Posts tagged Privatization
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Breakfast links: What feds are up to
Amtrak privatization plan stirs debate; House keeps riders, doesn’t add more; Park Police make things up; FBI tried hard to bribe Graham; Metro getting safer; Henderson: Still effective, more friendly; On the sidewalk; Bus lanes go far, almost. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s play politics
GOP would privatize Northeast Corridor; House committee would halt St. E’s; Bill has a few BRAC fixes; Gas tax holiday for holidays?; Bulova wants GMU precinct; Barry, Brown tussle; Carjackings raise questions; CaBi opens eyes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People want a city, are getting a city
It’s development utopia again; People really want more restaurants; Recession worse for suburbs; Retail begins in Metro stations; Georgetown students deserve 2 ANC seats; Bethesda gets pay-by-phone; Another lousy parking “privatization”; Bike lanes make crazy writers really crazy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tough talk
Privatize the ICC? Huh?; New rules for big buses; Parking priorities; Education center & more for Ward 7; Gray pushes to keep solar promises; Transit demand will rise with gas prices; I’m an environmentalist but… around the nation; BART, a derailment and transparency; And…. Keep reading…
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Terrible parking ideas come from Boston’s “T”
The Washington area might have a ways to go to make suburban communities more walkable, and it might be the sport of the year to criticize WMATA, but at least we’re not Boston. While WMATA is making it a priority to and wants to avoid building huge numbers of new parking spaces, the MBTA is proposing a variety of terrible parking-related ideas. The “T” is… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shiny new things
Developments at Dunbar; Screens lighting up with data; Is BRAC a priority for McDonnell?; How Moscow handles its escalators; Post: Keep up Klein’s work; Wells talks bikes; Bad privatization hits New Jersey; More on the federal transit benefit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bringing Metro online
Fix escalators, and federal benefit declining; Metro joins the blogosphere; 100 vs. 539 (and counting); Falkland Chase passes Planning Board; Increase RPP fees?; Merchants decry free parking; Indy privatizes parking meters; PEA Party? Planned enough already; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ups and downs
Raise the height in places; Metrobus ridership down, rail ridership up; Exurban write-downs; Where are the food deserts?; Phase I of Moynihan Station starts; Don’t walk to school; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cabinet shuffling
Rheesigning; Peck for City Administrator?; Road rash of crashes; VA liquor plan gets worse; Get yer historic DC maps; Ban stoplights?; And…. Keep reading…
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Is privatization inherently bad or just botched?
I’ve repeatedly thrown barbs at Chicago’s parking privatization plan and LA’s proposed garage privatization, but haven’t fully explained why these are bad plans. Their flaws aren’t necessarily inherent drawbacks of privatization, but rather consequences of the way local governments use them for short-term, and short-sighted, gain by spending… Keep reading…