Posts tagged Jobs
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Weekend links: Bike on
Many biked to work; Mixing cars created problem?; Divorce case increases marriage; Tech jobs growing; What billions buys; Pay camera tickets; Pop under in Dupont; Studies say; Parking’s blight; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Not going down
Long escalators aren’t worse; Where 5ers stand; Now Capitol Bikeshare, too; Disabled parking abuse rampant; What if… no height limit and crazy architects?; Beauregard a go; More room to eat your jumbo slice; Siding sidelines project; Plan transportation for Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Will LivingSocial help build a tech hub in DC?
Mayor Gray wants to expand a tax incentive, aimed at tech companies, to give LivingSocial up to $32.5 million in tax breaks over the next 5 years. The company threatened to move to Northern Virginia if it didn’t get the tax break. Is it worth this money for DC to keep them? One major rationale for giving tax breaks to tech companies is to create a “tech hub,” a concentration… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Election day
Make your voice heard; Knowing fraud; Defense cuts will hurt region; Institutionalization on the street; Metro police aren’t so great; Chicago pushes ahead without feds; A real frequency map; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less glass
Intelsat more suburban, its building less?; Modern buildings: stay in Seattle; Culture of mediocrity rules; CaBi gets more people biking; Some schools newly popular; See a building on wheels; Cyclist receives mercy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car free or not
Car free in DC; More parking for beer garden?; Poverty less concentrated; Transit for seniors; Speed job interviews; Incentives contribute to breakdowns; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Urban features come to Montgomery
Streetcar to Silver Spring?; Berliner against anti-urban Walmarts; Mall owner prefers a town instead; Jobs outstrip housing; Parking meter aesthetics matter; HPRB nominees: 6 months later, no changes; Food stamps down in DC, up in MD, VA; WMATA questions 14-hour workdays; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and vice
Board talks dirty about zoning; Neighbors uneasy over pot; Governors spar over growth; Green Line stations close for repairs; Why is building a subway so expensive?; ICC’s 2nd segment opens soon; Baltimore selects different bike sharing; Area elections extremely close; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time to start planning for growth
Washington will grow no matter what; Money talks; Tysons Corner does its part; Repubs demand more spending; Cross the virtual tunnel; Trail costs jump; Shout it from the treetops; Movie popcorn gets even more expensive; And…. Keep reading…
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Streetcar to GU should top Mayor Gray’s jobs agenda
Few initiatives would address DC unemployment more directly than to extend the H Street-Benning Road streetcar on dedicated lanes directly onto Georgetown University’s campus, while asking in return for GU to commit to build a satellite campus in Northeast DC. The university, Georgetown businesses and residents, and city leaders should all fight for this initiative,… Keep reading…