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Uber: criminal?

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Hailo didn't last long (" Hailo Shuts Down: How Taxi Drivers Sabotaged a Golden Opportunity and Handed Uber and Lyft the Keys ," Frommers, 2014). That's the advantage of "disruptive innovation," you just do it, rather than trying to convince existing firms to join up.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

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And these days the US Secretary of Transportation is pushing this as an environmental justice measure (" Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads ," NPR). The Bridges now. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " DC should get on the bandwagon.

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Purple Line Corridor Coalition study: Same Old, Same Old | Gentrification will result from investment in transit infrastructure

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Poster board from the 2014 meetings. The group organized in 2013 to try to prevent the kind of displacement that has traditionally followed many Metro stations and new transit lines across the country. Communities most at risk include Long Branch, Langley Park and Riverdale Park, study leaders said.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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Transportation Demand Management programming The reality is, especially in a place like Salt Lake, most people drive. The idea is that intra-district transportation, especially by SFH residents, could be shifted to shuttles rather than by car. Go to the grocery store, bring back your purchases, without driving.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

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I was surprised to see that Andy Byford has stepped down as CEO of Transport for London, as it was his dream job (" Ex-NYC subways chief Andy Byford quits London gig, plans return to US ," New York Post ). Andy Byford.

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Lies, damn lies, and misleading data: bus service (DC Circulator)

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Obviously it's because most of the lines have minimal ridership.

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In extremis: what Ukraine 2.0 tells us about reforming government and the public sector

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Such prosecutions were unheard-of before 2014. Corruption was endemic, from the bribes demanded by traffic cops to the kickbacks needed to secure government contracts. The public put far more faith in civil society than in official institutions.