Posts tagged Politics
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On Lets Choose DC, you chose Silverman, Frumin, Brooks
The results are in for the first question on Let’s Choose DC, and with over 2,500 votes cast, DC voters rated Elissa Silverman tops for her vision for DC, followed by Matthew Frumin and Diallo Brooks. .lc_chunk { border: 20px solid #005; -moz-border-radius: 32px; border-radius: 32px; padding: 15px 0; text-align: center; margin: 0; }… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delayed gratification
7000 series delayed; Pick your poison; No way around bypass; Transit not good enough in northern DC?; Fact checking bold claims; Congress on Metro; Bike researchers found…; Next White House COS bike(d) to work; No more parking tickets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Second term approaches
Obama takes one step for DC rights; Inauguration items; Norton asks for statehood, again; Better biking past the White House; New housing won’t have free parking; Maryland will consider bottle bill; Wells approaching mayoral run; Tennessee drops highway; And…. Keep reading…
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Let’s Choose DC posts candidate answers on crime
This week, Let’s Choose DC — a partnership of Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville — asked candidates for the April 23 at-large special election about crime. We asked the candidates: Chief Lanier and Mayor Gray have made a lot of the drop in homicides, but other crimes — assaults, robberies — remain stubbornly high. How should… Keep reading…
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McDonnell’s insane transportation plan: no gas tax
We knew there would be some nutty proposals in the Virginia legislature this year, and some serious attempts to fix transportation funding, but Governor Bob McDonnell managed to stun everyone yesterday with a real doozy: eliminate the gas tax entirely. Seriously. Virginia sorely needs money for transportation. While McDonnell is borrowing $3 billion from the future to fund… Keep reading…
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Learn about the at-large race: Announcing Let’s Choose DC
I’m pleased to announce a new site to help DC voters get to know the candidates for the upcoming April 23 special election for DC council at-large: Let’s Choose DC, presented by Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville (formerly Prince of Petworth). Let’s Choose DC’s goal is to dig into the candidates, and their stances on the issues that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Whether to build it
Tysons trees safe?; TOD for New Carrollton?; No bowling alley for Georgetown?; 2013 critical for Purple Line; Silver Spring parking more pricey; What’s changed in Ward 3; Market answers for urbanism; Thank lead for crime wave; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From Z to A
Avis buys Zipcar; Or will Avis kill Zipcar?; Metro announces inauguration service; Pricey passes not a hit, not surprisingly; Generous camera illegal?; Amtrak wants lighter trains; Transportation tops MD agenda; What DC Council travel costs taxpayers; New oversight; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s on the Council
Committees are out; Silverman runs; Politics for all; Windshield Washingtonian; UDC president fired; Officer reluctant to ticket driver; McDonnell commits to 460; A very desirable house; And…. Keep reading…
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DC now bigger than Vermont, still has no votes in Congress
The Census Bureau just released their population estimates for the states and territories. DC has just passed Vermont in population, and was already larger than Wyoming. The estimate now puts DC at 632,323. Vermont has 626,011. The District is also the 2nd fastest-growing state or territory, growing 2.15% from July 2011 to July 2012, second only to North Dakota’s 2.17%. Keep reading…