Posts tagged Jurisdictional Contributions
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Breakfast links: Fire alarm
Friday’s tough commute; What started the fire?; WMATA’s board woes; Ride-hailing’s late night future?; New public housing; DC’s commune scene; Tough church transformations; Frederick’s urban future?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get around the shutdown
SafeTrack shutdown starts; Get around the shutdown; Deal or no deal?; McMillan development roadblock; Greater without the Olympics; Affordable housing for Rosslyn; Only in Chevy Chase; Think you’re wealthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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WMATA budget deep dive, part 9: An alternate proposal
In this series, I’ve analyzed WMATA’s proposed budget and searched for ways to close a $189.2 million gap without driving away passengers and entering a “death spiral” of fare increases and service reductions. In my day (and often night) job I represent ATU Local 689 in political and legislative affairs. That’s the union that represents most… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Remaining snow, coming storms
Rock Creek branch storage path; Speak up on the Fairfax budget; BLT or fries at White Flint?; Outer Beltway bill rises from the dead; Designs for Four Mile Run expansion; Yummy soot; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rolling backward
No more rollback; Anti-transit GOP; Not another parking lot; Parking full, no Metro for you; Farmers markets may become accessible to poor; Bixi pix; Leggett again chooses against walkability. Keep reading…
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Fairfax residents: Call or email your supervisors
The Fairfax County Board is going to review their proposed FY2011 budget tomorrow, and will advertise maximum tax rates and fees, possibly closing the door on the opportunity to realistically contribute more to WMATA. Please call or email your Supervisor and Chairman Bulova today to ask them to advertise a higher cap with room for transit contributions. In Virginia, once a county… Keep reading…
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Arlington opens door to higher WMATA contributions
On Saturday, the Arlington County Board took a key action to make it possible for the County to contribute extra revenue to WMATA necessary to balance the FY2011 budget without “death spiral”-inducing service cuts. The General Manager’s proposed budget contains painful measures to close the $189.2 million budget gap, including rail cuts such as no 8-car… Keep reading…