Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Colors and signs
Stand over there; Green means park; New signs for New York; Local AAA now says “share the road”; Yes! to Fairlawn; Since when is it about accountability?; Purple Line will run big in election; McDonnell backs tolls. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Warping Metro
Maryland is a “deadbeat”; Debating “peak of the peak”; Republicans for tolls and against new lanes; Bad times on some buses; Free streetcars? Maybe some places; Your friendly bike lane PSA; Eyes on the street FTW. Keep reading…
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Give DC representation in tandem with other territories
The DC voting rights bill is dead, and the unique situation that made a compromise possible is evaporating. But this seemingly devastating setback may be an opportunity to pursue a real solution for a problem the Founding Fathers never foresaw: that some citizens might live in territories so small that they will never be deemed eligible for statehood. To fix this, we need a Constitutional… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make the point
The graph that moves backward; Sarles should push harder, ride buses; MA’s bicycle Republican; Construction pushes peds into street; War on grand staircases; Sun rising on East Campus; Iconic bus map?. Keep reading…
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Hans Riemer discusses White Flint, Wheaton, and eastern Montgomery County
Hans Riemer is an at-large candidate for the Montgomery County Council. At his campaign kickoff, I was impressed with his vision for Smart Growth in Montgomery County. Recently, he was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions. 1. What details about the newly approved White Flint Sector Plan will require the most attention and consensus-building? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building near Metro
Southwest becoming more livable, walkable; Will Grumman be near Metro? Does Leggett know Metro exists?; Tickets getting overturned. Problem?; Battle of the colors; Next up, bottles?; Too much preservation in NYC?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s easy being green
Zoo listens to us; Green plan, needs green money; Planning Department veggies; People and things bumping cyclists; Rosslyn’s temporary plaza; The art avenue; X marks the cuts; Vote in Congress versus home rule. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shape of the neighborhood
Modern and eastern; Housing very complex; New bike laws in Maryland; Listen to bloggers; Housing and transportation costs around Boston; Railroads are good for roads; In other news. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Objects in motion
Convention center hotel back on track; Exurbs become “gated ghettos”; Ped hit at Wisconsin and M; Stroll and circulate freely; Blogging transit agencies; Give us our squares; JetBlue really coming to DCA; On politics. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What do you think?
Is the fare fair? Post version; Big races coming to DC?; Does six suffice?; Are police bad drivers?; “Go forth and inflate”; It’s working; Plugging leaks and more; Driving too safe. Keep reading…