Posts about Jamie Raskin
AAA and WABA agree on negligent driving: WABA and AAA may not agree on how much federal funding should go to bicycling, but they both support a Maryland bill to make the punishment more than a mere traffic ticket for recklessly driving and killing someone. Senators Jamie Raskin (Montgomery) and Victor Ramirez (Prince George's) are undecided and may represent the key votes. (WABA) (Comment)
Maryland hearing bag bill: Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin (20, Takoma Park/Silver Spring) and Delegate Al Carr (19, Kensington/Wheaton) introduced bills in their respective houses to institute a 5-cent bag fee like DC's. There's a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday, February 18th. (Comment)
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Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Amid scandal, don't lose sight of Gray's policy achievements
- Montgomery plans 160-mile, "gold standard" BRT system
- VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
- DC's parks are 5th best in the nation, says "Park Score"
- Bethesda gets new but terrible bike racks
- DC's divide need not be black and white
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