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Uber: criminal?

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These firms evaded regulation, but were able to mobilize their customers as advocates and pay for campaigns to support what they were doing, making it difficult for elected and appointed officials to challenge their narrative. (If Guardian has many stories based on the leaked documents. -- " The Uber Files ".

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The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback

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According to an EPA Overview , in the 1960s, 94% of waste went to landfills, and as of 2018, that number has been reduced to only 50%. From 2014 to 2019 alone, the number of communities offering composting programs grew by 65 percent ! A growing number of cities and counties have recognized the benefits of composting programs.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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But the district is well organized, and successfully campaigned for a more directly accessible transit station as part of a new line being developed to serve their area. But even before that I went back and forth on it. Also see " Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark ," KCET.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

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Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

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In Tampa, the two counties can't figure out how to work together on transit, nor can they build support within their counties ( Voters reject Greenlight Pinellas ," Tampa Bay Times , " My Ride/My Road: Polk County Voters Reject 1-Cent Sales Tax Increase ," Lakeland Ledger, 2014). There are plenty of other examples.

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