Posts tagged Government
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Painting “Gray” over “Fenty” on signs now official priority
When Mayor Gray took office, we suggested he ask agency directors not to spend precious funds replacing all mentions of previous mayors with his own name on signs. DC Water instead made a video showing them changing their own sign. Now, an anonymous yet fiscally responsible source shared an administration email asking agencies to make it “a priority” to replace… Keep reading…
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Don’t let scandal outrage lead to bad policy
Washingtonians are rightly dismayed and upset by recent scandals, including Lincoln Navigators and Sulaimon Brown. We should demand the highest standards from leaders. However, we should also beware that righteous indignation can quickly transform into unstoppable pressure for very bad policies. These revelations in the news are indeed troubling. As one who did support… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Motion in Maryland
Why Maryland kids don’t walk or bike; Two PG Metro board members named; Residents want station shuttered; Biddle knocks off Patterson, not Weaver or Mara; Park Police confront food trucks; National Bike Summit comes to town; DC’s AIDS progress slipping; And…. Keep reading…
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Fort Myer gate closure is a chance to review Arlington Cemetery’s one-way bicycle limits
Officials announced last week that the Wright gate entrance to Fort Myer will be closed from March 7 through mid-April for repair work necessitated by the heavy snows of 2010. Wright Gate is located on the northeast side of the base and is a key entrance for bicyclists who pass through, especially going east to west (identified by the red arrow on the map below). That’s… Keep reading…
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MWAA: A public authority in even more need of scrutiny
This afternoon, DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown is holding a roundtable on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and Gray’s nomination of Warner H. Session and Shirley Robinson Hall as 2 of DC’s 3 members of its board. Below is a draft of my testimony. Mr. Chairman, The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, known as WMATA or Metro, has gotten… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s on your Metro?
Are cloth seats wise or germ havens?; McDonnell finally backs Metro funding; Henderson getting the job; Gray calls for investigation of Gray; Questionable tactics against Oregon bag bill; Ga. driver assaults 13-year-old for asking him to put away a phone; Maybe transit advocates are being honest; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fundamental rights
ACLU will sue over bag searches; Federal cost cutting hurts regional transit; Delaware gets more train service; what about Maryland; New Anacostia library an architectural success; Who’s running in Arlington; NYC rethinking rethinking 34th Street; And…; A roar on Arora. 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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On the calendar: Biking west, retail/zoning north, buses east
There’s an important meeting about bike lanes on New Mexico Avenue tonight. Other upcoming meetings discuss retail on upper 14th Street, the Montgomery zoning rewrite, and buses east of the Anacostia River. Tonight, ANC 3D, which spans from American University to the Potomac River, will discuss several transportation and planning issues, including safety at Ward… Keep reading…
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Three quick fixes to DC Council credibility
The DC Council has bruised its reputation with a pair of self-inflicted wounds: over-priced leased SUVs and Verizon Center ticket squabbles. It can take steps to regain credibility by repealing its members’ parking ticket exemption, stop accepting free sports and entertainment tickets, and release data on official credit card purchases. The District deserves respect… Keep reading…