Posts tagged Mary Cheh
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New Council structure announced; Wells joins key committee
Loose Lips just posted the new committee structure for next year’s DC Council, chosen by Chairman Vincent Gray. Most of the committees stay the same, but there are some important changes, including a few in the key committee which oversees transportation. Keep reading…
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HPO writing new rules for establishing historic districts
During the debate and vote over the Chevy Chase historic district, many district opponents warned that HPRB could legally ignore community wishes and designate the district despite opposition. Since HPRB is made up of preservationists, some wondered whether they would really respect community opinion. And Marc Fisher, never a moderate on historic preservation issues, wrote… Keep reading…
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Assuring sidewalks vs. assuring good sidewalks
At the beginning of 2007, Mary Cheh introduced a bill (cosponsored by Barry, Brown, Wells and even, yes, Schwartz) to require sidewalks be installed on at least one side of a street when it’s being reconstructed or resurfaced. Keep reading…
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Cheh, Brown ask to shelve Tenley library PPP
Councilmembers Mary Cheh and Kwame Brown have formally asked Mayor Fenty to stop pursuing a public-private partnership for the Tenley library and the adjacent Janney school. The original idea was a good one: the library is a low-rise building on a major corner that could support housing above, and help fund a better library and expansion for Janney. Keep reading…
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Cheh, Wells, Fisher on car-freedom
Marc Fisher spoke to Councilmembers Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells at last week’s Car-Free Day. Fisher relays anecdotes about Harriet Tregoning converting her free office parking space into bike parking, and about Marion Barry moving Tommy Wells’ bike to take one of the parking spaces at the Wilson building. Keep reading…
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COG climate change report briefing tomorrow
Climate experts from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) are briefing the DC Council tomorrow about COG’s Climate Change Report. Produced by a steering committee co-chaired by Councilmember Mary Cheh, MoCoCo’s Nancy Floreen and Fairfax’s Gerry Connolly (likely the next Congressman from NoVa), the report gives 78 recommendations… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: We can do better edition
Cheh comes out against Tenley library plan: NIMBYs and smart growth advocates have common ground on the LCOR development proposal for the Tenley-Friendship Library: they all hate it. A mixed-use building with housing and shops along with a library is a good idea for that high-traffic corner, but sources who know about the proposal say it’s a bad one, and Councilmember Mary… Keep reading…
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Council balks at bike lane parking fines
At yesterday’s legislative session, the DC Council debated the bill to raise fines for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians. Councilmembers Tommy Wells (ward 6) and Mary Cheh (ward 3) introduced an amendment to also prescribe a $75 fine for drivers who block bicycle lanes. Currently, it’s illegal to block a bike lane, but there is no fine except for the general… Keep reading…
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Klingle Road dead, dead, dead; bike trail alive
Liveblogging the Council hearing… OK, Finally the Council has gotten to Klingle again. This is the second reading and the final opportunity. Graham is saying that since it’s so late, he’s not going to reopen the entire discussion. Whoops, but now he’s talking about it anyway. The question of whether it’s a road, he says, is different from… Keep reading…
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Labor successfully waters down noise bill
The DC Council just passed a revised version of the much-debated bill on non-commercial noise. Since I don’t know all the arguments well enough to have a strong opinion, I’ll just report the arguments that were made at the hearing. Keep reading…