Posts tagged Government
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Afternoon links: What Congress might do for you
Transit will soon be second class again for feds; Puerto Rico on the Potomac; Nascent Metro bomb plot foiled; Fare hike probably affecting bus ridership; No minimum parking means affordable housing, open space; Early voting means less voting?; Montgomery’s eruvim; And…. Keep reading…
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For ANC in Ward 5
Some wards divide up their ANCs by neighborhood. Ward 5, already a geographically large ward, is carved into only three ANCs, each containing a whopping 12 single-member districts and even splitting Brookland up between ANCs. Keep reading…
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For ANC in southern Ward 6
Ward 6 has more contested ANC seats than in any other ward, and between streetcars on H Street NE, development around Union Station, bike lanes on M SE/SW, and bike sharing at Lincoln Park, there are plenty of transportation and development debates to go around as well as issues around retail, development and more. Starting in the south, we’re most excited about the candidacy… Keep reading…
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Metro safety presentation still doesn’t prioritize
WMATA will hold its first meeting of the new Safety and Security Committee tomorrow, split off from the previous Customer Service, Operations and Safety Committee. The staff presentation still needs more information to help the board oversee safety, including a sense of priorities. The presentation lists the status of NTSB recommendations and the cost to complete each. That… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go and stop on HSR
90 minutes to Richmond; No HSR for Palo Alto; Columbia for transit; Safe bike parking at school; What is the “area” for affordable housing?; Zoning marathon in PG; Potomac Yard neighbors protest taxes; Fight graffiti with art; And…. Keep reading…
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For ANC in Ward 3
Along Ward 3’s major commercial corridors, especially Wisconsin Avenue, are numerous low strip malls and ugly parking lots, in transit-rich neighborhoods where any developer would be happy to build. But the neighborhoods also have residents most vociferously opposed to nearly any development with the means to delay and even sue to stop projects. Recently, however,… Keep reading…
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For ANC in Ward 7
In a ward that usually has ANC races with no one running for some of the single-member districts, it is refreshing to see so many contested races. While there are six SMDs with no candidates, each ANC in Ward 7 at least has one contested SMD race. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Questions in Alexandria
Should Alexandria spend on regional transportation?; Alexandria to wait and see on more bike signals; Not so much Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Good luck organizing a block party; Amtrak signals possibly sabotaged; How to balance the budget; Transit indirectly brings cars?; A bike section in the paper?. Keep reading…
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For ANC in Ward 2
Ward 2 has no competitive races west of 15th Street, but along 14th and 7th Streets in its eastern half, a number of challengers are trying to dislodge longtime, entrenched neighborhood powers. Keep reading…
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A lot is at stake in ANC elections
ANCs, or Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, have no power to directly approve or reject any proposals. Nevertheless, they can have a tremendous effect on their neighborhoods and their growth, for good or ill. That’s why it’s very important for DC residents to learn about the candidates and cast informed votes in ANC races, and why Greater Greater Washington will… Keep reading…