Posts tagged Government
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National links: Senior LA Metro official compares bus, bike lanes to the wrongs of highway construction
LA Metro’s Chief Innovation Officer questions approaches to community engagement for bike and bus lane projects. Mesa, AZ is the world’s first Autism Certified City. How Houston hopes to gain more control over its MPO. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DCHA misses deadline on some HUD requirements
As HUD’s deadline for DCHA to fix its issues passes, results are mixed. Study finds transit needed to alleviate future congestion on area bridges. Wes Moore visits Wheaton to promote development and safety. Keep reading…
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The manufacture of affordable housing bumps up against Richmond’s inequitable zoning
A vote against an affordable housing facility shows the deep wounds caused by Richmond’s racist zoning. Keep reading…
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DC’s historic board voted to protect a non-historic parking lot. Why?
DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board protected a non-historic parking lot in Chevy Chase. The decision indulges the desire (of some) to use historic preservation to override zoning and prevent development, and defies HPRB’s own precedents. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC budget heads to mayor’s desk
DC fiscal year 2024 budget passes with a unanimous vote from the council, and heads to the mayor’s desk. Replica of the classic 9:30 Club opens next to the current club. Advocates worried youth violence on Metro is normalizing. Keep reading…
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DC is ranked as having the top park system in the US. That’s a problem.
The National Parks Service owns most of DC’s famed parkland. That creates challenges for managing these amenities and maximizing benefits for the public. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line looking for new leadership
Purple Line loses executive director, communication director. Central Maryland’s latest 25-year transportation plan is open for public comment. Pool-sharing in Montgomery County: there are lovers and there are haters. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Public Space Committee defeats Optimus Prime, Bumblebee (and the Armorer)...for now
DC Public Space Committee denies permit for Transformers statues. Old Town Alexandria’s waterfront expected to rise two feet by 2050. Arlington is now one of the country’s most expensive rental markets. Keep reading…
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The fate of two trail projects in southeast DC is too uncertain
Residents have campaigned for decades for a Shepherd Branch trail and a safer Suitland Parkway trail, successfully winning funding in the proposed FY24 budget. But there’s a chance that money might be reallocated before the DC Council passes its final budget on May 30, 2023. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s residents cautiously hopeful about Blue Line corridor development
Prince George’s County residents excited, but cautious about new development after prior failures. DC Downtown comeback plan seeking area resident feedback and ideas. DC ranks number one in urban parks, while many argue there is much to be desired. Keep reading…