Posts tagged Georgia
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Morning bell: Against cuts
Keep the arts; Adios at Stuart-Hobson?; Boundary plan delayed; Activists sue to stop closures; “Principal of the year” leaving; Atlanta teachers indicted for cheating; NJ preschool shows long-term benefits; All teachers are good?; CT raising graduation requirements. Keep reading…
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Streetcars are more flexible about capacity
Streetcars and buses have different strengths and weaknesses, and are better at accomplishing different goals. Flexibility is often touted as a major strength of buses. Although buses are legitimately more nimble in some ways, when it comes to flexibility of capacity, it’s streetcars that have the edge. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boxed in
Show us the money; Must be really big Apple fans; Should Metro play more small ball?; Bike to Pittsburgh; Ray LaHood retrospective; Less parking equals livelier city; All doors opening; Another GGWer gets attention. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Measure by distance
Weight the density; A limit to noise complaints?; No green light for red tops; Will DC welcome tiny apartments?; Light your bike; Wear a helmet or you’ll look like this; More mixed-use ok by FHA; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to revitalize
Police adapt to changing neighborhoods; Can Crystal City change direction?; Oregon to try out VMT tax; Keep Union Station historic?; Atlanta’s BeltLine still progressing; Montgomery works on farms; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rejected
Atlanta rejects tax for transportation; VA approves I-95 HOT lanes; One penalty rises, another too high?; Walmart may hurt Giant most; BRT builds ridership; Portland broadens road metric; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Tall enough?
House talks height; Food trucks come to Takoma Junction; McMillan plan green enough?; Another development on 14th; Atlanta’s mass transit at risk; Houston goes green; And…. Keep reading…
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Nelson’s judge shows sympathy; Anne Arundel police don’t
Raquel Nelson has finally encountered some compassion in her Georgia jaywalking conviction case, getting a minimal sentence and even a chance at a new trial from the judge. But a comment on another fatality closer to home, in Anne Arundel County, shows that windshield perspective in the justice system goes beyond Cobb County, Georgia. The judge, Katherine Tanksley, gave Nelson… Keep reading…
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The streets and the courts failed Raquel Nelson
Last week, many reported the horrific story of Raquel Nelson, whose four-year-old son was killed as she attempted to cross the street with him to reach their home. Nelson was convicted of reckless conduct, improperly crossing a roadway and second-degree homicide by vehicle, all for the crime of being a pedestrian in the car-centric Atlanta suburbs. The conviction carried a… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Old dominion, new rules
Arlington scrutinizing big box stores; BRAC moving faster than expected; Fairfax to require permits for pick-up games; 2 visions for St. E’s; Police suggest making speeding mandatory; DC urged to perform landlord stings; Why aren’t the hip new restaurants in Georgetown?; Georgia convicts pedestrian of vehicular homicide; And…. Keep reading…