Posts tagged Politics
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House GOP would wipe out local control over bike/ped funds
The House GOP couldn’t pass a transportation bill of their own, so now they want to undo one of the major bi-partisan achievements in the Senate transportation bill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: And one more
Another shoe drops; Two elections for the price of one; Is Gray next?; Don’t stop here; Metro fights harassment; Interns will ride; The neighborhoods of the future, now; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Come see DC
DC almost top vacation spot; Right-wing group fighting Silver Line; Take the boring out of transit; Kwame divides, Brown unites; Restaurant pavilion right for St. E’s?; Who doesn’t want Alexandria bikeshare?; Fewer, smaller gulps?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer buses
Don’t need BRT?; Bye dangerous buses; Red Line was almost really red; NoMa gets a sort-of-park; Cool house; All not well with transpo bill; Who is Michael Sindram?; And…. Keep reading…
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Help clean up DC politics this weekend and this month
DC residents can continue to shake our heads in embarrassment and wait for the US Attorney to expose the corrosive influence of money in local DC politics, reinforcing the image of a federal territory unable to govern itself. Or, we can send a message to DC leaders that if they are not willing to lead on these important matters of ethics and integrity, the people will. Join me and other… Keep reading…
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Holiday links: Memorial
It’s never too early; Uber legal; Stay away from Wegmans; What DC was like in 1940; No trouble with the maples; How and why of opposition; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Common and uncommon
Another indictment; Whose park is it?; CaBi crime; Today in development opposition; DC mayor Franks gets complaints; Don’t bike on me?; Don’t drive the lane; Seniors suspended for cycling; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Guilty
Charges in Gray investigation; Barry’s improbable Monday; Where the murders were; Keep your balance, CaBi; 4th best bike city; Not loving the car; Fort Walkable; The cul-de-sac tower; Quality beats quantity in transit; And…. Keep reading…
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DC’s divide need not be black and white
The DC Council passed a budget unanimously, approving most of Mayor Gray’s initiatives and adding a few of its own. Kenyan McDuffie won an overwhelming victory in a special election, more than double any other candidate’s vote total, in a ward that mixes young and old, black and white, urban and suburban. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future
They’re (self) driven; Did you bike?; Told you so; Bike messengers are the boss; Higher vs. better; Hatch’s unintended acts; The warriors may serve; And…. Keep reading…