Posts tagged Government
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Soda tax would boost public health
Proposals to tax soda are looking likely to fail in Pennsylvania and New York. Will one pass in DC? Mary Cheh’s DC Healthy Schools Act proposes a tax of 1 cent per fluid ounce of sugary soft drinks. A 1 cent tax would add about $1.44 to the cost of a 12 pack of soda. Such a tax would generate about $16 million annual and provide the $6 million Cheh needs to implement school programs… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trains, cars of the future, roads of the past
High trail, grass tracks; Car of the future even more dangerous to peds, bikes?; AASHTO: More highways, and more, and more; WashTimes vs HOT lanes; Dog poop forensics; Graphic texting ad coming to South Carolina; Bad contractor destroys two houses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fighting transit, paying for roads
Streetcars on the TV; thecranks@dcwatch; Barnes Dance barn dance; Community, students won’t stop UMD anti-transit stance; Virginia can’t afford new freeways; Tysons “piecemeal” street grid?; And…. Keep reading…
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Commission forming to study WMATA governance
Yesterday, the Council of Governments voted to participate in a Greater Washington Board of Trade-organized “independent review” of WMATA governance. The Board of Trade, an association of businesses across the region, will nominate some “private sector” people for the panel, and COG will select some “public sector” folks. By participating in this process, COG will not only… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Opposition of the week
Wal getting green, not too green; Big growling over Big Bear; Down by the riverside; A less icy Crystal City; King coming to the shore; Do you like the 15th Street cycle track?; Open bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Don’t permanently slow Metro for minor added safety
A driver slammed on his car’s brakes on the Capital Beltway yesterday after coming too close for comfort to another car in front. The maneuver successfully avoided a collision. In response, AAA called for all drivers to travel no faster than 40 mph indefinitely. Of course, this didn’t happen, because it’s silly. Drivers come a little too close for comfort… Keep reading…
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Park Police overprotect on Earth Day
The National Park Police had a large, disruptive and unnecessary presence at the Earth Day rally held on Sunday, April 25. A couple of contributors who attended the rally felt the Park Police’s actions seemed at best silly or, at worst, oppressive. The rally was held on the National Mall between Madison and Jefferson Streets just a little bit east of the carousel. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburbs change, state DOTs don’t
Not your parents’ suburbs; VDOT is hot, Halsey is cold; Fix Metro funding, and not by pulling it; Transportation Row?; Cost of killing Holden: $4.3 million; Paris “reconquering the Seine”; NYC and Boston like to share; Do cities need more density?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Warping Metro
Maryland is a “deadbeat”; Debating “peak of the peak”; Republicans for tolls and against new lanes; Bad times on some buses; Free streetcars? Maybe some places; Your friendly bike lane PSA; Eyes on the street FTW. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s roll
Wiehle turning; Metro momentum; High turnover or high demand?; Barnes Dance in Chinatown?; What Cohen says about their project; WTOP on top of bike safety; Planning can go in both directions; And…. Keep reading…