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All Opinions Are Local: May, 2012

Posted at 04:29 PM ET, 05/31/2012

Cuccinelli sides with ... Kaine?
By Peter Galuszka
Conservative attorney general back former governor on Dulles rail maneuver.

By Peter Galuszka  |  04:29 PM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012

Solar in a historic district
By David Alpert
Narrow preservation guidelines can miss the bigger picture.

By David Alpert  |  10:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 05/29/2012

The region’s most walkable neighborhoods
By Martin Austermuhle
Brookings puts Courthouse and Georgetown at the top of the list.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  10:10 AM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 05/25/2012

Wi-fi is the free parking of the coffee world
By Rob Pitingolo
Why it makes sense for some coffee shops to pull the plug.

By Rob Pitingolo  |  02:40 PM ET, 05/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:52 PM ET, 05/24/2012

Are your alley lights glaring?
By Topher Mathews
My request gets a quick response in the District.

By Topher Mathews  |  12:52 PM ET, 05/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 05/23/2012

How conservative was the Va. General Assembly session?
By Peter Galuszka
Social issues made headlines, sure, but one business group notes the failure to deal with roads.

By Peter Galuszka  |  01:18 PM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 05/23/2012

How D.C.’s parks stack up
By David Alpert
‘Park Score’ ranking puts the city fifth overall.

By David Alpert  |  11:40 AM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 05/22/2012

The drumbeat against McDonnell for veep
By Norman Leahy
The wrongheaded attack on his national security bona fides.

By Norman Leahy  |  03:42 PM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 05/22/2012

Wheels vs. the Web, with a side of irony
By Dan Malouff
The generation gap on display in a Post story.

By Dan Malouff  |  11:59 AM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 05/21/2012

Mapping the District’s murders
By Martin Austermuhle
A portrait of crime in 1,116 data points.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  02:49 PM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:08 PM ET, 05/18/2012

What good is a self-driving car?
By Martin Austermuhle
Google’s pioneering vehicle pays a visit to D.C.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  01:08 PM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 05/17/2012

Half-hour Metro headways are not acceptable
By Dan Malouff
Metro’s job is not merely to run trains. It’s to serve customers who ride trains.

By Dan Malouff  |  05:10 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 05/17/2012

VDOT pushes widening I-66 despite own data
By David Alpert
The agency’s own data don’t support the plan, but never mind.

By David Alpert  |  11:29 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:12 AM ET, 05/16/2012

What’s in, and not in, the D.C. Council’s budget
By Martin Austermuhle
Some of the things you should know for the 2013 fiscal year.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  11:12 AM ET, 05/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:55 PM ET, 05/15/2012

A good solution for the Corridor Cities Transitway
By Dan Malouff
Bus rapid transit makes sense for the Gaithersburg-to-Clarksburg route.

By Dan Malouff  |  12:55 PM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:08 AM ET, 05/15/2012

Naming rights for Bikeshare?
By Martin Austermuhle
New York is doing it. How about D.C.?

By Martin Austermuhle  |  11:08 AM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:14 PM ET, 05/14/2012

Mapping creative density in D.C.
By Rob Pitingolo
Where the region’s degree-holders congregate.

By Rob Pitingolo  |  04:14 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 05/14/2012

D.C.’s useful zoning map
By Topher Mathews
A Google maps utility provides a wealth of information about city properties.

By Topher Mathews  |  10:59 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:44 PM ET, 05/11/2012

The art and science of forecasting
By Rob Pitingolo
How well do ordinary people understand weather predictions?

By Rob Pitingolo  |  04:44 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 05/10/2012

The Dreamliner visits Reagan Airport
By Martin Austermuhle
A look in inside Boeing’s signature new plane.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  04:39 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Affordable housing and economics
By David Alpert
What housing advocates and developers can learn from each other.

By David Alpert  |  12:35 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:07 PM ET, 05/09/2012

$2,890 for parking freedom in D.C.?
By Martin Austermuhle
Crunching the numbers on car2go’s deal with city.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  03:07 PM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 05/09/2012

L Street cycle track will need strong signage
By Dan Malouff
Strong signage will matter a lot where cars and bikes cross.

By Dan Malouff  |  02:31 PM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:13 PM ET, 05/08/2012

A better National Mall
By Dan Malouff
Design competition produces interesting ideas.

By Dan Malouff  |  06:13 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 05/08/2012

The drone helicopter over my backyard
By Peter Galuszka
A close encounter with some new military technology.

By Peter Galuszka  |  12:02 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 05/07/2012

D.C.’s world-class eyesore
By Martin Austermuhle
Is the J. Edgar Hoover Building really the world’s “ugliest” building that’s worth visiting?

By Martin Austermuhle  |  03:34 PM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012

The Virginia Democrats’ thin bench
By Norman Leahy
The party’s options for statewide success begin and end with Warner.

By Norman Leahy  |  11:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:03 PM ET, 05/04/2012

D.C. Council, Gray go to bat for Nats
By Martin Austermuhle
Council, Gray go to bat for Nats

By Martin Austermuhle  |  01:03 PM ET, 05/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 05/03/2012

If Georgetown moved its medical campus
By Topher Mathews
How the moved could be received by those who live near the university.

By Topher Mathews  |  12:15 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:07 AM ET, 05/03/2012

Good news for fans of D.C.’s parks
By David Alpert
D.C. Council committee budget includes funding for key priorities, including downtown playground.

By David Alpert  |  10:07 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 05/02/2012

Skyrocketing college costs: (Brief) relief in Va.
By Peter Galuszka
State funding increase eases, but doesn’t eliminate, the pressure.

By Peter Galuszka  |  11:30 AM ET, 05/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:36 AM ET, 05/02/2012

An ‘unjustified caricature’ of Harry Thomas Jr.?
By Martin Austermuhle
Former D.C. Council member’s lawyers argue for leniency.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  10:36 AM ET, 05/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:28 PM ET, 05/01/2012

Good Bob, bad Bob
By Norman Leahy
Gov. McDonnell as seen in two Wall Street Journal articles.

By Norman Leahy  |  05:28 PM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 05/01/2012

The National Zoo’s brilliant Twitter stunt
By Martin Austermuhle
It was impossible to turn away from live tweets of panda insemination.

By Martin Austermuhle  |  03:24 PM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 02/27/2012

What the region’s drivers think of speed cameras
By Martin Austermuhle
What the region’s drivers think of speed cameras

By Martin Austermuhle  |  03:24 PM ET, 02/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

 

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