Posts tagged Gabe Klein
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Why a battle between tech visionaries, privacy advocates, Uber, and transportation officials is about much more than scooter data
Some city governments including Washington, DC and Los Angeles are finding themselves at loggerheads with a coalition of privacy advocates, civil rights groups, and Uber. They’re fighting over a new rules that require scooter companies to share information about trips, in real time, with the cities’ transportation agencies using a standard format called Mobility Data Standard, or MDS. Keep reading…
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DC might buy and demolish the “Dave Thomas Circle” Wendy’s. Here’s what it should do next.
It might be DC's most awkward and hated intersection: the spot where New York Avenue, Florida Avenue, and several other streets all meet. But DDOT may soon redesign it. Here's how that would work. Keep reading…
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The DC Streetcar starts service on Saturday. It took a wild ride to get here.
When DC’s H Street and Benning Road streetcar opens on February 27, it’ll run on rails that were first installed almost seven years earlier. We’ve been talking about this project since 2008, with hundreds of posts. The following is a little walk down memory lane to look at everything that’s happened. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fines and transit fights
Back on track, sort of; Railroad is public; Giant fines for snow fouls; Snowblind technology; The Snojo Nnamdi Show; Crime is crime; Maglev madness; DC’s streetcar past; Bike to bicycle kicks; FHWA fickle on fonts. Keep reading…
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How public and private came together to make Capital Bikeshare a success
Gabe Klein, former transportation chief in DC and later Chicago, has just published a book, Start-Up City. We’re pleased to present a few excerpts. In this one, Gabe talks about how DC’s first experiment with bike sharing, Smartbike, turned into the wildly successful Capital Bikeshare. Keep reading…
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Public agencies must communicate to succeed
Gabe Klein, former transportation chief in DC and later Chicago, has just published a book, Start-Up City. We’re pleased to present a few excerpts. In this one, Gabe talks about how an agency must communicate well with the public if it’s to be successful. Why should the private sector have a monopoly on high-quality marketing? On next-generation customer engagement? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honing housing
Can’t afford Congress Heights?; Bathroom debate; Shoplifting surveillance; Spooky streets; Whooo goes there?; Celebrity cyclists; Penn Ave bike lane mistake?; And…. Keep reading…
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“Getting sh*t done”
Gabe Klein, former transportation chief in DC and later Chicago, has just published a book, Start-Up City. We’re pleased to present a few excerpts. In this one, Gabe talks about how the best plans can collect dust unless leaders push to turn them into reality. After launching [a set of signs that read “Building a new Chicago” for taxpayer-funded projects,]… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Party Wednesday with Gabe Klein
Don’t forget! Tomorrow, the Greater Greater Washington happy hour comes to DC as we head to the 2014 Smart Growth Social with Gabe Klein. Join us tomorrow, October 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 at Eastern Market. Party with Gabe: Join contributors, editors, GGW readers, and a broad swath of smart growth enthusiasts for some drinks, snacks, and lively conversation. For this month’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fast and reliable
Silver Line soon?; MoCo sees red over Red Line; InKLEINed to listen; REALity can wait; A costly Crescent; Park(ing) year?; Are you a gentrifier?; And…. Keep reading…