Posts tagged Ike Leggett
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Breakfast links: Primary results
Brown wins primary; Incumbents win in MoCo; Silver Line solves your problems; “Yoga tax” survives; Some soccer land is extra pricey; Taxis vs. ridesharing; Comment without leaving the house; Pay for parking by phone; Can’t sell on-street parking; Bikes on the rails; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The right transit project?
Are transit fantasies folly?; Is this bus BRT?; A bike boom spills onto sidewalks; Montgomery’s elusive jobs numbers; Smog suffocates SLC; UberX gets a little pricier; Apps to cure distracted driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s proposed budget takes transit funding and gives it to wealthy homeowners
Yesterday, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett unveiled his proposed budget, and it has no good news for transit riders. Ride On will get more state aid and hike fares, but it will not run any more buses. Instead, transit revenue will be used to cut real estate taxes. The cost of running Ride On, as shown in the budget will go up $3.5 million, from $98 million to $101.6 million. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ain’t easy being transit
Why a bus lane is politically hard; Mini Metro shows real pressures; The waterfront will change; Rejected again; They still like Gehry’s Ike; Big concrete hot potato; Successful cities are growing less; New bike mecca: Pittsburgh; And…. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare comes to Montgomery County
On the heels of its third anniversary, Capital Bikeshare makes a big expansion into Montgomery County. Local officials celebrated the first of 50 new stations that will open here today in Rockville with a large crowd of well-wishers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit fixes
Metro operators jam the system; Transit Center repairs start soon; ICC bus routes saved; Barry gets a fine; Will the mayoral race go Wells?; The best decongestant; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Off to the races
Who won; Who’s running, leaving; Struck around the region; Church wants to move bike lane; Slow down in Arlington; Takoma TOD plan 2.0; Is artificial turf hazardous?; Fundrise: investment or donation?; On the calendar. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay in your lane
MoCo bus lanes get a yes; HOT lanes’ cool reception; Parking cents in Bethesda; Cyclists under attack; Alexandria’s “trolley” defended; What school will go to St. E’s?; 5333 gets permits; Gray: I’m energetic!; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disappointing
Loudoun takes bike safety more seriously?; Crosswalks are the danger zone; Wait for
affordableKeep reading…public housing; ANC commissioners, pay attention!; Goodbye, L’Enfant monoculture?; Height limit pro and con; Fewer agencies in Wheaton?; VA funds transportation; It comes down to standing; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend bonus links: West coast, east coast
“War on cars” fake in Seattle; What might have been in LA; David, elsewhere; McDonnell fails Freakonomics; Leggett says he’s for Bethesda entrance; Cubic buys NextBus; And…. Keep reading…