Posts tagged Tech Jobs
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National links: Should cities offer perks to draw people to transit?
Some cities have started offering incentives to get people to ride transit. “Circular cities” could reduce waste and overconsumption. A study shows how highways have hindered cities’ growth over the last 60 years. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: PACs and park plans
Bye bye, FreshPAC; Equity on the 11th St Bridge; No homeless vets in VA; DC’s economic bust?; First comes the bike lanes; Arlington’s mall investment; Give us our trees, Trump; More roads = more traffic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro is listening
Metro seeking input; Fewer trains, steady ridership; Tax break incentives; Layoffs at LivingSocial; Falling wages; Not homeless anymore; Carpooling the Uber way; Gallaudet redevelopment advances; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s next on I-66?
I-66 plans unveiled; Controlling rent in MoCo; Nope to the NFL; Better bus, no bunching; Another wait on AFRH; EIS-xcellent; Getting started in Arlington; Who takes transit?. Keep reading…
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As commutes from Frederick get harder, the city is looking to revive its job market
The small central Maryland city of Frederick has a relatively low cost of living and a good quality of life, but it has lost a lot of industrial jobs over the last 12 years. Frederick needs two things: more jobs, and easier ways to get to other job centers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tax deals
Save the trust fund; Tax stadiums; Black History and urban planning; Homeowners demand help; Fairfax cold to charter plan; High driving; Intersection of doom; Portland and DC changing; And…. Keep reading…
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Where is the DC tech hub? It keeps moving
DC officials are trying hard to woo technology companies to DC, and one strategy to do that is to establish a place in the city with a critical mass of tech jobs. But the location officials say they are focusing on keeps moving. Before 2002, DC offered a tax break to high tech companies, as long as they located in one of multiple “high tech development zones.” Those encompassed… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Competition heats up
Development for College Park Metro?; PG gets competitive; Bikes to get Royal treatment?; Walter Reed grocery store bids; Is Baltimore the next foodie paradise?; Can transit fix food deserts?; Better for the planet?; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowmagaindon
Another winter storm is here; Just don’t call it “Silicon _____”; But the Post won’t be a part; Re-timing DC’s traffic lights; How can we get to “Vision Zero”?; The many causes of crime; De Blasio pushes for affordable housing; Fewer urban highways?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New developments
Does DC need a new sports complex?; Transformation of Barry Farm; Bowser gains on Gray; The boom moves outward; Silver Line fine; Worst Metro escalators of 2013 and 2014 (so far); The problem with tech buses; Tragic; Driving is down; And…. Keep reading…