Posts about Public Safety
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For a safe park, the best defense is a good offense
A small central DC playground park that has been plagued by drug dealing and other illicit activity for decades is about to undergo renovation. Once it’s done, neighbors must take ownership and make the park into a safe and welcoming neighborhood asset once again. A sharp tension came to light at a community meeting Monday night between the desire to make Florida Avenue… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban traffic engineer follies
Fairfax proposes deathtrap at Wiehle; MCDOT speeds cars, makes area unsafe to walk; Arlington making Glebe safer; Tourmobile going, eventually; Wells hits deer; NYC bike lane survives lawsuit; Park ideas bloom; In mob news; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suited for development
GSA focusing on TOD; A diffrerent redevelopment of Southwest; CaBi coming to Montgomery; How can Custis Trail improve?; Students want greater ANC role; Security gate creates danger; DC schoolbuses don’t make the grade; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Spending priorities
Cantor would cut bike funds; Northeast high school is reborn; DC preserves but doesn’t use; Maryland’s conflicting priorities; A sad end to a distinguished life; Not exactly ticket amnesty; And…in streetcar news; And…in environmental news. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Not that easy being green
Anacostia to get green help; VMT tax programs run out of fuel; States want mega-highway locals oppose; Vote for a Farragut transfer name; Zipcar loses street parking; Gentrification is nothing new; NYC deploys bollards, poles, and rocks; Municipalities face bankruptcy too; Buy America, hurt America; And…. Keep reading…
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Proof and Examiner monger fear of youth in Chinatown
Today’s Washington Examiner discusses an upcoming event for youth in Chinatown. The piece, written by Freeman Klopott, opens by comparing the event to the violent mob riots in London. This is an example of over-the-top journalism that at best is poorly thought out, and at worst could be seen as race-baiting. It opens with the assertion that “some business owners… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watch out for riots
Alexandria braces for BRAC; Restaurateur afraid of riots; Parking lot to become DC skatepark; DC challenging Census numbers; Homicide stats diverge; WMATA culture gradually crushes innovation?; Metro morsels; Spatial grid shows Tube distortion; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Meet the taxis
Meet the cabbie who bikes; Meet Arlington’s karaoke cab; Learn more about DC’s 1st sidewalk cafe; Metro social staff vs. the critics; Chief Lanier vs. the officers; Thomas’ staff promises loyalty for cash; Does Ward 3 need a new school?; And…. Keep reading…
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New hospital a prime opportunity for TOD in Prince George’s
A recently announced healthcare partnership could bring a much-needed new regional medical center to central Prince George’s County. However, at least one commentator is floating suggestions for a massive sprawling complex instead of a compact campus located near one of the county’s many barren Metro Stations. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Lieutenant… Keep reading…
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A color-blind Montgomery County is still a myth
Supporters of Montgomery County’s proposed teen curfew say we shouldn’t worry about racial profiling. But in this newly majority-minority jurisdiction, race is the one thing we should be talking about. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Montgomery County police officer Robert Carter explained that cops don’t see race: “I understand that some… Keep reading…