Posts tagged Race
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Breakfast links: Welcome and unwelcome guests
Developer wants bus stop gone; Wells wants DC United to stay; What to do with Union Station? Tour buses?; DC United not considering Prince George’s; Inflation applies to Dulles tolls; Protest updates; Cyclists’ Ed. comes to elementary school; Test scores and the achieve gap rise; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi to the Mall and the store
The Mall may get 5 CaBi stations; Walmart may add stations too; But is it enforceable?; Montgomery curfew dead for now; Franklin Shelter? Not so fast; Food stamps up, not down; Arlington eyes office building; Ehrlich blames everyone else; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s reflects on past and future
Odds set against gambling ban; Design matters for successful TOD; Maryland town sees a demographic shift; Alley dispute hinges on a 1789 deed; Some Metro workers need a break; Drug allegations crush Anacostians; Streetscapes: worth it?; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery may be diverse, but it’s not integrated yet
Last year, Montgomery County became majority-minority for the first time. But neighborhoods there aren’t as integrated as they could be, threatening the county’s ability to grow and prosper. An article in Sunday’s Washington Post highlighted newly-diverse suburban neighborhoods across the United States, focusing on the Hillandale neighborhood… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The numbers show the change
Segregation on the rise, in PG; Metro complaints down, bus complaints up; Maryland drivers get road, pay; Sulaimon case has less evidence, or more; DC has 2 of worst 10 public spaces; Vacant property abounds in East Harlem; And…. Keep reading…
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Have DC’s black unemployed become invisible?
More than 1 in 4 workers in Ward 8 are unemployed, the result of an alarming increase in the rate of joblessness that is now one of the highest of any community in the nation. The only thing more alarming is the apparent invisibility of the black unemployed to the rest of the city. The DC Council has not held a single hearing about it all year. I’ve been waiting for the opportunity… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Batten the hatches
Blow and crack; Segregation varies greatly by region; School reform sees racial disparity; Who will manage the streetcars?; Jaffe misses the blight; OP review limited on 2 Walmarts; Capital yard-share; Ferry transit may be an option; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bicycle’s race
Baca on biking; Contributors in the news; Size doesn’t matter for gambling; Metro stations get better for bikes and peds; Zipcar wouldn’t mind if you emailed Bellamy; Sprawl nearly slips by in southern Maryland; Georgetown’s got more competition; 10 minutes to Gainesville; And…. Keep reading…
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A color-blind Montgomery County is still a myth
Supporters of Montgomery County’s proposed teen curfew say we shouldn’t worry about racial profiling. But in this newly majority-minority jurisdiction, race is the one thing we should be talking about. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Montgomery County police officer Robert Carter explained that cops don’t see race: “I understand that some… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Won’t you be my neighbor?
Military base tries to create its own version of DC; Social services are a delicate task; WMATA stops fighting union raises; NPS enhacing citizen experience; Are drug laws racist?; Government finances run on cycles; DC has another revolving door of lobbyists; And…. Keep reading…