Posts tagged Government
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Bicycles, drivers, and pedestrians all have their reckless minority
The eternal debate about the role of bicycling reached the Post this weekend. An editorial praises the rise of bicycling, pointing out how many more bicycles a street or parking space can hold compared to cars. WashCycle writes, Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Newer, faster, fairer, calmer
New New Carrollton; High-speed VRE; Now a fairer land for peds; Lawyers calmer, slimmer in Reston; Bixi in Boston; Not a free parking space; Strike! BART to shut down Monday; Amtrak ridership off highs. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Craig Simpson, ATU
Welcome to our live chat with Craig Simpson of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689. Keep reading…
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Live chat: ATU’s Craig Simpson, Wednesday at 1 pm
Labor relations at Metro is one of the more hotly debated topics on Greater Greater Washington. Do Metro’s drivers, mechanics and others get a fair living wage for a tough job, or a cushy sweetheart deal? Is the union protecting workers from unfair treatment, or making it harder for Metro to weed out problems? Are labor costs one of the problems driving budget woes, or have workers’… Keep reading…
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Next stop: Metro funding
Metro’s $300 million in dedicated annual funding is moving quickly toward becoming a reality. Last week, both houses of Congress approved the WMATA Compact Amendments, and according to Councilmember Jim Graham, DC has included its $50 million contribution in the revised budget they approved on Friday. The House and Senate’s transportation appropriations bills… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: My way for the highway
We’d be sad if we hit you, so get out of the road; Think parking debates are rough here?; Foot traffic on Ninth Street, or just under?; A Homerian tragedy; When no free spaces are free; Car clips; Transit tidbits. Keep reading…
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K Street Transitway options balance buses, bikes, cars, and loading
The two build options for the K Street Transitway trade off space for cars, buses and bicycles. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No money but mo’ problems
Two externality-busting revenue sources survive; Safety net still to be saved; Nightmare in two years; $0 for roads, 0 for ideas; Dutch road pricing coming; Stupid, indeed; Sidewalks on Kojo; Park easier. Keep reading…
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Council considers some of our revenue ideas
The DC Council is still making some of the most important decisions of the year behind closed doors, and all we had yesterday was 140 characters at a time from Mike DeBonis. DeBonis did manage to tweet some of the Council’s revenue ideas, including a few from our list: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The blind spot
Found it; Turns out it was unsafe after all; Against big government, except at VDOT?; Sun says “lose the lanes”; Now the traffic and megachurch reserve?; Tidbits from a secret meeting; One intersection “repaired,” more to go; Your childhood neighborhood affects your income. Keep reading…