Posts tagged Marcel Acosta
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NCPC will likely recommend tweaking DC height limit
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) study considering whether or not to raise DC’s height limit is unlikely to recommend major skyline-altering changes. But it will suggest tweaking the rules to add more flexibility, and leaves open the possibility of taller buildings outside downtown. In his report to NCPC, executive director Marcel Acosta will recommend… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line playbook
Cheaper than we thought; Fairfax re-connects; Silverman asked Frumin to drop out; Did Mara break the rules?; WMATA board boards Metro; What’s Hoover’s replacement?; Older suburbs see teardowns; Carbon emissions in Fairfax; Franklin Park-ing lot?. Keep reading…
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Station name debate focuses too little on helping riders
If you listened to the WMATA Board discuss station names this morning, you could be forgiven if you concluded the board is made up of representatives from local universities, hospitals, and sports teams, and that those institutions, rather than riders and residents, pay for Metro. That’s because where institutions want to be on Metro station names, most members from… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: With an eye to the future
Washington in 2040; Healthy Potomac needs more forests, less sprawl; Bipartisan proposal to raise gas tax; Bike sharing should be revenue neutral; Park Service limits public input; Transit riders save thousands; Behind the bag fee victory; Should we try strict liability?; And…. Keep reading…
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Marcel Acosta answers the rest of your questions
After our chat with Marcel Acosta, I sent him the questions that we didn’t have time to post, like we did with Chris Zimmerman. Here are Mr. Acosta’s answers. Eric F: Is there a risk that Federal oversight of WMATA will simply mean a raft of unfunded mandates? We see that the Federal government loves to place jersey barriers all over town to the detriment of city livability. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Marcel Acosta
Marcel Acosta is the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission and an alternate member of the WMATA Board of Directors, appointed by the federal government. Keep reading…
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Marcel Acosta interviews you
Tomorrow at noon, we’re hosting a live chat with Marcel Acosta, Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission and newly-appointed alternate member of the WMATA Board. But before we interview Mr. Acosta, Mr. Acosta would like to interview you. He’s put together these questions to get your input on the issues facing WMATA and NCPC. Post your thoughts… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Marcel Acosta, Tuesday at noon
Our next chat guest is NCPC Executive Director Marcel Acosta, who was recently appointed by the federal government to the WMATA Board. From his WMATA bio:Acosta is the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the federal government’s central planning agency for the National Capital Region. Prior to joining NCPC in 2001, Mr. Acosta served… Keep reading…
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Feds name Mort Downey, Marcel Acosta to WMATA Board
The Obama administration has named two of the federal representatives to the WMATA Board of Directors, the Washington Post reports. Keep reading…