Posts tagged Public Safety
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Breakfast links: Hike
Council raises income tax; DC bond rating precarious; Happy birthday CaBi!; Meet the transit police; Taxi drivers sue for larger voice; Davis wins in PG; $100 million for commuter parking lots; Waterfront park a big improvement; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government moves
Maryland agency to New Carrollton; Tax increase on wealthy likely today; Orange pushes full-time, term-limited council; DC teachers pick merit pay; Fiona vs. Jack?; Senate could cut partnership; Who are the free riders?; Miami Park(ing) Day organizer arrested; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going in and out of Metro
McDonnell appoints Dyke to WMATA Board; Pusher not a Metrobus driver any more; Wells defends anti-harassment bill; More push for ethics; Big brother MPD isn’t watching you; 65 years ago, parking was also a challenge; Who said ANCs are always anti?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rethink bikes and parks
CaBi gets Congressional support; Today is Park(ing) Day; Council vs. bike assault and corruption; Views on housing policy differ in Fairfax; Volunteers provide kids a safe passage to school; Flooded neighborhood questions future; East of the river needs movies; WMATA watching employees more carefully; Maryland lowers toll ambition; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honk if you have a vote in Congress
Take action (if you can); Who’s popular in Virginia; Kwame Brown now for ethics; Should Council be full-time or part?; ACT: Build Bethesda entrance faster; No more taking off shoes for kids; Suddenly it’s historic?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The battle is joined
Cameras: the next bike safety feature?; McDonnell stops faking bipartisanship; Sulaimon Brown arrested, does one thing right; Metro morsels; Small savers get a slide; Architects pick box for big prize; NYC parking spaces to become parks; Ride with a bell or get strip searched?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Remembering and moving on
Memories stay secure; “Mile-high club” couple triggers scare; Emergency response still muddy; Financial disclosure or erosion of home rule?; Is this development crime-resistant?; Car-free easier and more popular; New MLK road signs confusing; And…. Keep reading…
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Mobile app creates handheld safety for UMD students
The University of Maryland, College Park will launch a new smartphone application next week that places campus safety in students’ hands. With the tap of a button, students using an Android smartphone will be able to connect with University of Maryland Police while on campus. The new application, known as M-Urgency, uses the phone’s camera to stream live video… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Not enough money
No money to save trees; DDOE inspectors solicit bribes; Got $20 million lying around?; College Park needs CaBi; Real estate too pricey for third places?; Is a painted “stop” a sign?; Bus driver throws rider to ground; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The sensitive subject of race
Kaya celebrates diversity; TBD dissects a gentrification article; Passengers may board at the back of the bus; Transforming the projects can lower crime; What’s good for GM may not be good for America; In Cuba, women hitchhike; Bike sharing leads to personal biking; California eases transportation project funding; And…. Keep reading…