Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Pedal power
Tourmobile versus pedicabs; Bike bits; Will McDonnell make Metro appointment?; Columbia Pike residents want everything; Light rail maker unveils hybrid streetcar; Maryland gets higher tolls; Will transit builder locate near transit?; Happy 4th!. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The American Revolution lives on
DC gains a GOP friend; Walter Reed could affect Embassy Row; States must return federal money; Challenge to the jobs mantra; Transit is a tool of economic development; Maybe our AAA isn’t the worst; Virginia ratifies bevy of laws; Australia literally paying for sprawl; And…. Keep reading…
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To move forward, it’s time to move past Fenty vs. Gray
Last year’s mayoral race was a contentious one, and created many bad feelings on both sides. Even now, each time an issue comes up that even tangentially relates to Mayor Gray that’s negative, a cadre of Fenty supporters gleefully post comments basically saying, “told you so.” In particular, many of the comments pertain to my personal endorsement… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Dealing with delays
Streetcars delayed a year, but streetscape done; DC supports red light cameras; Mayor wants more police; All bets may be off; BZA might reread library plans; How about affordable housing?; PG mulls liquor regulations; A park for a school; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Teeming with Teeters
Teeter to North Old Town; Yards getting retail; Crossroads at a crossroads?; One way to get a road project done; Policies impact pregnant, breastfeeding first responders; 12 arrested for voting rights; What a creative name; 2 competing reauthorizations coming; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Precious on-street parking
Car sharing may get competition; Central DC parking spaces now have pay by phone; More on taxis; Ravtich Rhee-thinks Rhee-form; Transit site redesign a flop; Holy water denied; SF to LA, 32 hours on trains and buses; Mica’s district hates his plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hold it
No sidewalk chalking at the White House; Union shares bus driver concerns; Woodley Park reunited; Cue the postal jokes; Residents share frustrations about sharing the road; Bike in Maryland? Take a survey!; CityCenter dry and private?; Shoup in paperback. Keep reading…
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Tommy Wells will introduce ethics reform bills
Tomorrow, Councilmember Tommy Wells will introduce 3 bills to reform some of the ethical problems DC has recently faced around inappropriate use of official vehicles and campaign finance, his staff announced today. The bill on official vehicles will: Prohibit DC from buying “luxury-class vehicles” and set other restrictions on vehicle types. Freeze the… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: What conservative people like
Republicans for multimodalism, not mixed-use; GOP staff like Virginia; Home buyers want less driving; LAPD blames cyclists for being hit by drunk; What’s with officials using public money for their cars?; City Paper files to dismiss Snyder suit; Current supports keeping meter rates; Really, Wrigley doesn’t need more parking; Bike butlers relocate Danish bikes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The business of America is business
Mine for votes?; Tee up for profits; Lefties beat big business; Road privatization causes problems; Metro explains capital plan; More seniors lack transit; Defying yet another national trend; Jaffe on journalists; And…. Keep reading…