Posts tagged Rushern Baker
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Breakfast links: Big transportation progress
Hope for Maryland transportation; Bus to Silver; Mario-themed morsels; Metro lots fill up; AAA still misleads; Don’t widen 410; Baker wants the schools; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Whether to build it
Tysons trees safe?; TOD for New Carrollton?; No bowling alley for Georgetown?; 2013 critical for Purple Line; Silver Spring parking more pricey; What’s changed in Ward 3; Market answers for urbanism; Thank lead for crime wave; And…. Keep reading…
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What killed the Prince George’s County bag bill?
On Saturday, the Environmental Matters committee of the Maryland House of Delegates voted down a measure that would have let Prince George’s County create a 5¢ bag fee, similar to those in Montgomery and DC. Just a couple of weeks ago, the bill narrowly passed a vote by the county delegation, and advocates thought they had cleared the biggest hurdle. Local bills with… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s shouldn’t gamble public money on casinos
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker recently took a bold, yet controversial, step by identifying National Harbor as the one site where the county would support building a casino. Now, he should add an additional rule: any gaming deal must happen with no public subsidy. Maryland’s gaming law currently allows for only 5 video slot casinos throughout… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gambling on the water
Las Vegas casino for National Harbor?; Bike and funeral parking lane; Why such acrimony over campuses?; Overestimated enrollment yields windfall; Wheaton vs. Bethesda south entrance; TOD? Really?; Haitian New Urbanism; Yet another streetcar study; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not yet in the bag
Baker boosting bag fee; College Park TOD gets friendlier; Obama’s Metro cut “ominous”; What’s not passing Congress; Office cafeterias decline; NYPD knows little, does less; NYPD knows about bike tickets; TOD Walmart lacks T or D; And…. Keep reading…
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To lure the FBI, Prince George’s must be more nimble
Prince George’s officials are eager to attract the FBI headquarters to a Metro site in the county, and it’s the right place for the FBI. But if they’re going to win out over a competing proposal by Fairfax County, officials need to move quickly and lobby for a single, appropriate site. On February 9, County Executive Rushern Baker signed a County Council resolution… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pointing fingers
Official scapegoats Smart Growth; Leggett reprimands council; Election results still not all in; DNC contradicts DC Democrats; Charters gain increasing share; All options on the table for the FBI’s HQ; Are the police choking or pushing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love in the time of commutes
DC’s warren of intrigue; Virginia is for transit lovers; DC favors taxi color: green; Baker and council at odds; MWAA tidbits; Congressman wants to ease streetcar rules; Washington has wealthiest median; Arlington supports Boeing despite objections; Area bridges need repair; And…. Keep reading…
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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…