Posts tagged Government
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Let’s get rid of parking tickets
In his Washington Post Metro column yesterday, John Kelly talked about parking tickets, and particularly the rush that comes from avoiding one. The column begins, “There are few pleasures greater than coming back to your car after you know your meter has expired and finding that you don’t have a parking ticket. It’s like getting away with murder.”… Keep reading…
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Block the lane moving out, block the lane moving in
Someone moved out of an apartment near the corner of 17th and Q, NW last week, and their moving van blocked the bike lane. And then, a week later, someone moved in, and their van blocked it too. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit in your city and on your phone
Streetcars4NoVA; NextBus on your BlackBerry; NTSB wants hearings; Transit? Not for these elected officials; Not just one way for Laurel; MetroWest still on the horizon; The Chevy Chase parking force. Keep reading…
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In 2050, the region will be a web, but how strong?
Regional leaders have released their Greater Washington 2050 report, “Region Forward,” a vision for the Washington region 40 years from now. The report predicts an ongoing evolution of the region from a “hub and spoke” model to a “lattice” of interconnected “regional activity centers,” each with its own walkable, mixed-use… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting
Press on 270, Corridor Cities; Jumping on the anti-cycling press bandwagon; Congress Heights on the what?; Mall, Capital Crescent make the finals; Walking doesn’t move cars, so what’s the point?; Not a “flop”; No photos or we’ll put you on a hit list; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links II: Metro says little
See no unsafety, speak no unsafety; Not communicating about not communicating; 689 asks court to enforce award; A little Giant addition to SmarTrip. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links I: Peds, bikes, trees and parks
Don’t walk in Florida; Bike lane posted; Fenty’s training rides break various laws; Park View or just Private Golf Course View?; Pepco’s lumber subsidiary; Parking Depot. Keep reading…
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Should Riggs Place get a speed hump?
The speed hump debate has come to Dupont Circle. Residents of the 1700 block of Riggs Place have applied for a speed hump, and neighborhood leaders are wondering whether to support it. Riggs Place consists of three separate, short segments that don’t connect. The one in question is a two-block, one-way street from 19th Street to New Hampshire Avenue. According to residents… Keep reading…
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Metro will appeal arbitration award
The Metro Board has decided to appeal the arbitrator’s decision on union pay increases. The award details don’t appear to be online, but the union is presenting the details to employees tonight and tomorrow morning. According to a source familiar with the award, the arbitrator gave employees a 3% retroactive raise for the existing fiscal year beginning July 2008,… Keep reading…
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Metro board discussing PARP fees in secret
Today’s Metro Board executive session includes a discussion of the Public Access to Records Policy (PARP), their analogue to FOIA. According to sources, they’re discussing whether to raise fees for requests, including those from the press. Keep reading…