Posts tagged Joe Biden
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Breakfast links: DC Public Space Committee defeats Optimus Prime, Bumblebee (and the Armorer)...for now
DC Public Space Committee denies permit for Transformers statues. Old Town Alexandria’s waterfront expected to rise two feet by 2050. Arlington is now one of the country’s most expensive rental markets. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Biden deals a blow to DC’s home rule
Biden won’t veto Republicans’ efforts to block DC bill. Patrick Wojahn resigns as College Park mayor ahead of arrest. Virginia General Assembly requests investigation of car exhausts. Keep reading…
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As infrastructure and transportation bills make their way through Congress, demand for e-bikes soar in the US
As Washington gears up to pour billions into getting Americans behind the wheel of electric cars, demand for electric bicycles is soaring — and advocates say that demand would be even stronger if US cities were building bike infrastructure to match the revolutionary emerging mode. Keep reading…
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DDOT Director Jeff Marootian has a new gig in the Biden Administration
Marootian is set to serve in the Presidential Personnel Office as Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel. Keep reading…
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What top government officials remember about the 2008 housing crisis
It’s been more than eight years since the United States plunged into a recession and an enormous housing crisis. Shortly after President Obama took office, top officials scrambled to remedy a housing crisis and stabilize the economy. This post highlights the major themes of a recent event at the Urban Institute called “Housing Policy Past and Future: Lessons Learned Through the Crisis and the Path Forward,” where a number of these officials discussed their experience. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More places to bike
Klingle getting built; CaBi expanding in Arlington; Shovel, Montgomery; Will the stadium community benefit?; Belvoir boom burgeons; Abandoned homes to affordable housing; Transportation answers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The road to disappointment
Loudoun wary of Outer Beltway; South Capitol plans disappoint; Md secures last ICC section; Pay-by-phone parking goes citywide; VA stuck with MWAA decisions; Good news for CaBi; Tysons could get colleges; Americans’ preferences are inconsistent; Google Maps wants your input; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro security, safety and ingenuity
Bag searches before Board this morning; ATU skeptical about Metro safety progress; Metro “MacGyvers” SmarTrip sensors; Montgomery now majority-minority; VA Senate passes distracted driving bills; Arlington may get hotel tax surcharge after all; White House proposes $53 billion in 6 years for high-speed rail; MD, VA, Feds looking at wind power; And…. Keep reading…
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LaHood, Biden meet with governors on high-speed rail
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Vice President Biden met at the White House this afternoon with officials from 20 states in contention for funding as part of the Obama administration’s high-speed rail program. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to get to Pennsylvania Avenue
By whistlestop railroad tour: President-elect Obama will get on a train after a rally in Philadelphia, meet Joe Biden for a rally in Wilmington, then stop in Baltimore before continuing to DC. Keep reading…