Posts tagged Humor
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Breakfast links: Build it for real
Will town centers grow into authentic places?; Black and white sketches slow hotel; New bills for bikeshare; Bikes boom; One more reason to take the train; Customer comes first?; Variable speed limits?; Disappointments; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: LivingCheaply
DC gives LivingSocial big bucks; DC budget autonomy on hold again; Wells is against private streetcars; McDonnell wants Loudoun to join Silver Line; Walk a mile in a neighbor’s shoes; Beat back anti-bikeshare arguments; A lot you didn’t know about Moses; Walk Score gets better; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh releases joke budget proposals
Councilmember Mary Cheh has established a tradition of releasing a satirical and humorous budget memo each year. This year’s is out, and contains some great gems. She “proposes” using a Bingo game to determine who gets service next at the DMV; requiring Washington Post editorial writers to live in DC; and leasing office space in the Wilson Building to the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not yet in the bag
Baker boosting bag fee; College Park TOD gets friendlier; Obama’s Metro cut “ominous”; What’s not passing Congress; Office cafeterias decline; NYPD knows little, does less; NYPD knows about bike tickets; TOD Walmart lacks T or D; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast tweets: Less is more
Today, we’re trying an experimental format for the links: Twitter style. US DOT: Lowest traffic fatalities in 60 years (Transportation Nation, @marctomik) “We don’t want to come off as NIMBYs.” But Arlington residents don’t want a homeless shelter in their backyard (Post, @_jpscott) The London Tube’s central Zone 1 is very pricey,… Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Toronto’s Pedestrian Jar
Safety for bike riders and pedestrians has become a big issue in Toronto lately. One workplace there has come up with an innovative idea to help improve safety for people crossing the street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The earth moved
Welcome to the seismic zone; What’s damaged; What’s closed; Transportation bounces back; What were you thinking?; Bikes came in handy; Tweets beat the quake; Gray aides broke laws; Get ready for Irene; Meanwhile…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Kicked out
NPS punts soccer team from the Ellipse; Bikes make it across the bridge; Metro morsels; Arlington faces heat for protecting its residents; Black folks can gentrify, too?; Developers sad that sprawl may be harder; Consequences of Congress; Poplar Point won’t get DHS project; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Hang out at the gas station
Eat here, get gas; Gas dependence varies nationally; Station manager to the rescue; Pay by mail fine for a coma; Senate pushes for complete streets; WMATA improving web outreach; No ultimatum to Walmart; Only laws the police know about matter; Rehab the rehabbers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad ideas for more traffic
Creeping toward an Outer Beltway; Bolling plan panned; PG WMATA seat still lavish; CSX paying for Virginia Avenue tunnel; Blow to Medical Examiner’s office; Arlington likes it quiet; Will London get iconic bike map?; And…. Keep reading…