Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Life of a Mayor
Marion Barry dies; Olympics group eyes venues; Improve the stadium deal; Wilson changes popular; From nowhere to NoMa; What’s next for streetcars; No Hollywood here; And…. Keep reading…
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Without a streetcar, what’s next for Columbia Pike, technically and politically?
After a decade of planning, officials in Arlington cancelled the Columbia Pike streetcar this week. If streetcars aren’t going to be the answer on there, what might realistically happen instead? In the wake of the streetcar’s cancellation, some have suggested Metrorail, BRT, or light rail. None are likely. The county will probably just end up running articulated… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We can’t have nice things
No density; Let them ride the bus; No Reeves swap, no deal?; What’s coming for bikes; Bazinga! GGW parking nerds; Arlington seeks more retail; Mobility may not be affordable; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Down by the river
Stop that train; Art that wasn’t smart; More transit benefits?; Wizard Gray; Hidden blight; I-66 gets smart; Wawhat will go in Loudoun?; From cheap to “vintage”; And…. Keep reading…
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The DC council will stay somewhat colorful… literally
Views, backgrounds, and many other factors are important qualities for candidates for office. One that doesn’t matter at all: Whether their names are also colors of the rainbow. But it’s fun nonetheless to chart how many of DC’s elected officials share surnames with parts of the palette. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Endangered species
Desperately seeking tiny shrimp; Race to replace Bowser; Preservation ethics; Federal workers feel transit pinch; More crosswalks, more gridlock?; Housing homeless vets; Light rail in Research Triangle; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: United?
Land swap a bad deal?; All about the green; Purple Line worry; Transit ballot success; Taxi boss wants Uber regulations; And…. Keep reading…
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Can, and will, Governor Hogan kill the Purple Line?
Larry Hogan, Maryland’s next governor, said he doesn’t want to fund transit plans like the Purple Line and Baltimore Red Line. If he wants to govern divisively, he can block them for four years or more, but there may be hope he’ll listen to business allies and support projects to make Maryland more economically competitive. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad night for Democrats and transit
Hogan KOs Brown; Vihstadt withstands Howze; Bowser stomps Catania; Wins & losses for transit; Slow down on Maryland Avenue; CSX tunnel gets green light; Silver Line express to Dulles?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Election Day
Vote today!; Free transit on election day; No rail growth; ‘K; Wrong place?; IZ ire; Historic Hill; The case for a height limit; And…. Keep reading…