Posts tagged John Cook
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Battle of Braddock: Dems want to flip a Republican-held seat in Fairfax County
In case you haven't heard, there are some important elections coming up in Fairfax County. The county's Board of Supervisors will have a lot of open seats up for grabs, and candidates are already lining up. In the Braddock District, that includes a race between two Democrats looking to flip one of the Board's two seats held by Republicans. Keep reading…
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Fairfax County’s leadership will soon be very different. Help us make sure it stays urbanist-friendly.
The coming big challenges for Fairfax County include continuing Tysons’ shift toward walkable urbanism and bringing a similar change to the Route 1/Richmond Highway corridor in the county’s southeast. The county will face ongoing debates over adding housing in areas near new and existing transit, such as Reston. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rail projects move at different speeds
Streetcars fast-tracked for GA Ave; Residents object to rail yard; Metro costs soar; Should Fairfax control its roads?; DC’s Colbert rapport; Alexandria declares parking meter holiday; Keep calm and party on; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How’s my performance?
Arlington follows some performance parking; Maryland public schools tops in US; Pepco will now monitor own network; Metro puts theft warnings posters in stations; L’Enfant not so dangerous, Chinatown tops list; Talking transportation in Fairfax; Frederick gets money for trail extension; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Stand up and…
Be counted; Meet in public; Get off the road, mate; WMATA’s “TOD nerd”; Pie in the Skyland?; Size matters; Federal government to John Cook: You’re wrong. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad design, bad attitude
3 ped crashes, one hour; More safety along Connecticut; Big idea: clear sidewalks; I don’t walk, so walkability is bunk; Anti-density of the week; Yes, a bicycle is a transportation device; Virginia Avenue bike tunnel?. Keep reading…
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Morning links: The axe starts to fall
MWAA, the Fairfax disconnector; Transit cuts will mean gridlock every day; Arlingtonians will have to shovel too; Klein not in sync with Rein’s sprawl dreams; OP vs. neighbors, reversed; A bicycle IS a transportation device; In other news. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Piling up, piling on
Less money mo’ problems; Why do elected Republicans hate bikes?; Nobody wants the job?; Tysons to limit parking; Tempest in a snowpile; Dimes more; Go on the Mall. Keep reading…