Posts tagged Darrell Issa
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Breakfast links: Victims of the road
Cycling hit on Bike to School Day; Hit-and-run gets 6 months; Intersection of doom; Did confusion kill?; Transit first in MoCo; Right to play; Heights stay; Returning home; Diversifying the housing stock; Can’t build there. Keep reading…
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NCPC sends Eisenhower Memorial design back for changes
After a five-hour hearing yesterday, the National Capital Planning Commission decided not to approve the current design for the Eisenhower Memorial. Although the commissioners praised various elements of the design, they found that the size and location of the 80-foot metal tapestries unacceptably disrupted key viewsheds and divided the site too starkly. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s the holdup?
The sound of construction delays; Get to the station; The case for 16th street bus lanes; Amputee supports bike lanes; Limit height, limit stadiums?; Cycletrack or sidewalks for Florida?; Development in Southwest; Homeless battle rages. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disrepair
Crumbling roads, but new capacity; Speaking of crumbling roads…; How long for Metro repair?; Height Act bill moves forward; Rosslyn, where the Internet began; DC’s great divide; Underground sex industry declines; Taxi share; Free ride, no deadlines. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Graying society
AAA wants baby boomers to keep driving; Property tax credits for elderly; Parking still excessive on Black Friday; Hope for the Height Act?; Tiny houses show possible affordable avenue; Four more years?; Derailed train was speeding; Work at CSG; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Snowquester”
Snow; Residents win the war; Issa endorses better design; Prince William vs sprawl; Preserve “Mad Men” era buildings?; Fairfax considers red light cameras; Bad ideas for FBI; A sport looking for space; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legislators propose
Miller’s transportation plan; Punish parents of truants?; Learn how not to cheat; Words from the mayor for life; DC leads in transit planning; MoCo BRT study funds halved; Next ride is private?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Closures
Some schools survive; School closings have costs; Gas tax vs sales tax; Silver Spring plan too monolithic?; Light rail for Southeast DC?; G’town argues parking; Parade will show off bilke lanes; Darrell Issa, DC’s best friend; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From Z to A
Avis buys Zipcar; Or will Avis kill Zipcar?; Metro announces inauguration service; Pricey passes not a hit, not surprisingly; Generous camera illegal?; Amtrak wants lighter trains; Transportation tops MD agenda; What DC Council travel costs taxpayers; New oversight; And…. Keep reading…
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Steny Hoyer spreads myths about the District’s budget
One of the predominant myths about the District is that the federal government fully compensates any costs or lost revenue it incurs as the Federal District. In reality, DC residents bear a heavy fiscal burden — to the tune of about $1 billion a year — because of a structural deficit that Congress could fix. Keep reading…