| JANUARY, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS | |
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| 105 | Chan | DC Taxi Commission Delays Vote on Cab Meters--mayor seems to lack backing to replace zones |
| 106 | Editor | Housing for the City--DC's landmark housing bill good: gotta nurture middle class, not sqeeze out poor |
| 108 | Fahrenthold | Cabbies Unite Against Meters--would lose on short trips (visitors), cost resident long trips more |
| 109 | Wilgoren | DC Council Passes Bill to Promote New Housing--aim is to encourage low end, middle and upscale |
| 109 | Staff | New Mortgage Lending Bill Draws Fire--one of two new versions has too many exemptions for activists |
| 109 | Staff | Work Begins on Wilson Bridge Access Roads--VA side kicks off $1B+ for new ramps, access roads |
| 109 | Wiener (Curr) | Housing Bill Marks Funds for Low Income Residents--median income based on area too high for DC! |
| 110 | DeMillo | Reversing Decades of Neglect: DC to Restore Dwindling Green Space--tree coverage down 37>20% |
| 111 | Chan | DC Water Board Rejects Rate Rise, Proposes Fees--goes for metering, ROW fees over 10% hike |
| 112 | Kovaleski | Monitoring Device Sought for Slumlord--City doesn't believe man is honoring penalty to live in building |
| 113 | Hoyer | Grand Gateway for the Capital--$500K study could lead to major revitalization of So. Cap Street/bridge |
| 114 | Spinner | After Decade of Neglect, 81-yr old Mather Building Finally to Get $12M Renovation for art space, apts |
| 116 | Shaver | Rising Costs Jeopardize New Wilson Bridge--MD lawmakers say more Fed $ essential for overruns |
| 116 | Wilgoren | DC Has Big Plans for Derelict Homes--buy 100's, sell to developers to fix, sell to low/mod incomers |
| 117 | Wilgoren | Restoring Houses and Neighborhoods--residents hope plan will bring families back to blighted areas |
| 117 | Kovaleski | DC Taxi Zone Map Sparks Criticism--city cab panel postpones move to install meter system |
| 118 | Shaver | Wilson Bridge Work Bringing More Delays on Beltway--MD drivers to find some merges trickier |
| 118 | Kovaleski | Tougher Monitoring Sought for Slumlord--DC wants time ordered spent at run-down apartments in writing |
| 119 | Wilgoren | Convention Center on Schedule--revenue cushion is still sufficient, House Committee told: to open 4/03 |
| 120 | Brazil ltr | A Good Housing Bill that Could Be Better--should have made it easier for 'working class' to move to DC |
| 124 | Wheeler | 19 DC Firehouses Nominated for Historic Status--designed to blend into communities in early 1900's |
| 126 | ltrs | Metro Revamp--one letter advocates light rail, another suggests dedicated 'busways' as better |
| 127 | Layton | Robbers, Car Thieves Striking at Metro Parking Lots--crimes rise from 686 to 1088 in 50K spaces |
| 127 | Mercier ltr | P-L-A Spells Bad News (for Wilson Bridge)--union 'project labor agreements' can raise costs 5-26% |
| 128 | Spinner | Building on Top of Hecht's--'air rights' office project will add 480K sqft behind and over downtown store |
| 129 | Staff | DC Takes Time Deciding on $500M Convention Center hotel project--slowed by 9/11: won't open til '05 |
| 130 | Kovaleski | Taxi Meter Plan Awaits New Reality--mayor focuses on cab commission re 70 yr-old system, 6200 cabs |
| FEBRUARY, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS | |
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| 130 | Anderson(Curr) | DC Debates Alternatives for Light Rail--early study presented to Council by DoT chief, others in gov't |
| 203 | Scarborough ltr | Fort White House--'security is a poor excuse for a president closing his doors to an open society' |
| 204 | Hedgpeth | DC Seeks Key to Hotel Funds--revenue bonds could help build 1000+ room Convention Center complex |
| 205 | Fernandez | White House Tours for Schoolkids to Resume Feb 15th--city, tourism officials laud (limited) reopening |
| 206 | Staff | Lack of Quorum Quashes Taxi Meeting--2 seats vacant, 4 others in question, 1 stalks out: who's left? |
| 208 | Staff | First Metro Station Canopies Studied at 3 stations--plan provides $27.2M for 53 stations' entrances |
| 208 | Wheeler | NCPC Backs Plans for Washington Monument--sunken walkways, underground visitor center OK'd |
| 210 | Rieffel ltr | Better Cabs For Nation's Capital--more comfort, safety, driver skills, acceptance of meters 'deserved' |
| 210 | Layton | Metro Predicts Year's Delay for New Cars--mfgr, officials bolstering quality control $340M for 192 cars |
| 212 | Layton | Metro Debuts lst 10 Clean-Air Buses--nat gas, other hi-tech items modernize fleet in "Year of the Bus"... |
| 212 | Layton (cont) | ...paying $53.3M for 164 buses ($15.4M for fueling sta)--1432 diesel buses in use, 500K daily users |
| 214 | Staff | MD Won't Negotiate on Wilson Bridge Bid--contractor too far from estimates: 6-mos delay at least |
| 219 | Leonnig | HUD Loses Faith in Housing Program--DC initiative halted over for-profit deal re 300 abandoned homes |
| 220 | Kovaleski | DC Slumlord to Sell: tenants to get proceeds--lawyer must also live in his property for non-compliance |
| 221 | Layton | New Metro Cars Blamed in Dragging Passenger, Rail Delays--faulty circuit panel linked to accident |
| 221 | Leonnig | FBI Probe ofTowing Uncovers Corruption--convictions include area auto theft, fraud, drug dealing |
| 222 | Staff | Pr. George's County Exec Wants to Turn Low Income Landover Apartments upscale--angers poor |
| 222 | Layton | Metro Looks for Something Between Bus and Train--chairman wants new mode of transportation |
| 222 | Layton | Despite Dragging Accident, Metro Calls New Trains Safe--faulty component an isolated incident |
| 224 | Editor | Doors Closing--Not!: better disclosure of safety problems essential if Metro to maintain public trust |
| 224 | Bucek ltr | Two-Base Hit for Mt. Vernon Square--develop stadium and housing together: satisfy both factions |
| 224 | Leonnig | DC Revitalization Promised, Not Delivered--non-profits collect millions, work not done, eyesores remain |
| 225 | Leonnig | $100M Failure--Urban Revival Stalled--risky ventures, little accountability, non-profits have done little |
| 226 | Leonnig | Blighted Sites May Revert to DC--revival stalled: non-profit CDCs did only 70/200 projects, blew $100M |
| 226 | Staff | City Seeks Input on Possible Streetcar Routes--3 suggested lines identified: GA Ave, U St, and M St |
| 228 | Editor | $100 Million Down the Drain--do city leaders have intestinal fortitude to shut down failing CDCs's |
| MARCH, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 301 | Layton | Metro Aims to Improve Bus Service--consultants suggest express service, new routes, busways, etc. |
| 302 | Leonnig | DC Non-Profit Assailed Over Housing Deals--Federal audit finds discount gov't homes resold at profit, |
| 302 | Shaver | Bidding on Wilson Bridge Under Investigation by MD, Feds--'joint venture' contrived to inflate cost?? |
| 308 | Kovaleski | DC Taxicab Commission Kills Meter Proposal--voted 5/1 for year of study: new members needed! |
| 309 | Bochdady | K-mart Suspends Work on DC Store at Brentwood Site--seven other stores in MD and VA to close |
| 309 | Lewis | Sense of Mission for Affordable Housing--Montgomery Cnty leaders promise more, against high odds |
| 309 | Shear | Road Projects' Costs Confound States--'Mixing Bowl' up to $700M frm 320; Wilson B ridge up to $2.4B |
| 309 | Leonnig | DC to Audit Non-Profits--DHCD failed to monitor $150M in federal funds to revitalize blighted areas |
| 310 | Staff | Nonprofit Loses Deal to Renovate Houses--Church Assn for Com Services hired forprofit to do work |
| 310 | Wilgoren | What's Going Where--construction wave transforming city--greatest since '60s--good map of 34 projects |
| 311 | Shaver | Metro Yields on Nat'l Aprt Station Name Change--$400K to add Reagan's name to 4700 maps, signs |
| 314 | Wilgoren | DC hires Cincinnati's transportation director John Deatrick as dep director DoT for AWI trans projects |
| 315 | Editor | Funding a Bridge and a Bowl--estimates too low or bids too high, states gotta find revenues to go on |
| 315 | Layton | Metro Parks New Natural Gas Buses--driver finds loose wheel, diesels to return til problem solved |
| 315 | Staff | Metro Ridership Improves, Cutting Deficit--from $20M to $11M--tourists could help even more |
| 317 | Woodlee | DC Council Targets Housing Groups' Funds--may repeal law creating CDC's, DCHD plans more audits |
| 317 | Whoriskey | Prosperity Feeds Housing Pinch--working families find few affordable options anywhere in region |
| 320 | Kunkle | 465 Affordable Apartments at Stake in VA--sale of Arlington Complex could displace immigrants |
| 322 | Irwin | Law Firm To Rent at New Site--538K sqft office bldg planned near Convention Center--open by end '04 |
| APRIL, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 402 | Staff | Downtown Improvement District (BID) to grow--to extend services further east by 18 sq. blocks |
| 403 | Staff | Meeting to be Held on Kennedy Center Access--FHWA proposing ways to reach center, connect to DC |
| 405 | Layton | Metro Officials Move Ahead on $3.3B Rail Plan--3 options for 24 miles+in Dulles Corridor: $481M>$3.3B |
| 407 | Layton | Metro's Traffic Jam Takes Bloom Off Cherry Festival--many escalators and elevators down, big delays |
| 407 | Editor | Back Burner for Fair Housing--illegal discrimination getting a free pass as affordable homes dry up |
| 418 | Leonnig | City's Housing Authority Probling Sale by Non-Profit--DCHA: homes went to investors, not needy buyers |
| 419 | Layton | Steering Towards New Fuel--Metro to buy 250 more natural gas buses, convert 100 for $127M |
| 425 | Argetsinger | DC Rule on GWU Housing Rejected--US Judge calls on-campus housing requirement unfair burden |
| MAY, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 501 | Staff | Suit on GW Housing Thrown Out--no permit needed to turn GWU-owned bldg to dorm in mixed-use zone |
| 501 | Editor | Car Troubles at Metro--slips in car deliveries serious--Metro should do some comparison shopping |
| 503 | Leonnig | Nonprofit Firm Fined $155K--sold renovated od DC rowhouses to investor, not low income families |
| 504 | Leonnig | Computer Crash Stalls Hundreds at DMV--offices struggling with ragged start-up of $17M new system |
| 504 | Schaeffer ltr | Natural Gas Not the Way to Go--cost of 250 n.g. buses and refueling could by 350 very clean diesels |
| 506 | Irwin | Gallery Place Project Gains Funding--DC-backed bonds will help finish 20-yr project in 2003! |
| 513 | Shaver | Road Work Adds to Traffic and Vice Versa--paradox explains delays on nearly-done NY Ave project |
| 517 | Layton | Metro Faces Rights Issues on Broken Elevators--ACLU, bd mbrs, call for improved access |
| 519 | Kovaleski | DC's 10-yr Grand Prix Auto Race Planning Ignored Impact--lawyers said no environmental study needed |
| 523 | Layton | Metro Moves to Drop Drug Tests--while union defends checks of workers on 'critical' escalators |
| 523 | Staff | DC Dept of Transportation Now Cabinet Agency--separate from Dept Public Works |
| 524 | Layton | Metro Plans to Buy 64 New Subway Cars--for $148.6M new company Alstom gets option for 120 more |
| 527 | Kovaleski | DC Sports/Entertainment Commission Mum on Grand Prix Finanial Data--rebuffs mayor's info appeal |
| 528 | Fisher | Trash Pickups, Road Fixes Nice, But Not Enough--big items (safety, schools services, the poor) remain |
| JUNE, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 601 | Leonnig | DMV Returns to the Back of the Line--progress was temporary--DC agency service drops again |
| 606 | Staff | Poll Finds DC Split on Funding Baseball Site--84% want team, 50% don't want city to pay for any of it |
| 606 | Staff | St. E's Named Imperiled Historic Site--Nat'l Trust to Urge Congressional Action: save for developers |
| 607 | Staff | Citywide Resurfacing Project Begun--$155M for shot-down Barney Circle project redirected to streets |
| 607 | Hsu | NCPC Adopts Design for PA Ave Plaza-- in front of White House--pink crushed granite and trees |
| 607 | Layton | Metro Urged to Build Light Rail by Rep Blumenauer (D-Ore.)--Metro Bd Chair wants 'Metrotram' |
| 612 | Layton | Metro Taking Hands-on Approach to Elevator Woes--now deploying repair crews before breakdowns |
| 614 | Layton | More Buses, New Garages in $1.3B Metro Budget for Next Year--no fare increases, but subsidies rise |
| 616 | Broder | Mayors Applaud Renewed Bush Focus on Urban Issues--more $ for affordable housing, welfare help |
| 617 | Kovaleski | DC Sports/Entertainment Commission Reverses Course--grand prix planners to examine enviro impact |
| 619 | Goldstein | Beleaguered DMV to Get Much-Needed Help--agency to add workers, fill vacancies, city says |
| 619 | Kovaleski | Rpt Recommends New Taxi Office--mayor's task force says downsize commission, use only for policy |
| 619 | Shaver | Retimed Stoplights in Works for Region--DC, States expected to cooperate, spend millions |
| 620 | Staff | DC COG Transportation Bd OKs Traffic Light Retiming--to spend $3-5M annually to reset 4500 lights |
| 621 | Staff | New Bids Sought on Wilson Bridge--competitive bids for $140-170M draw spans due Nov 7th |
| 621 | Staff | Metro Directors Approve FY03 budget for 100 natgas buses, 4 new garages--subsidies upped $17M |
| 621 | Goldstein | DC Will Offer Partial Amnesty (on fees/penalties) On Old Parking Tickets; gas stations to aid inspections |
| 628 | Layton | Tough Odds for Some of Metro's Escalators--repair list reveals recurrent failures: 3-10 hr repair time |
| 628 | Kovaleski | Mayor Tries to Appease Grand Prix Neighborhood--suggests compensation, homeowners still angry |
| 630 | Woodlee | Renovated ($68.5M) DC Wilson Bldg Dedicated--protesters disrupt re Olympics bid, DCGen'l closing |
| JULY, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 701 | staff | Making Way for New IMF Complex--PEPCO office bldg at 1900 PaAve to be replaced by 650K sqft bldg |
| 705 | Forgey | In Adams Morgan, Lofty Ambitions for Manufactured Factory--prkg garage w/loft condos good solution |
| 707 | Hershey ltr | Reopen America's Main Street--PA Ave in front of White House doesn't have to stay closed: give it back |
| 707 | Wolff | So, Call Me Party Pooper--writer/jogger says ugly 'party animals' look like denizens of amusement park |
| 708 | Kovaleski | DC Putting Up Funds for Grand Prix Track--promoter gets 10 years to repay $3.5M construction cost |
| 710 | Layton | Escalator, Elevator Aid Sought by Metro Chief--expert would study breakdowns, suggest plan to fix them |
| 710 | Kovaleski | Subpoena Urged on Grand Prix Racing Contract--7 councilmembers raise funding/payback concerns |
| 711 | Staff | Southeast Residential Growth Continues--mayor cuts ribbon on Ward 8 Woodmont Gardens--175 apts |
| 711 | Kovaleski | Grand Prix Race Impact 'Negligible', City Rules--11-ft Canadian sound damper fence to help cut noise |
| 712 | Reel | Security Design Approved for DC--designed to mesh with landscape: low walls, stone benches, etc. |
| 713 | Staff | Federal Appeals Court Rules in Wilson Bridge Labor Case--president can bar imposed labor, pay rules |
| 717 | Morello | Quantico's Schools 'Celebrate' Children--marines eat with kids in school cafeteria: education family affair |
| 717 | Kovaleski | Cost of DC's Grand Prix Rising--Council angry over extra $1.6M, Sports Commission secrecy |
| 718 | Kovaleski | Few Questions Before DC Approved Grand Prix Race--activists decry lack of concern for high noise |
| 719 | Kovaleski | Preparations in High Gear for Start of DC Grand Prix--organizers offer free tickets to wary neighborhood |
| 719 | Staff | Sewer Authority Approves $1.26B Pollution Plan--big new tunnels to be emergency reservoirs, cut run off |
| 720 | Kovaleski | Unwillingly, DC Neighbors Off to Races--grand prix opens with roar--devastating noise on 1.7mi track |
| 721 | Fenty ltr | The Wait Goes On for a Better DC DMV--systemic problems galore: residents deserve better service |
| 721 | Leonnig | Cut Noise or Pay $500 Fine, DC Tells Grand Prix--93-96db noise way above residential 60db allowed |
| 721 | Fernandez | Colossal Test of Precision--new convention center strives for historical balance--biggest bldg in DC |
| 722 | Kovaleski | Noise Imperils 2003 Grand Prix--estimated 70,000 attended 3-day event that riled close-by neighbors |
| 723 | Kovaleski | Red Flags for Grand Prix--mayor calls first race huge success, but wants less noise, more disclosure |
| 724 | Layton | Metro Issues 'Mea Culpa' for Breakdowns--agency blames mechanics, mgrs for escalator breakdowns |
| 726 | Layton | Metro Bd Approves Expert Panel Review--chief says he'll wait for results to make discipline decisions |
| 728 | Kovaleski | Grand Prix Firm Misled DCRA on Sound Barrier--letter touted plan, but firm was never hired to do job! |
| AUGUST, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 801 | Staff | Wilson Bridge Pile Driving to Halt Temporarily--1039th hvy pile driven one month early: light ones later |
| 811 | Barras | Giving Gentrification a Good Name--hey, DC, it's not a black and white issue, it's inevitable for blacks |
| 811 | Turner | Re Gentrification--throw money at problem, just aim in the right direction: gotta include affordable hsng |
| 815 | Vasquez | Many DC Trees Found Unhealthy--11-week citywide survey finds 10% dead, 32% fully healthy |
| 815 | Vasquez (Curr) | Problem Between Rain and Rivers--DC seeks US funds to cut waste spuillage during storms |
| 817 | Staff | DC Seeks Plans to Save Housing for Low-Income--issues r.f.p. for $25M to rehab low/mod income hsng |
| 817 | Fahrenthold | DC Fire Dept Using Dirty Bomb Detectors--old Geiger counters revived for new threat: HazmatU has better |
| 817 | Hsu | Sept. 11 Chaos Prompts Exit Plan--federal workers to get orders within 15 min for 'orderly exodus' (?) |
| 818 | Leonnig | Despite Protests, Historic Cabaret Razed--Duke Ellington starter had become 'imminent danger' |
| 820 | Layton | Speedy Bus Lanes Studied for K Street--rapid transit route could ease gridlock: G'town to Union Station |
| 820 | Staff | Affordable Housing Complex Launched--600-townhouse Henson Ridge: goal to sell to ex-pub housed |
| 822 | Wilgoren | New Housing Hasn't Helped Mayor's Image--locals shrug off $560M spent on 10,000 new units in SE |
| 822 | Editor | Don't Ratify a Bad Traffic Call--redesigning K St for rapid buses is just to make up for closing E St ??? |
| 822 | Staff | Ground Broken for 1500-car Metro Garage at Grosvenor Station on Red Line in Rockville |
| 822 | Wilgoren | Convergence of New Possibilities at Old Convention Center Site--want downtown mecca for fun, nightlife |
| 830 | Ginsberg | Bid Process on Wilson Bridge Delayed--weight limits may be necessary on old span as delays grow |
| 831 | Spellman | Upgrades Rejuvenate Ward 8 Apartment Complex--392 affordable (Sec8) units get uplift, new name |
| SEPTEMBER, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 905 | Wilgoren | 'Target' Fills In Blank--retailer to anchor Columbia Hts, shopping-entertainment complex at Metro stop |
| 913 | Layton | $12B Metro Plan Has Trolleys, Rapid Buses--big growth, more connections to East of Anacostia |
| 914 | Layton | Metro Canopies' Price, Schedule Off--average cost of escalor covers up $100K to $430K, first in Spring |
| 915 | Williams | Down Payment on Affordable Housing--DC, Montgomery, Alexandria agree to joint pvt housing initiative |
| 916 | Staff | Funds Proposed for Pennsylvania Ave--provide $11M for pedestrian plaza, study $100M tunnel, E St. |
| 918 | Editor | Stretching Metro Dollars--$12.2B 10-yr transit plan, big plans scrapped, include 114 mi light rail/bus |
| 918 | Wilgoren | New Day Dawning in Columbia Heights--$145M complex to anchor total of 11 new projects near Metro |
| 919 | Staff | Work Starts on New Henson Ridge Housing Project in Southeast--57 acre, $91M, 600-home HopeVI |
| 920 | Layton | Metro Mechanics Criticized--elevator technicians should be removed, panel of experts says |
| 921 | Lewis | Washington Area Private Affordable Housing Partnership Fund a Start--need more Fed$, housing units |
| 921 | Straight | Breaking Ground Anew In Anacostia--176-unit Woodmont Crossing 1st new private rental complex in 25 yrs |
| 925 | Layton | Metro Report Angers Elevator Repair Union--leader says managers, wages to blame, not crews |
| 926 | Goldstein | Developer Pays $26M for Columbia Hospital Site--luxury apts planned--delivered 275K babies in 136 yrs |
| 928 | Deane | Third Time's a Charm--82-yr old 8-flr Roosevelt Hotel reopens w/200 luxury rental apts in 250K sqft..... |
| 928 | Deane(cont) | .....4570 luxury rentals on line in DC since 1998--3327 more underway, 522 more in planning |
| 929 | Timberg | 5 Potential Baseball Sites Eyed--for 40K seats, $250-450M cost, Union Sta, SE Waterfront best on list?? |
| OCTOBER, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS | |
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| 1002 | Staff | Funding Advances for Metro Expansion--$152M for 24 miles to Dulles, $60M to extend to Largo, MD |
| 1002 | Staff | Luxury Condos Planned at DC's Columbia Hospital Site--up to 130 condos on 8 floors, cost $900K max |
| 1003 | Staff | Panel May Study Closing Schools, City Buildings--mayor seeks to emulate base-closing commission |
| 1006 | Shaver | NY Avenue 'Gateway' May Get New Look--city seeks input on improving traffic, residents' amenities |
| 1006 | Layton | DC Looks at Self-propelled Train--diesel rail cars run on non-elex tracks--use on "Anacostia starter line?" |
| 1010 | Ibrahim | Artists Touch Up Party Animals for Auction--pre-bidding already underway at $250 to $2000 per |
| 1011 | Woodlee | New Giant Welcomed in Brentwood, NE--supermkt seen as boost for community--Home Depot nearby |
| 1012 | Kass | DC Tax Credit for First-time Home Buyers is Good thru 2003--up to $5K if AGI below $110K |
| 1012 | Ruben | Where Home Buyers Join the Club--make-over of 'Oxon Creek' in SE stresses home ownership |
| 1012 | Ruben | Downtown but Discreet--9 luxury apartments share historic building with Internat'l spy museum |
| 1013 | Matthews ltr | Priorities and Playgrounds--complains about city fixing streets, sidewalks, but not playgrounds |
| 1027 | Becker ltr | Gimme Shelter--for renters, trip to DC landlord/tenant court can be unjust/degrading experiece |
| 1029 | Forgey | Cityscape: PA Ave Newseum That Fits--glass fronteddesign reflects free press--incl. 100 apts: $500M |
| 1029 | Rein | Fairfax County Supervisors Endorse $3.2B Project to Extend Metro to Tysons Corner, Dulles |
| 1030 | Hedgpeth | DC Envisions Issuing Bonds to Fund Hotel--1500-rm Convention Center Marriott may cost $500M |
| NOVEMBER, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1023 | Wiener (Curr) | Superior Court Delays American Tower Suit--wants larger federal suit resolved first: parties agree |
| 1104 | Layton | Metrobus Leaves Passengers Wanting A Lift--better service, shelters, schedule information sought |
| 1106 | Slowinski | Land Swap Isn't Good Deal for Public--trading woodland near Foxhall for mayor's residence not good |
| 1107 | Barker | Party Animals' Find New Homes--Arts Commission raises $313K for 42 sculptures, 17 miniatures |
| 1108 | Shaver | New Wilson Bridge Bids in Ballpark--$18M over estimate for draw spans is relief to engineers |
| 1111 | Staff | WW II Memorial Dedication Set-- for 5/29/04, says PX Kelley, head of Am Battlefield Monument Com |
| 1114 | Santana | DC Tower Appeal Vowed--3-judge Court of Appeals upheld Circuit Ct on stop-work order--next step? |
| 1115 | Timberg | Cost Estimates Jump for New DC Baseball Stadium--up to $542M for 1 of 5 sites, due to land costs |
| 1116 | Fleishman | No Need to Be Ugly--photos show good-looking affordable housing all over metro area (but not much) |
| 1118 | Timberg | DC Council Eyes Taxes to Finance Ballpark--$200M share pledged by DC no longer affordable |
| 1119 | Editor | Baseball at What Cost?--how can mayor make good on $200M pledge with "structural imbalance" |
| 1121 | Wilgoren | DC OK's 6 Affordable Housing Plans--45 abandoned lots go to developers, 30 more coming: 3900 to go! |
| 1122 | Hsu | Williams, Norton Criticize Limits on Tour Buses at Newseum--fed judges object to US Courthouse traffic |
| 1122 | Layton | Metro Adopts Dulles Rail, Capital Plan--board unsure how to cover estimated $12.2B cost: future dubious |
| 1125 | Nakamura | Mayoral Mansion Plans Imperil Wild Slice of DC--Foxhall-ites try to save 4 acre park beyond 16.5 bought |
| 1126 | Staff | Holmes, Williams Lobby for Security Headquarters--want to use 180-acre site at St. E's |
| DECEMBER, 2002 | PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1205 | Layton | Union Opposition Delays Metro Escalator Findings--vowing to fight privatizing 102 mechanics |
| 1212 | Layton | Metro Chief to Layoff 200, Raise Fares (1st time since '95)--agency faces unforeseen $48M shortfall |
| 1213 | Barker | DC Commission on Arts Does Itself Party Favor--bought back 9 party animals for $39K at auction |
| 1213 | Castaneda | Fresh Look, Attitude in SE Apartments--renovations, management revive 110-unit Crescent Park Village |
| 1216 | Wilgoren | Cleanup Agent Being Cleared Out at DC Brentwood Postal Plant--poison gas converted to saltwater |
| 1216 | Irwin | Renovations Driven By DC Law Firms by DC Law Firms--legal sector leads downtown leasing projects |
| 1216 | Irwin | DC Developer Lets Money Talk--offers $10M bid increase for $1.8 acres on Mass Ave in midst of hearing |
| 1219 | Woodlee | DC Council Members Try to Pave Way for Baseball--responding to citizen concerns, create goodwill |
| 1220 | Layton | VA Transport Bd OK's $4B 24-mile Metro rail to Dulles, via Tysons Corner--expect 80K daily riders |
| 1221 | Wilgoren | Affordable Housing Plans Chosen--$25M set to finance 27 projects,1850 units in 'gentrifying' communities |
| 1221 | Staff | Wilson Bridge Cost Grows $120M to $2.56B, 6-lanes each way w/draw bridge--but still no Metro! |
| 1222 | Timberg | DC's Share for Baseball Stadium Increasing--mayor says city cost could hit $300M--team to move by '04 |
| 1223 | Nader Ltr | Baseball Stadium Shouldn't Strap DC--shouldn't strip funds from unmet city needs, encourage wasted costs |
| 1227 | Timberg | DC Location Urged for Agency--Loss of Homeland Security HQ could cost DC $171M over 5 yrs, 10K jobs |
