Posts tagged Muriel Bowser
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Breakfast links: Northern exposure
Snow approaches; Uncertainty for CaBi vendor; The Holocaust and Purple Line; Can San Francisco be affordable?; A busier DCA; Bowser says no to 16th St. bus lane; Car-free in Greenbelt?; Less federal office space in DC; And…; And more…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop in the road
Road project on hold; Will McAuliffe stop the Bi-County?; Gray in the lead; More bike racks downtown; Federal budget falls short for St. Elizabeths; Walk under Wisconsin Ave; The rent is less damn high; Traffic kills 1 million a year; Rockville #MasterPlan; Bye Geoff and Jaime!. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Should centrally located Dunbar become a selective DCPS high school?
Dunbar High School group has been working on a plan to revive school’s glory: A group of parents and alumni at the struggling Truxton Circle school have been working on a proposal to give the school more autonomy. That could include greater control over which students can attend. (Post) One parent might applaud the change: A DCPS parent says schools that draw students from… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education and the mayoral race
Catania ponders mayoral run: Councilmember David Catania, chair of the DC Council’s education committee, is launching an exploratory committee, saying he wants to see if he can do more for education as mayor. As an independent, he can wait until June, well after the April primary, to make a final decision. (City Paper) Mayoral hopeful Bowser jumps on middle school… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry!
Metro apologizes; Traffic deaths rise; Who uses the 495 Express Lanes?; Not your father’s Beltway commute; DC area as Millennial magnet; Is community organizing a jobs engine?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stereotypes
“Gentrifiers” aren’t all white; Bad apples lead to viral videos; Simmons: Roads not rights; Primary will stay a joke; Food trucks get compromise; Bag fee just for food?; Chevy Chase Lake gets changes; Make the MBT safer; Talk bike lanes, safe streets; And…. Keep reading…
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DC Council makes major policy changes overnight
Virginia and Maryland changed their gas taxes this year. Both proposals included weeks or months of debate, including public hearings before the legislature. DC made a similar change yesterday. The total time from the first news story about it to final vote? Less than a day. In DC’s budget process, the mayor releases a proposed budget. Various council committees hold… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Born to run
Wells to run; Eastern Market plaza upgrade?; Southern access; Air rights up in the air; Amtrak’s new toy; Still #6; Young people drive less; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA won’t pay
WMATA will run, not fix transit center; Graham must pay for his lawyers; Wrong escalator parts; A shifty shift of funds?; In Purple’s path; BIDs get real-time; Less flooding, but other problems; DC IDs 150 food truck spots; Bike lanes breed safety, profits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The campaigns heat up
Bowser running on development; New Virginia poll; Bikeshare is “awesome”; Orange Line to Wiehle?; On the Maryland rails; Offices getting denser; Credit cards coming to taxis; Woman falls onto tracks; Virginia private tolls unconstitutional?; And…. Keep reading…