Posts tagged Stimulus
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Organizations and officials ask Congress to help public transit during the coronavirus
Ridership on public transit systems nationwide has plummeted and many, including Metro, are actively discouraging people from riding unless absolutely necessary. This is going to obliterate transit systems’ budgets, and so over 220 elected officials and organizations signed a letter to Congress on March 18 asking for emergency funding for transit in a coronavirus relief bill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving to the future
Streetcars alight in DC; “Young urbanists” electorally growing; Rooftop bars mapped; Height study starts with meetings; DC-CANnot give you Internet; Government goings-on; Freeloading ends in Ocean City; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here we go again
White House floats 2014 budget; MoCo ped enforcement to target drivers, too; Charter preference lives; Area home prices reach historic highs; “ABRA-ization of development”?; Greenway drivers seeing red; Baker gets partial school control; How’s the gender gap?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Votes and non-votes
DC Council votes; Tysons tax vote pushed back; Olson “too Arlington” for PG?; Gray not into autonomy vote; L Street lane opens, M is next; A “bike beltway” for Towson?; Court hears psychic’s zoning challenge; Not throwing stones; More infrastructure $?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stimulating
DC streets get greener; DC very stimulated; Don’t drink on Metro; Tysons roads get more expensive; What kind of casino development?; Enforce the law; And… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still wanting
USDOT disses Union Station; CMs want more money; Wolf wants VA control of MWAA; All curbside buses at Union Station?; DCPS waiting lists growing; Montgomery to raise parking fees; Few driving the ICC; Metro adding more hybrid buses; Traffic tragedies at all ages. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growth in Virginia
Smart Growth a success in NoVa; Virginia growth strengthens urbanized areas; Stafford wants to use UDAs to accommodate growth; DC Council hears about bike and pedestrian safety; MetroAccess customers face fare hike; Eisenhower memorial could have been Education plaza; Snyder mad over parking revenue?; ARRA spending on new roads is “squadered” money; And…. Keep reading…
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DC slow to distribute cash-for-appliances
A popular feature of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is the rebate program for purchases of energy-efficient appliances. I was particularly excited about the program when my kitchen suffered serious water damage from Snowmageddon this past January. “What a great time to replace our appliances,” I said to my wife and son, “since we can… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wide shoulders
I-66 shoulders could become lanes; Connecticut Ave bad for pedestrians; GSA getting creative; From ballpark to snowball park; Planning for homeless in winter; VRE will leave you behind; DC behind in energy efficiency; Is IZ too complicated?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Violence about the roads
Ride the inaugural CaBis; Speed hump leads to murder; 3 pedestrians hit; Adams Morgan victim dies; Estimate your transportation costs; Trans-Hudson tunnel halted; Build your own streetcar; Singing a new Metro song. Keep reading…