Posts tagged Barbara Lang
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Gray budget generally good for transportation
Mayor Gray released his proposed budget on Friday. It makes deep cuts in many areas, especially social services, but makes some exciting investments in transit funding, especially a big commitment to the streetcar program. Besides a capital investment in streetcars, the budget maintains Circulator funding and gives WMATA a small increase, but not enough to stave off Metro… Keep reading…
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Lang/Trachtenberg economic development transition pushes archaic transportation approach
I’m working on analyzing the transportation claims in Mayor Gray’s transportation transition document. Meanwhile, the economic development document contains some terrible transportation policy recommendations that need no further research. That transition team, headed by Chamber of Commerce head Barbara Lang and former GW president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg,… Keep reading…
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“Hanging on to the last vestiges of a car-based economy”
DC Councilmembers Jim Graham, Tommy Wells, and Phil Mendelson had sharp questions for representatives of numerous industry groups at yesterday’s hearing on the parking tax loophole. Clearly coordinated in advance, industry reps from the hotels, universities, hospitals, building owners, Pepco, and even nursing homes and Covenant House (always good to pull the heartstrings… Keep reading…