Posts tagged Government
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Some DC agencies doing a great job with technology
We’ve done a fair amount of criticism of DC and regional agencies lately. There’s plenty to criticize. But most agencies do good work day in and day out, despite periodic lapses of Keep reading…
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DDOT being narrow-minded, overcautious on Park(ing) Day
People and cars operate every day in relatively close proximity. People walk on sidewalks right next to moving traffic on streets without parking. People walk along crosswalks while cars wait to turn, and cars enter and exit parking garages or alleys across the sidewalk. Sometimes this proximity results in injuries or deaths, but we don’t refuse to let pedestrians go in crosswalks. Keep reading…
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DC uninsured rate dropped, is one of lowest in US
New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal some good news about health insurance coverage in the District of Columbia. The share of residents without insurance stood at 9.8 percent in 2007-2008, a significant decline from 12.9 percent in 2000-2001. When compared with states, DC is in the top fifth in its insurance coverage rate. (Massachusetts has… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Representatives speak up
Three-quarters for transit; Reopen E Street; NYC Councilmember calls for MTA openness; Not the church reserve; 15 minutes of time savings worth more than a movie ticket; Another island, another parking debate; Terrorist right on only one thing: freeway policy. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Metro breaking
Labor and Metro; ACT launches 270 transit campaign; Build part Yellow, part Green; Bus Really-slow Transit?; Whtie House farmer’s market; No longer in decline; Bike racks getting fixed; Metro employee struck by train. Keep reading…
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ARTS report balances bars and arts, requirements and bonuses
ANCs and other community groups have a reputation for taking an anti-change, knee-jerk anti-development point of view. Just look at yesterday’s discussion of the Georgetown ANC, including many of the comments. Over in the 14th Street area, however, a committee of residents and business owners appointed by ANC 2F has created a very thoughtful and sensible set of recommendations… Keep reading…
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The great Georgetown bugaboo: Cars and parking
Last week’s Georgetown ANC meeting touched on a near constant theme that weaves itself through just about every ANC 2E meeting: cars and parking. It is the received wisdom that parking is a scarce commodity in Georgetown that needs to be defended against all threats of a cut in supply or an increase in demand. Keep reading…
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It’s not the funeral lane
Reader Sean sends along this particularly egregious example of bike lane blocking. A whole row of cars parked in the bike lane in front of the church at 14th and Corcoran, NW. This was for a funeral, and while my condolences go to the family, that doesn’t constitute an exception to the rule against parking in the bike lane. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not easy being green
More soccer please; Latest delinquent landlord in Shaw: NPS; Another suburban office building is “greenest”; Even energy-saving features sometimes don’t; USPS assumes customers drive; Walking is Green(belt); Yellow over Green. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington to Canada to Japan
Metro down (this weekend); Recycling, bike racks up; Counting coming; Why “pedestrians”?; Photos okay at USDOT, assuming guards get the memo; Transit smart cards, improved; Not so bike friendly. Keep reading…