Posts tagged Politics
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NCPC not why DC lost streetcar grant, politics may be
A source familiar with the Urban Circulator grant process says that Urban Circulator grant awards had been decided before NCPC Chairman Preston Bryant sent his letter to the FTA. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot trains
MARC heating up; Swing through BART; And…; Purple single tracking not dead?; Favoring taxes; A walkable crossroads; CaBi locations and colors; It’s complex. Keep reading…
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Vince Gray talks IZ, New Communities, and rent control
At the recent blogger roundtable, Mayoral candidate Vince Gray talked about his goal to unite residents in “One City.” He noted that while DC is currently “very divided by geography, age, gender, and race,” ultimately “people have got to feel like there’s a place for them.” While education, economic development, and workforce… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Energy trouble
Athletes in the city; Solar tough in Fairfax; This one isn’t BP’s fault; National news; Hanson running; Neighbors rally for tree; London real-time data too popular. Keep reading…
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Vince Gray sits down with local bloggers
On Monday, DC Council Chair and candidate for mayor Vincent Gray sat down with DC bloggers at Ben’s Chili Bowl. For nearly ninety minutes, Gray answered questions posed by bloggers from DCist, We Love DC, Borderstan, the District Curmudgeon and Greater Greater Washington. The event was part of the Gray campaign’s effort to tap into new media, and it provided a chance… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome to July
Trackwork for July; Virginia will pay; WMATA TOD on the Web; Red no more, still little; Transparent windows = light pollution?; For streetcars before against them, or always for them?; How many taxis?; Not so protected. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit power
Another MARC screwup; Overhead wires approved by Council; Let me out!; Unsuck DC Metro riders; Very early fare hike news; Gray for Smart Growth, not bike lanes?; LaHood the superstar. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: The road ahead
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Jaffe, McCartney talk Metro safety, “budgetary blackmail”
For the anniversary of the Metro crash, Newschannel 8 interviewed former RAC Chair and Sierra Club transit activist Dennis Jaffe and Washington Post metro columnist Bob McCartney. Unfortunately for those of you not on Windows, Newschannel 8 only provides videos in Windows Media Player format. They discussed progress toward safety on Metro, the looming NTSB report,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transformation
Bike on Penn now; “Glass half full” vs. “frowny inflection”; Tysons transformed! Well, eventually; More ethnic food carts, hooray; Tear down power lines, not flyers; Fenty late to Metro memorial; TOD without ped safety brings tragedy; The “compass crusader”. Keep reading…