Posts tagged Tea Party
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What top government officials remember about the 2008 housing crisis
It’s been more than eight years since the United States plunged into a recession and an enormous housing crisis. Shortly after President Obama took office, top officials scrambled to remedy a housing crisis and stabilize the economy. This post highlights the major themes of a recent event at the Urban Institute called “Housing Policy Past and Future: Lessons Learned Through the Crisis and the Path Forward,” where a number of these officials discussed their experience. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bridge and tunnel crowd
Darkness at end of the tunnel; Build your own bridge; Rework track work; Metro for cars?; Turn it on; Lots of benefits; Don’t tread on my transit; Not a bike mecca any more?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: To the ‘burbs
Wealthy cluster in suburbs after having kids; Biking heads to the ‘burbs; Design places for everyone, not cars; ICC’s broken promises; Tea Party challenges streetcar supporter’s voting rights; More mall at Pentagon City?; Metro back to pre-shutdown normal; New online information hub for DC transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the waterfront
Who wants the FBI?; Gondola to Georgetown?; Camera camera works; The Warren Quarter; Narrow thinking on “safety”; Jury excuses killing cyclist; Eyes on the street, not?; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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New Year’s Eve links: Encourage cycling
GW provides parking for bikes but not cars; WABA seeks funds for woman riders; Brace yourself bicyclists, winter is coming; Still not great for young black men; Tops in 2012 transportation; Not your typical day on Metro; How not to build light rail; Tea Party weakens. Keep reading…
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All development rights depend on big government
Opponents of smart growth often claim that the regulations and infrastructure investments necessary to support compact, walkable, and transit-oriented development are somehow a big government intrusion upon the free market. That’s a false dilemma. The fact is, all development rights depend on big government. A recent white paper from the conservative Heritage… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Congress and bikes
Issa OK with commuter tax; Can’t kill cooperation; Conflict resolution; A place to cross; Bike to Wolf Trap; Sprawl worsens drought; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slower or faster
Residents made traffic safer; Montgomery pushes Glenmont development; Retail doesn’t come to stations; Bad bank deals hurt transit agencies; House rejects transportation extremism; Should poorer kids get priority at charters?; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Common and uncommon
Another indictment; Whose park is it?; CaBi crime; Today in development opposition; DC mayor Franks gets complaints; Don’t bike on me?; Don’t drive the lane; Seniors suspended for cycling; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Can of worms
Thomas had help; … but Graham is on it; A party as old as tea; The sordid world of fare jumping; DC does foliage; The invisible helmet; And…. Keep reading…