Posts tagged Tommy Wells
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Tommy Wells will head DC’s environmental agency
Councilmember Tommy Wells will run the District Department of the Environment in Muriel Bowser’s administration. The mayor-elect is expected to announce the pick at an event this morning. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peel back the ground
Big ideas for Smithsonian; Plowing snow in bike lanes; Bike safety bill delayed; More bike lanes, more bicyclists; Vacant lots for sale; CCT worry; Triwizard Tournament; Why the bag fee works; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Helping with housing
Housing homeless vets; IZ is creating housing; Potomac faces threats; Negligence going down; Paper slowing down streetcar; Purple brings the green; Woodmont Plaza gets a makeover; And…. Keep reading…
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Council postpones contributory negligence bill to next week
A DC Council committee unanimously agreed to postpone until November 12 a vote on the bill to reform contributory negligence. Keep reading…
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The bicycle and pedestrian “contributory negligence” bill is in trouble. Here’s why.
A bill will come to a vote today to reform DC’s “contributory negligence” rule, which often prevents an injured bicyclist or pedestrian from getting compensation. But sponsors said yesterday it’s unlikely to pass, in large part because of concerns from trial lawyers about its impact on high-dollar cases. “Trial lawyers” bring lawsuits to… Keep reading…
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Your vote matters beyond just who wins
In DC’s race for council at large, voters can cast ballots for two candidates. As often happens in elections of this type, that’s sparking the question of whether to “bullet vote” (where you just cast one vote and leave another blank) or use both votes. The vote total certainly decides who wins, but it also matters in other ways. It affects how easily a… Keep reading…
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What is “contributory negligence,” and why is it such a big danger for cyclists and pedestrians?
Say you are riding along on your bicycle. Your tail light battery dies one evening, and then a texting driver crashes into you. Can you recover your medical costs from the driver? Or, say you are on foot and need to cross a street where the nearest crosswalks are far away. But then a drunk driver speeds by and hits you. Or, you’re biking and get doored. A police officer, confused… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser ahead early
Bowser ahead in early poll; Area economy not faring well; Olympics march builds up; Metro to the playoffs; Art needed for Purple Line; Arlington streetcar moves forward; Redevelopment starts in Glenmont; Non-retail retail?; Where the US is like Scotland; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bye, FBI
Down to three for the FBI; Gun ruling stayed; White Oak plan approved; Silver Line anticipation; Projects that didn’t make it; Ducking debate; Benches for Ballston; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build for bikes
Trail rebuild gets OK; Bike lanes mean more space; Bikes are the real menace!; Support for stadium?; No liquor delivery?; A bigger Circulator?; Check out affordable housing; And…. Keep reading…