D.C. Wire Archive: transportation
Gray nominates friend and others to convention center, airport boards
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) nominated friend and confidant Lorraine Green to be a member of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the independent agency that owns the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Nationals Park and RFK Stadium. Gray also nominated city administrator Allen Y. Lew, who formerly oversaw the...
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Nikita R Stewart
| February 8, 2011; 3:50 PM ET |
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Nikita Stewart, Vincent C. Gray, transportation, vincent gray
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray; Vince Gray; Vincent Gray; Mayor Adrian M. Fenty; Lorraine Green; Allen Lew; Shirley Hall; Warren Session
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Bicycle, transit advocates fire back in support of Tregoning, Klein
Advocates for bicyclists and more mass transit options are firing back at the Committee of 100 on the Federal City over its opposition to Gabe Klein, director of the D.C. Department of Transportation, and Harriet Tregoning, who heads up the planning office.
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Tim Craig
| November 18, 2010; 4:07 PM ET |
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City Life, Mayor Fenty, Tim Craig, Vincent C. Gray, transportation
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Council clears tracks for trolley cars
The D.C. Council made way for the first leg of a 37-mile trolley system Tuesday, passing legislation to allow the use of overhead wires along Benning Road and H Street NE.
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Ann E. Marimow
| July 13, 2010; 4:39 PM ET |
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Gray: Street car program will move forward in future
D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D), who orchestrated a $50 million cut to the city's proposed street car program late Tuesday night without public input, is vowing he will move forward with the program at a later date. Earlier Wednesday, the council agreed with Gray to cut most of...
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Tim Craig
| May 26, 2010; 2:04 PM ET |
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City Finances, Tim Craig, Vincent C. Gray, transportation
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Graham hires city contractor to hang campaign signs
Campaigns can post placards on street fixtures, but it takes skill and experience to affix them high on lampposts while avoiding injury and adhering to rigorous city rules on where signs can be posted. Council member Jim Graham, seeking a fourth term representing Ward 1, sought professional help, and now it's a campaign issue.
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Mike DeBonis
| May 21, 2010; 11:50 AM ET |
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Campaign Finance, D.C. Council, Mike DeBonis, transportation
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Ex-Jim Graham aide pleads not guilty in taxi cab scandal
(Cross-posted from our good friends at the Crime Scene blog) Ted G. Loza, former chief of staff for D.C. Council member Jim Graham, Tuesday morning pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted or solicited bribes in exchange for pursuing legislation favorable to the taxicab industry. Loza, who was arrested...
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Christopher Dean Hopkins
| April 27, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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City Hall Aides, transportation
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