Posts tagged Muriel Bowser
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Breakfast links: Rejuvenate
Revive Bethesda’s plaza; More affordable housing in DC?; What’s next for bikeshare; Biking safer despite headlines; Boost for bikes and peds; Glowing bike lane; Real estate bits. Keep reading…
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Vision Zero won’t be easy
Both Muriel Bowser and David Catania say they support the idea of “Vision Zero” and the end of traffic deaths and injuries in the District of Columbia. It’s an admirable position, but will either be willing to make the unpopular decisions to see it through? On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a new, slower 25 mph speed limit. Nick Paumgarten… Keep reading…
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Should DC limit charter growth? David Catania says no, while Bowser and Schwartz say maybe
Some DC residents see the continued growth of charter schools as a threat to the DC Public School system. Others believe that competition between the sectors will spur DCPS to improve. At a recent mayoral forum, it became clear that Muriel Bowser and Carol Schwartz basically fall on one side of this divide while David Catania is on the other. The forum was sponsored by a coalition… Keep reading…
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A move to strengthen affordable housing runs into political obstacles
The Gray Administration has had a poor track record of building affordable housing when selling public land. Kenyan McDuffie is trying to set a higher bar, but Gray is trying to gut the bill by proposing a giant loophole that would render the bill virtually toothless. Will Muriel Bowser hold firm or let the loophole in? What’s this bill about? When DC does a deal to develop… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Civic duty
Bowser’s lead widens; No contest for ANC; Housing the poor; St. Elizabeths revitalization?; The future of Metrobus; Meditation in motion; Bike reich; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vote early
Vote now; Parking makes way for sidewalks; Region prepares for mini-Olympics; Doctrine of self-preservation; How to get everyone biking; Building from a position of strength; UN investigates access to water; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Final debate
Done with debates; Illegal campaign signs slam Catania; Purple Line as campaign issue; Capital Bikeshare progress; Where’s the mass transit?; Housing boom in Tysons; Highway Trust Fund fix coming?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Volunteers needed
The new way to pay fares; Get dense; DC General gets a playground; Street Sense human cameras?; Dig into DC’s past; Not a giant rebate; No more Hailo; So close yet so far; Bike crashes up and down; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing hunt
New housing for homeless; Housing heights; Union Market makes its mark; A new town at Gallaudet; Governance in transit; Endorse statehood too?; Freight space. Keep reading…
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Muriel Bowser talks Metro, bikes, development, education, and more
We chatted with Muriel Bowser, DC councilmember representing Ward 4 and the Democratic nominee for mayor of the District of Columbia, today at 12:30 pm. Here is a transcript of the discussion. Keep reading…