Posts tagged Government
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Weekend video: “In the Netherlands, cyclists matter”
In a small Dutch city, a careless driver hit and mildly injured a group of cyclists. Responding to press coverage, residents sent in many angry letters, though with very different reactions from what we’re used to seeing in the United States. Keep reading…
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GOP continuing resolution cuts WMATA, DC funds
House Republicans have proposed a “continuing resolution” to fund the federal government with deep cuts, including no federal payment for Metro repairs and cuts to many federally-funded DC services including the courts. The list of cuts removes the entirety of the $150 million annual capital contribution to WMATA, which just began last year. The federal government… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Joshua Lopez
Today we welcome Council candidate Joshua Lopez for a live chat. Lopez is a former Fenty campaign aide, and seems to be following a similar campaign strategy to that which got Fenty elected and taking strongly pro-Fenty (and anti-Gray) policy stances. #cil_page .mainchat { position: relative; overflow: auto; } Live chat with Josh Lopez(02/11/2011) … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can Metro work with others?
How can streetcars interoperate?; Relations between police union, Metro sour; Metro stuck between rock, hard place; Maryland senators propose gas tax hikes; Norton wants elected DC DA; South PG has most growth; Amtrak ridership keeps growing; Long-awaited projects move forward; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Contradictions galore
Solar Decathlon to National Harbor?; E-ZPass cameras okay by AAA; Affordable housing from heaven; Enlighten Brookland; How to avoid another commute from hell; Getting farm food into schools; Assessing Sarles; VRE mulls fare and policy changes; And…. Keep reading…
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WMATA Board won’t stop bag searches
WMATA CEO Richard Sarles and Chief Michael Taborn retain the authority to keep randomly checking riders’ bags, after only Tommy Wells and Kathy Porter stood up clearly opposed to the program during a Board discussion today. Others either cited a belief that the bag searches were just, or an unwillingness to stop even an unjust program against the bugaboo of security. Tom… Keep reading…
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New WMATA Board members listening on communication
New Board members might be less quick to push back on the suggestion of service cuts, but they also are raising the quality of recommendations on technology, customer outreach, and performance metrics. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro security, safety and ingenuity
Bag searches before Board this morning; ATU skeptical about Metro safety progress; Metro “MacGyvers” SmarTrip sensors; Montgomery now majority-minority; VA Senate passes distracted driving bills; Arlington may get hotel tax surcharge after all; White House proposes $53 billion in 6 years for high-speed rail; MD, VA, Feds looking at wind power; And…. Keep reading…
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Ped/bike safety enforcement stories, part 3: Charles Schwartz
At Friday’s hearing on pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement. Sally Schwartz related the story of her father, Charles Schwartz, killed at Connecticut and Nebraska Avenues by a driver allegedly on his cell phone. Keep reading…
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Is there a tea party urbanism?
Many conservatives, especially tea party conservatives, strongly believe in removing powers and taxes from the federal government and transferring power to states and localities. At the moment, this view has strong support in Congress, especially the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Is this necessarily incompatible with the goals of urbanists, even… Keep reading…