Posts tagged Mary Cheh
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Breakfast links: Trains ready to move
Back on track; Streetcar start?; Not so fast; Montgomery moves; More silver for transit center; Who’s running?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too fast for safety
7000s delayed over safety; Uber vs. Cheh; Diplomatic impunity; Courthouse Square of the future; DC Cool; Denmark’s bike super highways; And…. Keep reading…
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DC will force property owners to shovel sidewalks, with higher fines for bigger and commercial buildings
Property owners might actually face enforceable fines for not shoveling their snow in the winter one year from now. Councilmember Mary Cheh was able to win over some nervous colleagues and won passage of a bill after amending it to give small residential property owners lighter fines and exempt seniors and people with disabilities. Keep reading…
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Council postpones contributory negligence bill to next week
A DC Council committee unanimously agreed to postpone until November 12 a vote on the bill to reform contributory negligence. Keep reading…
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The bicycle and pedestrian “contributory negligence” bill is in trouble. Here’s why.
A bill will come to a vote today to reform DC’s “contributory negligence” rule, which often prevents an injured bicyclist or pedestrian from getting compensation. But sponsors said yesterday it’s unlikely to pass, in large part because of concerns from trial lawyers about its impact on high-dollar cases. “Trial lawyers” bring lawsuits to… Keep reading…
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For DC Council: Elissa Silverman and Robert White
With 15 people on the ballot for two DC Council at-large seats on Tuesday, many voters have little information on this race, which has gotten light press coverage and no independent polling. But an at-large council seat is a very important post. Voters will be able to pick two candidates, and we recommend Elissa Silverman and Robert White. In addition, while they stand virtually… Keep reading…
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No, DC is not abandoning plans for most streetcar lines
If you read the headlines in the Post and WAMU today, you might come away thinking that the DC government has decided not to try to build a streetcar line on Georgia Avenue or from Anacostia to Buzzard Point. But that would be wrong. What’s going on? What happened yesterday is the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced three finalists for its contract… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public housing redevelopment
A new neighborhood in Brentwood; Empty in Anacostia; FBI not near the Metro?; Flat is where it’s at; Cheh wants Uber legal; Minimum wage to $8.40; Purple Line OK in Bethesda?; Buses to the curb, please; And…. Keep reading…
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What is “contributory negligence,” and why is it such a big danger for cyclists and pedestrians?
Say you are riding along on your bicycle. Your tail light battery dies one evening, and then a texting driver crashes into you. Can you recover your medical costs from the driver? Or, say you are on foot and need to cross a street where the nearest crosswalks are far away. But then a drunk driver speeds by and hits you. Or, you’re biking and get doored. A police officer, confused… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC gets pricier
Million dollar sales boom; Top millenial zips in Arlington; Buses a boon for business; Frm fire station to mixed-use?; A few speeders are still bad; Rockville is crucial for BRT; And…. Keep reading…