Day: July 19, 2012
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Breaking: Gregg Wilcox, Cast-Wearing Driver Who Killed Man, Found Guilty
Gregg Wilcox, the driver who killed 59-year-old William Cox in a crosswalk last September while driving with a cast on his leg, was found guilty today on one count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
July 19, 2012
More Cars = Less Congestion? Supes Grill CPMC’s Perplexing Traffic Analysis
How can more cars relieve congestion at an intersection?
July 19, 2012
Why Congress Can’t Kill the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Let’s say you worked for a city that was trying to revitalize a piece of land with a bunch of dilapidated buildings on it. You want to build some residences and some retail space, and you want to make better connections to the street grid. Congratulations – HUD and U.S. DOT both have money to help you get where you’re going. Except, oops: HUD is going to demand that you hire locally, to create jobs in the community, while U.S. DOT is going to demand that you get a competitive bid, showing no preference for local hires. Everyone you talk to at either agency just scratches their heads and says they don’t know anything about the other agency. They wouldn’t even know who to talk to over there.
July 19, 2012
Tea Party Deficit Hawks Don’t Mind Charging the Taxpayer For Personal Cars
From the Drivers-Don't-Pay-Their-Own-Way Department...
July 19, 2012
Sprawl and America’s Awful, Awful Drought
Welcome to the worst American drought in half a century. More than half the United States is considered to be in a "moderate or extreme drought." Missouri alone has recorded 50 wildfires -- since June. The corn crop is withering. Yesterday President Obama warned that hot and dry conditions threaten the nation's food supply. The Secretary of Agriculture reported a third of US counties had been labeled disaster zones.
July 19, 2012