Posts tagged Websites
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Breakfast links: Headlines, bread-lines blow my mind
Rent is outpacing income; Rent is lower than SF, NY; “Sue the suburbs” gets a win; New wmata.com; “Privatize” Metro?; Bidding for paratransit; Car2go, the car killer; Meals on wheels; Automation and safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tracking violence
Who should investigate the police?; Homicide Watch shuts down; Streetcar holdup over safety; The year in cities; Jim Graham’s years of service; Tolls start on I-95; “Visionary” needed in Montgomery; And…. Keep reading…
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Want more open government? Make data more open
Though many citizens understand the basic political process, it is often difficult to figure out how specific political decisions are made. Open data can make it easier to participate in local government simply by providing information. Open data gives citizens access to information that can be used to improve government services and provide greater transparency. The underlying… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No love for convenience stores
WaWa = poor suburban planning?; Georgetown against 7-Eleven; Metro getting cameras; DC gets more digital; Arts can draw tourists?; Logan Circle talks parking; Standing up to “Amtrak bullies”?; Transit relieves parallel traffic; And…. Keep reading…
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How can the DC Council website improve?
The DC Council is looking to improve its website. That’s welcome, since there are many confusing elements. What would you improve? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Precious on-street parking
Car sharing may get competition; Central DC parking spaces now have pay by phone; More on taxis; Ravtich Rhee-thinks Rhee-form; Transit site redesign a flop; Holy water denied; SF to LA, 32 hours on trains and buses; Mica’s district hates his plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Higher or lower
The rent’s too damn high; And…; Lewis: Ease height limits; Preservationist frets over views of fat sunbathers; Musicians soundtrack the Mall; Bus helps tardy man arrive on time; No more ped-bike funding?; Jakarta goes car-free some days. Keep reading…
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New WMATA Board members listening on communication
New Board members might be less quick to push back on the suggestion of service cuts, but they also are raising the quality of recommendations on technology, customer outreach, and performance metrics. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hate the Redskins (even more)
Snyder sues WCP, draws attention to his bad press; Snyder gets view, park loses trees; 395 HOT lanes out; Plazas could fight crime at Truxton Circle; How useful is the Circulator website?; Are you a car-free skeptic?; Streetcars4DC reviews report; And…. Keep reading…
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Let’s talk Sarles
I’ll be on TBD’s NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt starting at 10 to discuss the news that the WMATA Board has decided to keep Richard Sarles on as GM/CEO. Jim Dinegar from the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Post reporter Ann Scott Tyson, are also participating. You can watch the segment live here. Keep reading…