Posts tagged Government
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Breakfast links: Hate-based policy arguments
Kornheiser for manslaughter; Big government sprawl; Intermediate offense for deadly driving; No TOD for the House; Walker is a rider; Annandale could get a “sense of place”; VDOT: Offramp or bust; No to vampire bill. Keep reading…
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Where’s Michael? DC needs active WMATA Board members
At this morning’s meeting of the WMATA Board Committee on Customer Service, Operations and Safety, DC Councilmember Jim Graham raised a procedural concern about voting that stemmed from the absence of alternate Board member and at-large Councilmember Michael Brown. Under the committee’s rules, other members from the jurisdiction (such as Graham) were not… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Semi-secret plans
Whitehurst teardown back?; Secret plan to fix Metro today; Even more bike lane details; Know any great candidates?; Gaithersbungle looms; 2 hours isn’t enough; More food for all. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rich counties should support transit
FairShareMetro.com; NACTO keeps taking our great people; Why are our suburbs so rich?; Enough on the tax breaks?; Growth at any cost, anywhere; Oops, we built in an environmentally sensitive spot; Sarles: good manager, not so open?. Keep reading…
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FTA finds WMATA, TOC safety failings; Senators frustrated
The Federal Transit Administration found serious communication failures at WMATA surrounding safety, and an inadequate safety oversight system in the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC). At a briefing yesterday, area Congressional representatives seemed extremely frustrated at their inability to fix this problem. According to a report released yesterday, the current… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: All in the family
Kids + buses = challenge; Dense housing is for families too; I’m on the radio, twice; New daytime parking deal in Adams Morgan; DC gets snow money, Alexandria ha’ sno money; Another tax break; MARC Area’s Really Crowded. Keep reading…
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What do you want to do about labor costs?
Craig’s recent series on WMATA’s FY2011 budget examined the range of options available to the General Manager and the Board, from service cuts to fare increases to administrative savings and more. One element not discussed was reducing the pay and benefits to union members. Craig is in fact affiliated with the union, though his opinions here are his own. However,… Keep reading…
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WMATA budget deep dive, part 8: Other ideas
There are other potential areas in WMATA’s proposed FY2011 budget that might yield some savings or revenue can without a major impact on service or fares. These include better fare collection and labor costs. Fare Collection: Sometimes customers are willing to pay a fare, but there is not a reasonable means to do so, or where current policies are easily abused. Here are… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Remaining snow, coming storms
Rock Creek branch storage path; Speak up on the Fairfax budget; BLT or fries at White Flint?; Outer Beltway bill rises from the dead; Designs for Four Mile Run expansion; Yummy soot; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Secrets and plans
Problems aren’t secret, solutions shouldn’t be; Hearing a better snow plan; Town Centers the future of suburbs?; Recycle, really; New Arlington bike map; Them’s the breaks?; Funding runs out at USDOT. Keep reading…