Posts tagged Yvette Alexander
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Cheh keeps oversight of transportation, but Jack Evans will sit on the WMATA Board
Mary Cheh will continue to oversee transportation in the DC Council next year, but will continue to not also represent DC on the WMATA Board; instead, Jack Evans will. Anita Bonds will chair a committee on housing, while David Grosso will take the education gavel from David Catania. Council chairman Phil Mendelson just released his recommendations for committee assignments… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget barriers
DC budget brawl; Alexander rewards a contributor?; Bowser backs better buses; Silver Line, finally; Fairfaxers for unwalkability; Something about a map; Pay up Citibike; Robo-traffic?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Musical chairs
Vihstadt wins; Tommy may run; And Yvette may run; Holder defends investigation; Mikulski questions Metro; Rock Creek repairs soon?; M is for Mostly finished; Purple Line Holocaust bill stalls; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of getting a ride
Cab surge pricing for all; “A” is for autonomous cars; Silver Line by July 4? Maybe, maybe not; Vote today in Arlington; A less federal L’Enfant?; Relief for epileptics and others; Pushed out to the exurbs; Ukraine’s revolutionary design; And…. Keep reading…
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What Kaya Henderson really said about middle schools, and why it makes sense
Some have criticized DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson for reported remarks that the school system should “outsource” middle schools to charters. Here’s what she really said, which happens to be something that’s well worth considering. Middle schools have been the subject of much debate, not just in DC and not just in recent weeks. We’ll take… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delayed gratification
7000 series delayed; Pick your poison; No way around bypass; Transit not good enough in northern DC?; Fact checking bold claims; Congress on Metro; Bike researchers found…; Next White House COS bike(d) to work; No more parking tickets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From Z to A
Avis buys Zipcar; Or will Avis kill Zipcar?; Metro announces inauguration service; Pricey passes not a hit, not surprisingly; Generous camera illegal?; Amtrak wants lighter trains; Transportation tops MD agenda; What DC Council travel costs taxpayers; New oversight; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Different opinions
Approaches to cameras; Pennsylvania Ave. in danger, or not?; The at-large candidates talk parking; A brief history of bumpy tiles; Hill East in smaller bites; Montgomery planners are open; The train of Versailles; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mendocracy
Mendelson, Brown win leadership posts; Purple Line tunnel could have sidewalk; “A” for effort at least; Columbia Pike streetcar survives; Space for charters; Some people are rude, including on bikes; Don’t rush to conclusions; Who’s at fault; Where the car-free are; And…. Keep reading…
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It’s One City, not eight cities
Mayor Gray’s “One City” slogan makes an important point beyond just a campaign slogan. DC is a single “city” (actually a unique state-city hybrid district), not 8 separate mini-cities with their own individual mayors. We have enough problems with boundaries in this region. DC, Maryland, and Virginia often act without coordination or even… Keep reading…