Tagged ‘Washington Post’
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First Candidate for D.C. Mayor in 2014 Shows How the District Has Changed
Washington, D.C. city councilmember Muriel Bowser became the first official candidate in the District’s 2014 mayoral race this weekend. That everyone is comparing her to former mayor Adrian Fenty implies much about how the city has changed in the last seven years and where voters want it to move in the future.
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Paul Ryan Wanted to Campaign in Inner Cities, But Romney Advisers Wouldn’t Let Him
Erstwhile Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan wanted to campaign in inner cities and talk about poverty. That Romney advisers wouldn’t let him speaks volumes about the GOP’s antiquated political outlook.
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Olympic Effort to Make London’s Underground Ready for the Games
With just over a month left until the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games, London city officials are waiting to see whether the nearly decade-long renovation of the Underground will able to withstand the estimated 6.5 million visitors that will descend on the city this July.
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The Intersection’s Gaze: Debate in New Haven Over Red Light Cameras
Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering a bill that would allow municipalities of over 48,000 people, including the city of New Haven, to install red light cameras at intersections. Activists from local civil liberties groups oppose the measure, but proponents say it’s all about safety.
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Abandominiums: Vacant Buildings and a Neighborhood’s Resentment
John Muller of Greater Greater Washington explores abandoned buildings in the Washington, D.C. historic neighborhood of Anacostia. He finds a haven for squatters, governmental inaction and a sense among locals that they have put up with it for long enough.
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More than Hand-Wringing, but Not Quite a Cure-All
Lee Shaker reports and comments on a new report from the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy, a response to the downward spiral of local newspapers across America. The report offers 15 recommendations to secure the future of journalism.
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The Case of the Vanishing White House Office
The media starts to notice the deafening silence from the White House Office of Urban Affairs.
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Mass Transit Ridership on the Rise
When gas was above $4 a gallon, most cities reported a rise in mass-transit ridership. Now, with gas at half the prices seen earlier this year, Americans are still taking more trips on mass transit.
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Commercial Decline on Mount Pleasant Street
The Washington Post reports that my neighborhood, Mount Pleasant is suffering from a plague of shuttered storefronts on its commercial strip, Mount Pleasant Street. Although it was roughly equal parts white, black and Latino in the last census, it appears the population is changing.
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More Olympic news, Stories from D.C., Florida HUD goes Local, Golf Sprawl, MORE
Tibetan protesters continue their focus on China’s olympic march, UPenn students win student urban design competition, Florida HUD returns to local control, Hispanics contribute $60 billion to the telecommunications industry … this and more in today’s headlines.
