Posts tagged Virginia Legislature
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Small steps can help bicycling in Virginia
The Virginia legislature is gearing up for its annual session. Each year is an opportunity for the legislature to fix some of the ways state law fails to provide even some of the most basic protections for cyclists, protections which exist in most other states. For example, Virginia has no law requiring drivers to “exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sober new laws
Limits on liquor protests draw protest; McDonnell might raise VA gas tax; Height limit defense; Residents don’t want bus lot; The toll not paid; NYC riders get allied; Trolls beware; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Playoffs?
Playoff costs and benefits; Don’t need parking; Driver hits kids on Walk to School Day; Don’t walk, says LeMunyon; Low income and bikeshare; Housing list may close; Study sees red; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Will it get built?
Budget passes, Silver doesn’t; Concrete solutions; Where people bike and carpool; Incomplete passes; Kabuki transportation bill; Money isn’t everything; We want retail; Not in the zone; Last call; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deeply divided
Virginia Senate divided over Silver Line; Maryland divided over special session; Council vs. mayor; LivingSocial gets LivingSocial-type deal on taxes; Buses down; Taller building gets OK; Kids allowed to walk to school; Fix DC elections; Peck wrongly sent packing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Virginia needs a tea party to overthrow Agenda 639
It’s time for Virginia residents to storm the harbor of their state capitol and throw the tea overboard. Last week, Governor Bob McDonnell signed a transportation bill that massively expands the hand of government and overrides local decisions about how communities should grow and change. How’s that for big government? SB 639 has an unprecedented, frightening… Keep reading…
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“My way or the highway” bill awaits VA governor’s decision
Who should decide how an area grows? Local officials and voters, or the government in Richmond? The focus on decisions would shift under Virginia’s latest transportation bill, which gives the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) new powers to supersede local planning. The bill, passed on March 10, requires local governments to revise their plans to include… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Not working on the railroad
Railroad blocked; Marc would limit growth near MARC; House GOP against transpo bill because Dems voted for it; Bike harassment, part 9123; Shelter the unsheltered; Wilson gets squeezed; Abuse of the code gets expensive; All-door boarding speeds buses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A high idea
11th Street recreation bridge?; Buses rise, rail stays flat; Adams Morgan work nearly complete; Concerns up the pike; One for the money; Marbury Plaza saga (sorta) ends; More real-time info, please; How to prevent bus bunching. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building consensus
Build up; MWAA doesn’t need state money; Stanley apologizes; United will need to unite land; Community engagement has its price; Summit for the forgotten; Illegal parkers caught at Thompson; And…. Keep reading…