Posts tagged Politics
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Let’s create a scorecard
I’m in the process of interviewing candidates for DC Council at-large. I plan to make a scorecard comparing candidates’ positions on various key issues. Keep reading…
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Trains and the election
For the liberals on this blog, check out this train-related election humor several people forwarded me. Keep reading…
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Schwartz to run as a write-in; at-large race gets more interesting
You’ve probably already seen that Carol Schwartz will run a write-in campaign to retain her at-large Council seat in November. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thinking about urbanism edition
Conserbanism: A recent panel on transportation and energy featured conservatives and liberals who all agree on transit and compact development. For the conservatives, global warming isn’t the reason; while painting urbanism as an environmental issue is a powerful argument, it shouldn’t be the only one. Via Ryan Avent. Keep reading…
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Bye bye Carol
Carol Schwartz has lost the Republican primary to Patrick Mara. Mara won about 45% of the vote to Schwartz’s 36%. In the tiny Republican primary, that translates to only a bit over 700 total votes. Keep reading…
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What’s happening this week
The District is getting back into full swing after the quiet of August. Lots going on this week: here’s a small sampling. Keep reading…
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Mara, the bicycle Republican
Patrick Mara, challenging incumbent Carol Schwartz in the Republican primary for DC Council at-large, told WashCycle he’s more pro-bike than his opponent. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thinking backward edition
Speeding you up isn’t the county’s only priority: A Bethesda driver writes the Gazette to complain about No Turn On Red signs. “We should do all we can to remove obstacles to efficient traffic flow,” he argues, but the county disagrees; with growing numbers of pedestrians, many intersections lack the visibility for drivers to turn right safely. Keep reading…
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Silverman demagoguing on Whitehurst
Cary Silverman is sending a postcard to voters in Foggy Bottom and Georgetown promoting misguided notions about traffic. Many people believe that more roads = less traffic and fewer roads = more traffic, but that’s not true; converting a freeway to a boulevard usually makes about half the traffic disappear, with the boulevard usually able to handle the rest. But Silverman… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and civic betterment edition
Safety up as gas prices up: Traffic deaths were already down 4.2% year over year around the beginning of the year, and dropped about 20% more for March and April, reports the Post, though the drop hasn’t yet reached Maryland’s stats. Keep reading…