Posts tagged Jack Evans
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Breakfast links: Frustrated about driving edition
The great bike lane debate continues: Friday’s post on right hooks and Alice Swanson reignited the debate over bike lanes. Do they make cyclists safer (by giving them dedicated space) or less safe (by moving them next to traffic where turning cars can hit them)? Infosnack HQ found this thoughtful paper on the issue. Keep reading…
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2003 WMATA expansion map
When I went to interview Jack Evans, I discovered this map which hangs in his office. It’s a 2003 map, apparently produced by WMATA, showing the Silver Line and a potential separated Blue Line alignment. Blue Line maps, such as this one in the Post, never showed a lot of detail about station locations; this one does. Keep reading…
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Silverman demagoguing on Whitehurst
Cary Silverman is sending a postcard to voters in Foggy Bottom and Georgetown promoting misguided notions about traffic. Many people believe that more roads = less traffic and fewer roads = more traffic, but that’s not true; converting a freeway to a boulevard usually makes about half the traffic disappear, with the boulevard usually able to handle the rest. But Silverman… Keep reading…
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Library victory in Shaw, Brooklanders still fighting for trees
In 2004, DC closed the the Watha T. Daniel library in Shaw and several other libraries, to replace the aging buildings with new, modern facilities. Though the interior drew some criticism, neighbors widely praised the open, airy glass design as a huge improvement over the prison-like, concrete, Brutalist original library. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Paint ain’t, 8 debate, rails frustrate
“Paint isn’t a pedestrian safety plan”: Get There reviews the Pedestrian Master Plan and comes out pleased. Some of the best solutions are cheap, like “stop for pedestrians” signs in the middle of the street. Keep reading…
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Council race coverage roundup
Lots of new coverage of the Council races. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Recovering from jetlag edition
Political debate mostly filled with platitudes, big surprise: Cary Silverman and Jack Evans debated last week but revealed few differences. Both instinctively oppose the reduction of parking minimums, according to reader A. If you missed it, here’s my take on the race. Keep reading…
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Evans-Silverman: two worlds, two boxes of tools
Interviewing Jack Evans and Cary Silverman, the candidates for the Ward 2 DC Council seat, one could think the two are running for completely different offices. Evans seems to be running for reelection as the Council version of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, devoting his energy to financing deals that will stimulate development throughout DC. Meanwhile,… Keep reading…
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Ask the Ward 2 Council candidates
The DC primary for local races is Tuesday, September 9. One of the most interesting races is the primary for Ward 2 Councilmember, where Cary Silverman, president of the Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association, is challenging 17-year incumbent Jack Evans. If you’ve been anywhere in Ward 2 (Georgetown, Foggy Bottom, Dupont, Logan Circle, Shaw, Mount Vernon Square,… Keep reading…
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Labor successfully waters down noise bill
The DC Council just passed a revised version of the much-debated bill on non-commercial noise. Since I don’t know all the arguments well enough to have a strong opinion, I’ll just report the arguments that were made at the hearing. Keep reading…