Posts tagged Pollution
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DC’s big “carbon neutral” pledge will require big changes around town
The District of Columbia will be carbon-neutral and climate resilient by 2050, under a pledge that Mayor Muriel Bowser made while attending the North American Climate Summit in Chicago last December. This ambitious pledge is just the start of a long journey ahead. Keep reading…
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National stories: California deals with lost federal funding
In California, federal funds for infrastructure have dried up, so the state is raising its own taxes. One author argues that conservative states need to let their more liberal cities do their thing. And in the architecture world, the effects of glass buildings on energy costs are quite high. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National stories: Congestion pricing in New York City?
Congestion pricing could be coming to New York City, and baby boomers are moving out of McMansions while nobody wants to move in, and Google Street View cars are collecting data on air pollution. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vision Zero falls short
Zero vision, zero progress?; Is he the leader DCPS needs?; Fight for $15; Money is the best medicine; Uber vs. Maryland; Metro’s new money man; DC under Obama; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro is repeating itself
The fate of late night; Political theater and the WMATA Board; Crowdsourcing accessibility; A breath of fresh air; Westbard power struggle; Phone theft is up; From Fannie Mae to condos; Mass transit on mass media; Fossil fuel failings; Copy, fail, copy again; Bus route blues; Contract pressure?; Station designs move forward; Empty homes create trouble; Ban the box; Have you seen this slick?; What’s in a (street) name?; Walk down to Electric Avenue; And…. Keep reading…
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National links: Ancient ruins that nobody visits
There are ancient ruins in the United States but people don’t treat them as tourist destinations like they do ones in other countries. Also, not everyone gets to weigh in on how their city is planned, and Ford Motor Company is trying out a different transportation strategy. Check out what’s going on in the world of housing, transportation, and cities around the globe. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From a squad car to the gridiron
Goodbye, Chief; Changes to SafeTrack plans; No shelter (end) in sight; Home values are on the up; Thank this man for our parks; Shipping the freight fantastic; Enraged by E. coli; New leader in Fairfax; No power on L Street; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s mediocre maintenance
FTA says Metro not on track; New SafeTrack shutdown; Pedestrian access around Pepco; Evicted for nonpayment, or redevelopment?; Micro-units on a macro-budget; The case for granny flats; Tokyo’s housing solution; Some terrible bus stops; Washington area takes the gold; Transportation takes the gold … in emissions. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hijackings and low points
Metrobus hijacking; Metro’s bad report; Fear of trains; Dethroning slumlords; Make way for the Purple Line; Defeating displacement; No urge to surge; Testing, testing; The new group house; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro closes doors?
Serious Metro shutdown?; School segregation squashed; Purple Line price; The Potomac River recovers; Strike back on schedule; Baltimore’s transportation choices; Shorter SNAP. Keep reading…