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Disorder | Fare evaders at Columbia Heights Metrorail Station, Washington, DC

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Council decriminalizes Metro fare evasion: ‘I’m sad that’s Metro’s losing money, but I’m more sad about what’s happening to black people.’ ," Washington Post , 2018, " Metro cracks down on fare evasion in D.C., And it's a point missed by the social justice types who fueled the decriminalization of fare evasion (" D.C.

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Rampant management failure #2: DC area Metrorail (Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority)

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From the article: Metro’s prospects for replacing hundreds of millions of dollars in fare revenue that vanished during the pandemic appeared to be waning as stimulus money runs dry, particularly as weary elected officials watch the agency struggle during a year-long train shortage.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

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Elizabeths campus ," 2018 Controversially, because the Park Service has more golf courses than demand, the Langston Golf Course could be redeveloped. This is worth $20 million per year off football based on a study for the Buffalo Bills, it could be more for other sports because of more events.

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

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commitment and time.

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Transit safety and security: Broken Windows theory and reality | and the state of transit safety today

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After a series of violent crimes, leaders here took decisive action starting in 2018. Which ought to be a lesson to police departments and elected officials deal with policing and problems and disorder in their communities. Liverpool Echo photo. They zeroed in on one element above all else: rider safety.

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

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," 2023 -- " Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus? ," 2024 -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities ," 2021 The deal called for at least $1.35 It was a shocking move. Losing sucks.

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