Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Stop in the road
Road project on hold; Will McAuliffe stop the Bi-County?; Gray in the lead; More bike racks downtown; Federal budget falls short for St. Elizabeths; Walk under Wisconsin Ave; The rent is less damn high; Traffic kills 1 million a year; Rockville #MasterPlan; Bye Geoff and Jaime!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time for some traffic problems
Stuck in a jam; A world without farecards; Bikeshare riders brave the cold; Waiting for renewal; Fairfax forgoes McMansions for paintball; The war on rats; Foreign investment drives DC real estate; Metro’s track work schedule; And…. Keep reading…
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College Park’s mayor takes Smart Growth to school
Andrew Fellows came to College Park from Silver Spring in 1991 as a grad student at the University of Maryland and never left. Now mayor and newly elected to a third term, Fellows wants to draw staff and faculty back to this college town, all while making it more environmentally sustainable. It’s Thursday morning at the Starbucks in College Park, perhaps the main thoroughfare… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Polar vortex
Brace yourself; Arrest cyclists in winter?; Bike signals get green light; Reduce DC property taxes?; Have problems dispersed or just people; Do mixed income communities work?; Crazy elections coming; Charlotte to DC high-speed rail; A wider I-66?; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Mistakes have been made
Some DC teachers got erroneous evaluations: DCPS revealed that 44 teachers received evaluations based on a mistaken calculation of the “value” they had added, as reflected in their students’ test scores. Half were rated too highly, and the other half too low. (Post) More troubles at charter school: New court filings allege that a former senior official… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cold and white
Brr!; Transforming away from crime; The long road of the Bi-County; Faster but concentrated?; Meet the new CFO; Metro wants to hear from you; The great Metrothon; And…. Keep reading…
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As the region’s core grows, Metro is forced to plan for the edges
Why isn’t Metro planning more rail lines inside the Beltway? One big reason is that political pressure and federal regulations require it and other transit agencies to look only at current zoning and master plans. These predict lots of growth on the suburban fringe, not inside the core where it’s actually happening. WMATA’s new plan for “core… Keep reading…
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With its biggest supporter gone, will the Arlington streetcar stay on track?
One of the Columbia Pike streetcar’s biggest supporters has been Arlington County Board member Chris Zimmerman. Now that he’s stepping down, who takes his place could have a big impact on the project’s future. Of the four candidates running to replace Zimmerman in a special election this spring, one is opposed to the streetcar between Bailey’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s liberty
Meet the Ubertarian; DC keeps fighting for rights; What’s more dangerous?; Broad Branch could get sidewalks, bike lanes; McLean’s catalyst?; Revenue share for DC United; Development’s best and worst. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Saving the city
Self-policing DC; Best design of the year?; Shaw and Anacostia sites ready for development; Pay-to-play meter deal; Defense of streetcar in Arlington; Urbanism from scratch; 1 car = 10 bikes; 11-year BRT timeline; Utah’s transit gem. Keep reading…