Posts tagged Mary Cheh
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Policy Greenhouse proposal: Urban canopy and market mechanisms
Tomorrow, ten people and groups will present ideas for “high-impact environmental solutions” for DC at the 2009 Policy Greenhouse sponsored by DC Councilmember Mary Cheh. I have been asked to present my proposal for a portfolio standard (a kind of cap-and-trade system) with market-price trading to increase DC’s urban canopy. Keep reading…
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Sidewalks belong everywhere, even where Fenty friends live
Residents of the North Portal Estates neighborhood thought they were getting a nice, new street reconstruction, including sidewalks to keep themselves and their children safe. That is, until one politically-connected resident intervened personally with Mayor Fenty. Now, DDOT has just finished reconstructing several main streets in the neighborhood as wide roads for cars… Keep reading…
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What are your big ideas for the environment?
The DC Council wants your bold ideas for greening the District of Columbia. On Friday, July 10th, Councilmember Mary Cheh’s Committee on Government Operations and the Environment and GW’s Office of Sustainability are hosing a “Policy Greenhouse” where ten people get to present their 5-minute big ideas. Keep reading…
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WalkingTown DC schedule released
Twice a year, WalkingTown DC organizes a weekend of walking tours and bike tours all across the city, from historic neighborhoods to cultural history, gardens to cemeteries. This year’s Spring WalkingTown DC is May 30-31. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Mary Cheh
Welcome to our live chat with Mary Cheh, Councilmember of the District of Columbia (Ward 3) and Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment. Keep reading…
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Live chat: Mary Cheh, Friday at 1 pm
This Friday at 1:00 pm, Greater Greater Washington will host Mary Cheh, DC Councilmember for Ward 3, and Chair of the Council’s Committee on Government Operations and the Environment. Ms. Cheh is also a tenured law professor at GWU. Keep reading…
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Alexander calls on all residents to protect the environment
Councilmember Yvette Alexander appeared on Thursday’s Kojo Nnamdi show to discuss her support for the Anacostia Cleanup and Protection Act (the “bag bill”). She pushed back against claims that the bill would harm poor residents, citing its many protections for needy residents including free bags that the Department of the Environment will distribute. Alexander… Keep reading…
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Car-centric and walkable instincts vie within evolving Thomas
As society’s view of the shape of our communities and the role of our streets has shifted, so have the views of our elected officials. In the 1920s, a public debate over the role of cars dedicated streets to cars alone. Communities passed laws mandating the suburban form of development. Today, we’re reevaluating those decisions and their negative consequences, and with… Keep reading…
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Smart growth, dumb process: Tenley-Janney will proceed without PPP
The multi-year saga of the Tenley-Janney PPP is finally at an end … mostly. Today, Mayor Fenty announced that DC will move forward immediately to build a new library at the corner of Wisconsin and Albemarle, across from the Tenleytown Metro. They will also move ahead right away to improve the neighboring Janney school. DC officials will not proceed with a public-private partnership… Keep reading…
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Cheh: “broad-based support” for Wisconsin Giant project
Many residents of Cleveland Park and the surrounding neighborhoods turned out last night for the first in what could be a long series of hearings on the proposed Giant and mixed-use development at Wisconsin and Newark. Councilmember Mary Cheh, whose ward includes the area, gave a powerful speech in favor of the plan and framing opposition groups as representatives of only a small… Keep reading…