMATA compact, and more
Last year, Councilmember Jack Evans introduced a bill to exempt recently-designed churches from historic preservation. I and others argued that it could exempt other properties that might be, at the very least, less controversial. Evans withdrew the legislation amid criticism and the primary election; Marion Barry later reintroduced it, but it didn’t come to a vote. Keep reading…