Posts about Politics
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Weekend links: CaBi CaBi everywhere
CaBi in your CBA; CaBi in the CBD; Arlington businesses fine with CaBi; How to get parents to let kids walk or bike to school?; Neighborhoods exacerbate kids’ obesity; DC lacking public spaces; Reward for not using Gehry; US exceptional, and not in a good way; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some good changes
Will Four26 prompt reforms?; IRV explained, British style; Higher ridership shrinks gap; Swain’s ouster political payback; Barry wants Near SE, Near SE doesn’t want Barry; Residents oppose development in Bluemont; Workers fired after accident; Important wedding today; And…. Keep reading…
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Replacing street parking with bike sharing is good policy
The Arlington County Republican Party recently chose to make a stink over the fact that as many as eight metered parking spaces have been replaced with Capital Bikeshare stations. However, this is really a non-issue. Prior to this, 100% of street parking in Arlington was for cars; now it’s maybe 98-99%. That is still remarkably unbalanced. TBD interviewed me for a… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: You’re fired
Taxi Commisioner let go; Fired teachers maybe fired for good reason?; GOP doesn’t get location efficiency; Developer gives away cars to home buyers; Good development on 14th Street; Fairfax leaders take mode challenge; Students to test SmartTrip IDs; Struck pedestrian dies. Keep reading…
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Would Biddle have been better off losing in January?
Remember January? Relative unknown Sekou Biddle narrowly beat out the establishment, insider candidate, Vincent Orange in the DC Democratic State Committee voting to become interim councilmember. Last night, Orange won in a crowded field including a poorly performing insider Sekou Biddle. Looking back, was the January victory really a good thing for Biddle’s campaign? In… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Orange you glad?
Orange wins; Investigation of Gray admin hits snag; Good signs and bad for MARC; MoCo will fight immigration rules; How is Metro today?; MoCo picks new schools chief; London bikeshare outgrowing itself; AASHTO backpedals on bike-ped objections; 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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Orange win would make DC Council most colorful in history
Tomorrow is the DC Council special election. Many voters are still pondering whether to vote for the candidate with the best chance to beat Vincent Orange, or for whomever they like most. Unfortunately, it’s far from clear which candidate could best beat Orange, since we have no good polls. If everyone who wanted Weaver to win voted for him, would he win? Mara seems to be surging,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s historic?
Taller can still be historic; Not historic enough, says HPO; Arlington GOP opposes CaBi; Some Maryland officials support TOD only in theory; Orange plays race card in final weekend; Paying drivers to avoid traffic; DC USA gets more stores; Bus stop proximity by income; And…. Keep reading…
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Redistricting Game results, part 5: The best options
How should the DC Council redraw DC’s wards? Based on the results of the Redistricting Game, one of these two ways: In past parts, we discussed fun maps, what residents of each area want, how much to change the wards, and what changes appeared on the most maps. We determined that by and large respondents prefer making more minor changes, modifying few areas even if it means the… Keep reading…