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More on money orders

More evidence is emerging that Jeff Thompson’s money orders were absolutely not on the level. (City Paper) … Mary Cheh wants to ban or limit money order contributions to campaigns. (Washington Times)  

Senate passes transportation bill

The Senate passed a 2-year transportation bill with strong bipartisan support and plaudits from many quarters. It would also restore transit tax benefits to $230/month, as last year. Leaders are urging the House to take up the Senate version. (Streetsblog, Examiner, The Hill)  

Want to buy a paper?

The hedge fund owning the Washington City Paper and 2 other alt weeklies plans to sell them all, but first, imposed a 5% pay cut on all staff. The other 2 alt weeklies also faced layoffs, but not WCP. (Poynter)

Special comment: The City Paper is one of DC’s best media, with absolutely top-notch coverage of urbanism issues thanks to Lydia DePillis. All residents should hope WCP gets owners who appreciate its fantastic work and all of its excellent staff. — David Alpert  

How should Arlington expand CaBi?

As Arlington expands Capital Bikeshare, they could grow various ways: Keep stations in its 2 main dense zones, or expand through neighborhoods, trails and commercial corridors. (BikeArlington)  

Liquor licenses need reform

A small bar trying to fill an abandoned building has run into dogged opposition by a small yet vocal group, inhibiting neighborhood revitalization and boosting calls to reform the liquor license process. (Blade)  

Don’t get squashed by a truck

Cyclists can significantly improve their own safety by learning how to avoid blind spots from trucks and buses. Most importantly: Don’t pass a truck on the right anywhere near an intersection. (Commute Orlando)  

The Disneyfied monument

Contemporary monuments tell a story through quotes and images, an experience for our television-trained minds, but do we lose the gut reaction associated with older, simpler monuments with this new design ethos? (Borderstan)  

More forum wrap-ups

If you don’t want to watch the complete video of Tuesday’s at-large Democratic DC Council forum, besides our summary, Borderstan and David Klion put together their summaries and thoughts.  

And…

An innovative solution to limited retail variety has residents pledging support to retailers they won’t buy from. (WDWGFH?) … Laurel invests $300,000 in downtown. (Gazette) … An Arlington affordable condo plan doesn’t quite work out. (ARLnow)