Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Goal for DC
United stays in DC; Fix it; Vote, Virginia!; DC Water on the river; See you in court; Red line not maglev; Not so fast; MoCo likes bikes; Come for the jobs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Win some, lose some
Why, WMATA?; Alexandria votes; From the ashes; Affordable housing wreaks no havoc; MoCo focus on taxis; Feeling Whole; Gondolas are legit; And…. Keep reading…
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Virginia has a primary Tuesday. Here’s the urbanist scoop on the candidates
Virginia’s elections for many local offices are this year, and the primary is Tuesday, June 9. There are competitive races in the Democratic primaries for Arlington County Board, Alexandria mayor, two Fairfax supervisor seats, and the 45th legislative district. I asked our Virginia-based contributors what they think of the candidates in these races. Who is good on… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blame Congress
Fight for Metro funds; Congress keeps cutting; Metro’s green light; Rail ramps up in Virginia; DPW director says farewell; Keep it affordable; Traffic calmed; Role models; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New and improved
7000 strikes again; Revolutionary; Recount recalled; School focus; 2001, A Cycling Odyssey; Just around the corner; Still standing; It’s so simple. Keep reading…
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Mary Cheh’s annual joke budget memo mocks the streetcar, endless transportation studies, and more
Each year, as the DC Council considers the District’s budget, Councilmember Mary Cheh and her staff issue fake recommendations that satirize recent news. This year’s poke even sharper fun than usual at a number of issues around transportation, Eleanor Holmes Norton’s parking, the Vince Gray prosecution, and many others. On the streetcar, for instance,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Whose plan is it anyway?
Keep ‘em coming; Shifting lanes; Playground politics; Retro refit; Fit or fiction; Dipping a toe in the water; Not so fast; And…. Keep reading…
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Hogan stalls on the Purple Line, calls it too expensive
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has still made no decision on the Purple Line (or, if he has, is refusing to announce one) while calling the project’s current costs “not acceptable.” Hogan had been expected to decide around “mid-May,” but told the Washington Post Friday that a decision would come “in the next month sometime.” This… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Repeat
Not again; Purple politics; No blocked docks; Skip the bag, skip the cleanup; Keep families in DC; Write-in wins; Invest in transit; The real story; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unspoken rules
Ward 8 winner?; Bending the rules; Living wage in practice; Working on the railroad; Realized Rosslyn; Franklin School redux; Transporting mobility; Narrowing needs; And…. Keep reading…