Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Silver Line eve
Metro says Silver Line is ready; Learn about the Silver Line; Affordable housing squeeze; Why few food co-ops?; ANC sleeps on the job; Meddling congressmen; Peddling advice; Best coast for pedestrians; Poor debate over “poor door”; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drive safe
The stats on crashes; The crashiest intersections; Make one-way two; Check out no parking; Heliport or not?; Andy Harris, fix my pothole; Construction kills fish; The Bike Lobby brainwashes reporters!; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Home improvement
Anacostia flips; The right to sunlight?; Obama for statehood; Express Lane predictions; Nixon-era biking; Lanier on bike lanes; How the ramp could look; Positive externalities of cycletracks; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ward 8 winners
Bike lanes in all 8 wards; Wait, there’s an election?; Housing the homeless; A small moratorium lift; FBI to… AFRH?; Facelift for Upper Marlboro?; Where are the stores?; Filmed in DC?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bills, bills, bills
Marijuana bill blossoms; Primary results; Dead zebras; BIDs on roads; Charter school “cannibalism”?; Another blow; Spinning wheels; Maglev merits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the colors
Finance buildings for green cards; Purple Line draws suit; Yellow cabs vs. black sedans; Riders needn’t be blue over Silver; (Not) seeing red; Dulles losing out?; Riemer defends Met Branch; Harris legalized marijuana?; Detroit loses its grid; And…. Keep reading…
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What does Maryland’s primary mean for smart growth?
Turnout was low in Maryland’s primary election yesterday, but there were some surprises, especially in the local races. What does it mean for urbanism in the state, particularly in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties? Our contributors offer their thoughts. Ronit Dancis: Though primary elections tend to draw out the voters most inclined to oppose change,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Primary results
Brown wins primary; Incumbents win in MoCo; Silver Line solves your problems; “Yoga tax” survives; Some soccer land is extra pricey; Taxis vs. ridesharing; Comment without leaving the house; Pay for parking by phone; Can’t sell on-street parking; Bikes on the rails; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver lining
Birth of a new line; Vote in Maryland; Build nothing on Bradley; Suburban inversion?; Bad stadium timing; A widening gap; Checking out the Internet; Point up, not down; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery at-large candidates diverge on growth, development issues
The most controversial primary in Montgomery County this year might be for the at-large council seat. More so than any race, this one focuses on how the county should grow and whether it can meet the increasing demand for urban, transit-served communities. There are six candidates vying for four at-large seats on the County Council. The incumbents include Nancy Floreen and George… Keep reading…