Posts tagged Walmart
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Breakfast links: Unfortunate contradictions
Cyclist killed in Arlington; Arlington, DC really friendly; Walmart a wash for jobs; Schumer wants Amtrak ‘no-ride’ list; More rest for operators?; Council divided on Gray budget; PATH crash injures dozens. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No free lunch
Bag fees, Bethesda to Burtonsville; WMATA employees park free; DDOT rejects Walmart traffic study; Visualize the 4/26 election; Black church turns to solar; Today in buildings; Where are the food deserts?; Using Tysons to better Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Our elected leaders
Vote now; Biddle fades at the finish; Seegars makes interracial marriage an issue; Coalitions can be contradictory; MD legislature ignored environment; Costco returns would take a decade; Boat club nixed public plaza; St. E’s at risk?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Whither the suburbs?
Suburbs dying?; City vs. suburb is outdated; What to do about Route 1?; SF performance parking launches, works; Instant Then and Nows; Activists want both TDM and parking for Walmart; Promoting bikes across race; Roof garden for the city. Keep reading…
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How much will Walmart cost DC taxpayers?
What if it cost you two cents on the dollar at the discount store to ensure that your neighbor, who works long hours at the store, has adequate health coverage through his employer? What if paying those two cents reduced the number of people relying on Medicaid for health care, and thereby reduced your taxes? These are among questions the DC Council needs to address… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Danger ahead
Fairfax and Loudoun threaten Silver Line; NTSB report questions 1000 series; Gray, Norton mixing messages?; Driver strikes cyclist, gets tickets; Budget includes money for NoVa, MoCo roads; VRE adds seats for rush hour; Online gambling now legal in DC; Chicago Walmart portends problems; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mixed feelings
Welcome diversity or dog-park invaders?; Walmart can be good for small retailers; Height limit raisers include Gray; Inexperience a factor in derailment; Streetcars bring access, investment; Arlington, Alexandria cooperate on bus lanes; What’s faster than a bus?; And…. Keep reading…
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Ward 7’s Walmart could be walkable and help small business
Walmart’s proposed store on East Capitol Street, adjacent to the Capitol Heights Metro station, has many residents excited for its food and other products, but others concerned about its design, which looks a lot like a school and doesn’t engage the street. This site, alone among the four Walmart proposals, is public land. The independent DC Housing Authority… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Follow the rules
MetroAccess drivers ignore rules, pay rider fares; Respect the train of command; School news; Bentonville’s Chili Bowl; Bike & ped crashes up over decade; Mobile market to take on food deserts; Keolis can bid on MARC after releasing Nazi information; Pedestrian guide to the USA; And…. Keep reading…
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How will day laborers fit at the Ward 5 Walmart?
The proposed Walmart on New York Avenue NE has made some progress from a terrible initial design, such as moving buildings toward the street, improving public space, and adding a Capital Bikeshare station. However, many questions remain, including how the development will deal with the day laborers that it will almost certainly attract. Currently in Ward 5, there is a robust… Keep reading…