Street Justice: Huge Traffic Ticket Discounts and Theft-Inducing Car-Sharing Apps

Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. –Maria Helena Carey How Austin’s Airport Organizes Ride-Hailing PUDO I’m in Austin, Texas this weekend speaking and doing reporting at the Fully Charged Live USA conference about electric vehicles, alternative energy, and sustainable infrastructure. To leave the Austin airport and […]

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03 Feb 2020

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Spelunking the Capitol

The book The Sights and Secrets of the Capital I mentioned last week is a veritable treasure trove of off-beat information. Today, I want to look at one such digression, in the third section, a subsection is entitled How the Capitol is Warmed and Ventilated. The subsection begins: At the door of Room No. 59, […]

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30 Jan 2020

Events:

To Do: Weekend of January 30th – February 2nd

It’s February and we have yet to see real snow here in DC. Honestly, I have given up hope of ever enjoying a Snowmageddon ever again. Sigh. I know there’s big doings in our neighborhood but if you would like to be briefly spared from all that, stay right here: Tonight, learn about being a […]

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29 Jan 2020

Calendar:

Looking for summer camps? The JO Wilson Fair is TOMORROW!

The JO Wilson Elementary School PTA is hosting the 6th Annual DC Camp Fair on Thursday, January 30th from 6-8pm. This is a FREE event, and families will be able to: Meet with representatives from 40 (and counting) summer camps Learn about a wide variety of summer activities, ranging from traditional camps to academic, arts, music, and special interest […]

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28 Jan 2020

News:

Hill Buzz

Hey there, Capitol Hill! May we all have the confidence and sheer cojones of a Jack Evans, who resigned from the DC Council and whose last day was January 17 and who is, and I kid you not, RUNNING FOR DC COUNCIL….. TO FILL THE SEAT HE LEFT VACANT. Yes, you read that right. The […]

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