Posts tagged Michigan
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Breakfast links: Smoke blocks the truth
Blame the fire department; Regional service; Can downtown Bethesda grow?; Franklin School plan stalled; Boom or bust?; How to update our infrastructure; Growth in the suburbs; The longest walk commute; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the colors
Finance buildings for green cards; Purple Line draws suit; Yellow cabs vs. black sedans; Riders needn’t be blue over Silver; (Not) seeing red; Dulles losing out?; Riemer defends Met Branch; Harris legalized marijuana?; Detroit loses its grid; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit plans
Will anyone ride the Silver Line?; Anacostia streetcar comes into focus; Tear it down for the Purple Line?; Bi-County will make things worse; Blink and you’ll miss Logan Circle changes; More drivers go on trail; Sprawl or universities killed Detroit?; Stadiums are too pricey; Hang out with us tonight!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walter Reed rising?
3 plans for Walter Reed; Detroit files for bankruptcy; WMATA union protests privatization proposal; Ike Memorial rolls on; How to succeed in retail; When people lived smaller; No water crisis, just a PR one; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unwanted developments
Wage bill threatens more developments; Mixed-use Safeway causes mixed feelings; Farm-to-table, literally; Enough money for Purple & Red?; ConNeb? Comet Corner?; Can merger save Detroit?; Same story, different places; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Against cuts
Keep the arts; Adios at Stuart-Hobson?; Boundary plan delayed; Activists sue to stop closures; “Principal of the year” leaving; Atlanta teachers indicted for cheating; NJ preschool shows long-term benefits; All teachers are good?; CT raising graduation requirements. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Second term
Obama inaugurated; VA GOP tries a coup; Georgetown waterfront isn’t NPS?; Will Arlington shrink?; Hot for ToT; No more booze for 14th and U?; LEED flaws; Why people give up on transit; And…. Keep reading…
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Lessons from biking in Detroit
Although people may not associate Detroit with biking, there are a few things Washington can learn from the Motor City. I recently got to ride 2 new trails that include features which could work well in our region. The Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance and the Detroit Food & Fitness Collaborative recently invited me to Detroit for a bike tour and to talk about biking… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drugs and gambling
Pot dispensaries inch forward; National Harbor gambling will rake it in; Council will go with Mendelson; ANC supports Hine; ZC is next; Sharrows point to nowhere; Arlington, Alexandria to join on streetcars; GU students want right to live where they wish; Detroit goes for cheap; And…. Keep reading…