Posts tagged Jack Evans
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Should the feds take over Metro? It depends on these 3 questions.
On Tuesday night, The Washington Post put out an op-ed saying that the federal government should take over Metro. There are good reasons to consider this proposal, but also reasons to think it could be harmful. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow ride, take it easy
Fire culprit; A safe trip; Split rides off; Homers, not rides home; Free ridesharing; Sick leave in MoCo; Statehood push continues; Virginia’s budget; Washington Gas avoidance; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fire alarm
Friday’s tough commute; What started the fire?; WMATA’s board woes; Ride-hailing’s late night future?; New public housing; DC’s commune scene; Tough church transformations; Frederick’s urban future?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Find the 9/11 memorial; imagine one for climate change
Have you heard of this memorial?; A climate change memorial for DC?; Is the SunTrust plaza “sacred”?; Purple Line appeal begins; Evans says no fare hike; Get your Tubman & Douglass SmarTrips; Loudoun, bike mecca?; What Amtrak will buy with $2.45B; Students versus homeless tenants; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA Board demands answers
Answers, Metro. Now.; Too many rods for safety; Workers and managers all do horribly; Shelter opponents sue; How kids get to school; Where we work, where we live; Anacostia going over asking; The playground thief; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better inspections, fewer derailments
Derailed by missing inspections; Next steps for the Purple Line; Tunnel to NoMa; Orange’s ethics; Metro cuts from data feed; Pedestrian killed in Old Town; England <3 traffic circles; Sea rise, homes under tide; Like data? Work for Metro!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Full speed ahead
Ready or not, here comes SafeTrack; SafeTrack set in stone; DC on SafeTrack; The surge stays; Stadium spoils; Top 40 urban planners under 40; The region’s favorite neighborhood; Civic technology for the future. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jack and the giants
Congress vs. WMATA; Watch the region grow; Stadium parking; No Metro, slower travel; In the crosshairs of the crosswalk; Chevy Chase, aka Snobsville?; Go green to fight crime; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dedicated Metro funding?
Dedicated funding now; No Metro sales tax; A cause for celebration?; Respect the bus driver; Architecture and aging; Build at Braddock?; Mixed-use to retail; The benefit of city colleges; More wealthy babies; Driver’s ed for everyone; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Plethora of opinions, paucity of options
No full track closures; RFK reactions; Housing-related stress; A new approach for Metro; Maryland’s need for speed; Travel bans for LGBT fans; Mosquitoes beware; Measuring cycling stress; Howard Theatre disappointment; And…. Keep reading…