Posts tagged Mary Cheh
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Lunch links: How we compare
Metro areas ranked by pedestrian safety; Why Washington is better than Atlanta; DC second fittest; biking a factor?; Gray wants Skyland Walmart; Cheh proposes awesome budget ideas; VRE bends over backwards; HSR an even clearer win for California than France; Building transit takes a long time. Keep reading…
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Chevy Chase residents oppose proposed Metrobus cuts
WMATA is proposing to eliminate the E6 route to help close a $66 million budget shortfall. But residents of Chevy Chase oppose cutting the route, which serves a retirement home in Northwest. Residents from the Knollwood senior community and other Chevy Chase residents came out in strong support of keeping the E6 bus line at WMATA’s public hearing in Tenleytown Tuesday… Keep reading…
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Councilmembers vehemently stand up for stingy, multiple-car owning, wealthy residents
The DC Council met today to discuss the budget. At times, the discussion became quite heated, particularly when some members were defending the rights of people who own 3 cars and make over $200,000, yet wouldn’t consider driving downtown for dinner if it cost them $4 to park. Councilmembers Jack Evans (ward 2), Mary Cheh (ward 3) (see note), Muriel Bowser (4), Harry Thomas,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban mobility
BRT could work in MoCo; MWAA sticking with underground station; Bridge construction reduces traffic; No gas for water head; Near SE organizing against “annexation”; Myopic little twit magnet; Best enticement to live near work?; Arrests, graphics for DC rights; May the fourth be with DCRA; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show us the money
DC suing travel companies; NPS spending big on roads; Getting serious collecting debt; Walmart will anchor Tysons West; New Woodbridge slug lot mostly empty; Some agencies still headless; Thomas’s campaign gets scrutiny; A very green way to get fuel; And…. Keep reading…
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DC Council considers primary date, diagonal parking, free school transit, taxi medallions and much more
DC’s primary will likely move to April, people will get solar rebates, and bills introduced in the DC Council yesterday could establish a taxi medallion system, make transit free for schoolchildren, add diagonal parking, and put requirements on large retailers like Walmart. The Council approved the first reading of a bill to move DC’s presidential and local primary… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New ways of thinking
Target willing to go without huge garage?; Wyman will update Metro map; Baker has plans for PG; Where are the new MoCo residents?; DC might withhold $50M in face of cuts; Undisciplined school discipline; Biddle wasting BOEE & opponent resources?; Gray’s hiring misses mark; Metro needs longer track work planning. Keep reading…
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Enforce sidewalk shoveling, especially for large properties
This morning at 10 is a DC Council hearing on Tommy Wells’ and Mary Cheh’s bill to fix the enforcement rules for unshoveled sidewalks so DC can realistically write tickets. Now that Tommy Wells is chairing the committee, chances for passage are very good. Below is my testimony. Mr. Chairman, My wife has knee and ankle problems which have been a struggle for several… Keep reading…
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Hold DC’s primary in November, not July
Councilmember Mary Cheh announced yesterday that to comply with the federally mandated Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, she will propose moving the District’s primary elections from September to July. Instead, DC should consolidate the primary and general into a single November nonpartisan election, with Instant Runoff Voting. The MOVE Act requires… Keep reading…
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Biddle’s next challenge: Showing independence
It’s good news that Sekou Biddle won the Democratic State Committee’s nod last night, as it’s very likely he’ll be a good Councilmember. However, he would be wise to start branding himself as an independent person and distancing himself from the distasteful process he had to participate in to get the appointment. Just a month or two ago, Sekou Biddle… Keep reading…