D.C. Council
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Shouldn't D.C.'s parking be a little easier in the 21st century?
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Our city government is considering the possibilties of getting real-time parking data to its residents.
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Doubts emerge about D.C.'s ability to execute transportation projects
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How can D.C. make 75% of trips car-free in 20 years when our current transportation department struggles to finalize contracts and transfer money?
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Welcome to Speed Camera City
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Mayor Vince Gray told the Council that eventually, he'd like to cover the entire city of Washington, D.C. with automated traffic cameras to enforce the rules of the road — with lots of fines and lots of revenue for the government.
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Some D.C. Councilmembers served subpoenas
The subpoenas were served on councilmembers and are asking for all records “referring or relating to” Jeff Thompson, a campaign contributor who had his house and offices raided recently by federal authorities.
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D.C.'s streetcar debut may be 'a symbol of failure'
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Officials aren't sure whether the H Street line will have enough trolleys by the system's mid-2013 launch, threatening yet another delay.
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D.C. Metro grapples with how to talk and confront sexual harassment
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What risks do women riders face when they board the District's trains? Several testified before the D.C. Council with disturbing tales of lewd comments, groping, and exposure — and they're demanding that WMATA does better.
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To tweet or not to tweet: How local politicians do, and don't, use Twitter
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Twitter has become one of District politicians' favored means of communication. To area legislators outside the Beltway, though, Twitter may as well not exist.
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The D.C. Council finally kills the gas station bill amid contentious debate
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In a six-to-six vote, the councilmembers ended a piece of legislation that's floated in limbo for half a year. The city will continue to allow gas distributors to operate gas stations, which AAA Mid-Atlantic contends is improperly inflating D.C.'s gas prices.
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The business implications of creating a 37-mile D.C. streetcar system
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Will mom and pop stores survive as our expensive property becomes even more expensive with the promise of new transit? The District needs to preserve affordable housing but investors are studying our streetcar plans with money in their eyes.
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D.C.'s disjointed push toward a modern taxicab industry
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The District's officials are still working out all the details of how taxis should implement credit card readers, GPS, and other enhancements. Will this legislation really revolutionize our cabs within a year? Yesterday didn't inspire much hope.
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D.C. Taxicab Commission imagines 300 wheelchair-accessible cabs in 2012
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D.C.'s taxi may contract to help disabled riders through WMATA and the D.C. Public Schools. Yesterday Ron Linton suggested our city's taxis might be able to save Metro as much as $10 million a year by lending out his taxi drivers.
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Seven key issues to consider as the D.C. Council debates taxis today
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At 11 a.m., the D.C. Council will host a hearing on how our city's taxicabs should "modernize," which to our politicians means everything from picking one uniform cab color to accepting credit cards to featuring GPS to better driver training. Here's what you should know.
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More wheelchair-accessible taxicabs are coming to D.C.
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Yellow Cab and Royal Cab have operated 20 of the larger minivans for the past year and report great success. Should the District bring in more of these pricier vehicles to serve our residents with disabilities?
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D.C.'s gas station bill is hardly dead yet
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The Retail Service Station Amendment Act has inspired controversy in its half year of limbo. Today the D.C. Council briefly noted the bill and kept it alive and ready for discussion another day.
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Marion Barry rebuked for using government resources to attack opponent
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D.C. Councilman Marion Barry's use of government personnel and equipment to smear a political opponent has earned him a rebuke from the panel's leader.
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The D.C. taxi industry's future may come down to these questions
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The fate of Washington, D.C.'s taxi industry created more than a little stir recently. New legislation is on the way, and in the meantime, one councilmember has released a survey on our city's cabs. Among its questions: What color should the new cabs be?
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Taxi drivers loudly object to what Mayor Vince Gray and the Council propose
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The mayor and the D.C. council announced a joint legislative effort to modernize our District's taxis and finally allow all of the more than 8,000 taxi drivers in the District to accept credit cards. But is it worth a new surcharge and the ire of drivers in the middle of a lawsuit with the city?
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D.C. is deploying 750 people to handle snow in this year's winter
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The D.C. Council met with different officials this morning to talk about how prepared we are for snow. Never fear, District residents. Our government is prepared with the "penguin chart."
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