Posts tagged Marion Barry
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Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting
Press on 270, Corridor Cities; Jumping on the anti-cycling press bandwagon; Congress Heights on the what?; Mall, Capital Crescent make the finals; Walking doesn’t move cars, so what’s the point?; Not a “flop”; No photos or we’ll put you on a hit list; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting a wall
Free transit if you develop an app; Put the jobs near the people; Why-Mart?; Distracted reporter driving; Don’t be chicken; Klingle all the way; Two mayors on parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The blind spot
Found it; Turns out it was unsafe after all; Against big government, except at VDOT?; Sun says “lose the lanes”; Now the traffic and megachurch reserve?; Tidbits from a secret meeting; One intersection “repaired,” more to go; Your childhood neighborhood affects your income. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Decongesting our politics and our roads
Barry back in the news; We’re still riding, still need Metro; Bus locations copyright NextBus?; Chicago parked itself into a corner; It’s working for Philly; Paging Jim Graham; Paging Barbara Mikulski; Just National?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cuts and losses
Chopping the point: Clark Realty is not going to develop Poplar Point. Clark could no longer afford to do the whole project amid the bad economic climate, and DC decided to end the partnership rather than pay a portion of the cost. The city will move forward with the land transfer and EIS for now, prepare the land itself, and then re-bid the development. DC United and the District have stopped… Keep reading…
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New council legislation: Third Church, WMATA compact, and more
Last year, Councilmember Jack Evans introduced a bill to exempt recently-designed churches from historic preservation. I and others argued that it could exempt other properties that might be, at the very least, less controversial. Evans withdrew the legislation amid criticism and the primary election; Marion Barry later reintroduced it, but it didn’t come to a vote. Keep reading…
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Have DC Councilmembers ever tried to park downtown on a Saturday?
The Council passed Jim Graham’s parking meter rate hike yesterday, raising $1/hour meters to $2 and 50¢ meters to 75¢, and restoring much-needed city housing programs. But to get enough political support from the Council, Graham and co-introducer Tommy Wells had to agree to an amendment from Jack Evans designating $1 million of the revenue raised to the O Street… 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…