Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Goodbye, Ray
LaHood leaving; Surplus salted away; Chevy Chase sidewalk contentious; No mandatory helmets in Maryland; Superhuman cyclists aren’t most of us; MoCo bag fee 1 year old; Lower benefit hurts bus ridership; And…. Keep reading…
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Which at-large candidate agrees with you on DC’s growth?
It’s Tuesday, and that means another Let’s Choose DC question is ready for you to vote on! This week, Let’s Choose DC (a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville) asked the candidates their views on the District’s growth: Mayor Gray has set a goal of growing by 250,000 residents in 20 years. Previous mayors had similar goals. GMU… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep it
Save or spend?; Condo bike storage; Trump won’t get tax break; Cars in DC; Virginia schools in flux; Ride in your car and on a train; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro plan reactions
Can Metro get its billions?; Build high to dig deep; Police harassed sexual assault victims?; Alexandria to ax bike registration; Cafritz in trouble?; Credit card readers delayed; Hill East gets one bid; Oregon Avenue won’t get bike path; Runaway train never going back; And…. Keep reading…
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Frumin, Settles, Silverman rise to the top on public safety
It’s a photo finish for the at-large DC Council candidates’ visions for how to address crime. The voting at Let’s Choose DC ended in a near-tie between Matt Frumin and John Settles, with Elissa Silverman a very close third. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Pay for it
Could we see congestion pricing?; Roads don’t pay for themselves; Inauguration data; VA GOP wants to change electoral college rules; A more open campus; Pay without touching; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legislators propose
Miller’s transportation plan; Punish parents of truants?; Learn how not to cheat; Words from the mayor for life; DC leads in transit planning; MoCo BRT study funds halved; Next ride is private?; And…. Keep reading…
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Let’s Choose among at-large candidates on education
In light of the debates swirling around the District around education this week in particular, Let’s Choose DC (a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville) asked the at-large candidates about their vision for education: 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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Breakfast links: Closures
Some schools survive; School closings have costs; Gas tax vs sales tax; Silver Spring plan too monolithic?; Light rail for Southeast DC?; G’town argues parking; Parade will show off bilke lanes; Darrell Issa, DC’s best friend; And…. Keep reading…