Posts about Budget
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24 hours until McDonnell delays Silver Line, safer railcars
If Governor Bob McDonnell does not relent on his withholding of Virginia’s capital match within 24 hours, new 7000-series railcars for the Silver Line and to replace dangerous 1000-series cars will be delayed. At today’s WMATA Board meeting, General Manager Sarles broke with his usual very controlled and even demeanor and let some anger creep into his voice. He… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation is for people
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Breakfast links: Development chugs along
Tysons advances to next stage; Choices for Marine barracks; Narrower storefronts good, “ironic” or “parody”?; Real-time London train locations; MoCo approves trail over opposition; Bike lane blockers of the day; Do millionaires move for taxes?. Keep reading…
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Metro stations could get DVD kiosks and trolley tour tickets
What kinds of businesses that don’t serve food would want to pay to open locations in Metro stations? That was the big question when the WMATA Board decided last year not to entertain any bids for food-related retail, even packaged food like frozen dinners that are not geared toward eating on the system. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better or worse?
Flip it; Is Metro safer?; Tysons blown?; TOD or transit-occupying sprawl?; Rail to Richmond and Norfolk, almost; Crash tax?; We’re not a big city?; Petworth getting a market. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington’s antis
OMG buildings!; Cross 395 soon; Where Arlington would put bike sharing; In-law apartment or second house?; Negative externalities of homeownership; DDOT updates; Examinations. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links II: Get whisked away
Richmond to Raleigh in 2 hours; DC2beach; Another person pooh-poohs Purple; Coming to Baltimore; $2 million for tax breaks?; Comment on transit formula; APTA stance hurting transit?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thumbs up
Bike bits; Metro morsels; More pipes breaking in the future?; Gated alleys?; SeePostFix; And…; Thanks, Mike!; Bike and charge. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Christopher Leinberger
Welcome to our live chat with Christopher Leinberger, “Metropolitan Land Strategist,” developer and author. Keep reading…
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We saved transit, but everything isn’t peachy for everyone
This week was a very exciting one for transit supporters. Not only did we reverse the DC Council’s sudden cut to streetcars, but what started out as a massive set of service cuts were whittled down to none, at least in DC and Virginia. Yes, we have shown that transit matters to the residents of the region, and politicians should cut it at their peril. Transit service is very important… Keep reading…