Posts tagged Sustainability
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Thomas mocks Fenty’s superior transportation choice
Mayor Fenty travels everywhere in a Smart Car. It’s not as eco-sensitive as Tommy Wells’ bike, but really, for a mayor who probably does have to drive everywhere it’s quite a good choice. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: It’s not the communists who’re trampling on freedom today
Senators to DC: spend your money on us, not yourselves: You’ve probably already read that Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Bennett (R-UT) are talking about blocking the recently passed bill to allow bars and restaurants to serve alcohol until 5 am on Inauguration Day. They said that “could seriously strain law enforcement resources that need to be focused on the large… Keep reading…
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Environmental groups identify $145B of immediate green stimulus
Does an immediate economic stimulus package have to include anti-environmental, sprawl-inducing projects like new highways or highway widenings, such as those many state DOTs are just itching to fund? Yesterday, in the discussion over Barack Obama’s proposed stimulus, commenter Alex B. wrote, Keep reading…
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Who is Peter May, and why is the National Park Service anti-urban?
It would seem logical that a representative of the National Park Service would support sustainable, eco-friendly development. Of course, the National Park Service frequently confounds logic when it comes to traffic, parking and development, such as when they prevented WMATA from building Farragut North and Farragut West closer together as a transfer station, their opposition… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Progress and detours
Robocars are almost here: An autonomous VW built by Stanford managed to navigate a blockaded Eleventh Avenue in Manhattan during a demonstration, stopping at stop signs, avoiding other vehicles and pedestrians. How long until we have real autonomous vehicles on regular streets? Check out the video. Tip: Phil Lepanto. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big steps
One small step for Virginia, one giant leap for the FTA: Perhaps they saw the writing on the wall, that the Federal Transit Administration is soon to be transformed into an agency that actually promotes transit. Or perhaps Virginia really did allay their concerns. Yesterday, the FTA approved federal funding for the Silver Line, after months of analysis and frenetic lobbying. Keep reading…
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Midnight links: I will protest injustice more
Traditional sidewalk values: Citing California’s precedent of taking away minority rights by majority vote, a group of Princeton students is pushing Princeton Proposition 8, to “preserve traditional sidewalk values” that reserve sidewalks for sophomores, juniors, seniors, grad students, faculty, staff, visitors, and others, but not freshmen. (AmericaBlog)… Keep reading…
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Almost lunch links: the District’s Republicans
Please do sully her legacy, Mr. Graham: Carol Schwartz is hurt that Jim Graham would propose ending the free Saturday parking she implemented years ago. “Graham says he had no intention of sullying Schwartz’s legacy with his revenue-positive moves,” writes Loose Lips. Graham’s plan is a good idea, and the faster we abandon Schwartz’s knee-jerk,… Keep reading…
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Designing sustainable communities with LEED-ND
One big shortcoming of the LEED green building code is its focus almost entirely on the building rather than the location. A building could get high marks in LEED with a green roof, cutting-edge stormwater management, effective heat insulation, electricity-saving equipment, and more, but be located in the middle of a former forest where the average employee drives 30 miles to work. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: making an impact
She’s welcome to post on GGW: Michelle Obama told 60 Minutes the Obamas hope to “have an impact” on DC. DCist will believe it when they see it, remembering that Bill Clinton briefly visited Georgia Avenue after his election and that was about it. Keep reading…