Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Suburban moods
Tysons, a transit and walking wasteland; Arlington isn’t going anywhere; Toll builders pay to play; Georgetown v. neighbors v. Post; AdMo streetscape not pleasing all; Cost of housing up; NVTC still waiting for capital money; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Taxes and spending
Taxis and taxes; Be patient with VA’s surplus; SmarTrip changes coming; It’s the zoning, stupid!; New York installs benches; Chicago’s poor attempt at congestion pricing; Philly testing complete street designs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love in the time of commutes
DC’s warren of intrigue; Virginia is for transit lovers; DC favors taxi color: green; Baker and council at odds; MWAA tidbits; Congressman wants to ease streetcar rules; Washington has wealthiest median; Arlington supports Boeing despite objections; Area bridges need repair; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cracks in the process
ICC cracking; Emergency arises on redistricting bill; VDOT holding up Arlington CaBi; What can we learn from Dream City?; Alexandria picks new city manager; Weed stores won’t bring crime; WMATA fights MoCo energy tax; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Inner city blues
East of the river’s self-fulfilling prophecy; Howland can’t use transportation the rest of us do; Right-to-Life Metro; Driver assaults group of cyclists on parkway; Can we get streetscape relief right?; How long is your commute?; MD redistricting advances; Charm City removes bike lane; community asks why?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s got the authority in Virginia?
McDonnell gets Metro seat, lets cash flow; MWAA might start being more open; Gray allegations made into a federal case; Bike bits; The return of Georgia Avenue’s mini-cities?; Anti sentiment varies by gender; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Calm traffic to improve your life
Slow down to speed up; Calm circles for Arlington?; Elevator problems plague NYC; Bike the Big Easy; Party… like it’s 1776; MoCo requires a bike sharing station; Reconsider your commute; Gov. Brown makes streets more dangerous; And…. Keep reading…
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Nov. elections would strengthen Falls Church’s democracy
An outlier among Virginia cities and counties, Falls Church holds its local elections in May, but a referendum on this November’s ballot would move them to November starting in 2013. Most other Virginia communities hold their local elections in November, and turnout for November elections is typically about double that of May elections. The move would also save about… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The new big thing
More signs for Chinatown?; DC getting a new tunnel; GM backpedals on anti-cyclist ad; New leader discovers MoCo problems; COG opposes airports takeover; DC eschews Superfund’s toxic stigma; Treehouse of horrors; Historic preservation a “black box”?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Long-term thinking
DC must plant trees and add green roofs; Liberal professor opposes pro-Democrat gerrymandering; Civil rights activists wrote their own restaurant reviews; Free parking drives driving; NY seeks neighborhood approval for bike stations; California parking reduction meets opposition; And…. Keep reading…