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This past week Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran, long time representatives of Northern Virginia, proposed a plan to extend the Orange Line to Centreville and the Blue Line (or possibly the Yellow Line) to Woodbridge. The study that they have requested $20 million for would look at the feasibility of the plan. Well...
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This past week the G20, a body representing the most powerful economies of the world, met to discuss the continued global recession, currency, and the impact of domestic policies on international trade. A lot of diplomatic speeches and intent only agreements were made about what has become common place in Treasuries around the world,...
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Nothing makes my head hurt more than when a bus tries to do the job of a train. This is where people who complain about cheap access to transit usually start calling me names, but sadly it is not good transit planning to provide a parallel system just for the sake of it costing...
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Good morning Tysons. Around the Corner today; The McLean Chocolate Festival is back this year, January 27th at the McLean Community Center. If you like everything from a chocolate fountain to custom high end Belgian chocolates I suggest you check it out and help support local businesses. Last year’s festival drew 3000 chocolate fans...
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In a previous post we noted our reluctance to give carte blanche to an administration who has been all but malicious towards Northern Virginia’s state funding needs, all the while reaping a disproportionate amount of revenue from our region. Well the state found one item they could gauge us on even more. Congratulations NOVA,...
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That awkward moment when you have to tell all those people who read your book, paid you money to create a bunker, or otherwise financially supported you in anticipation of the end of the world that you are full of it. My question to humanity. Can we please stop trying to create a fatalist...
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When Governor Bobby released his proposed 2013 budget most state wonks likely zeroed in on the massive increase for non-general Transportation funding. The budget shows an $800 million increase in spending out of a budget which is wholly controlled by the revenues taken in by the motor fuel excise tax (as well as some...
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Controversy has shrouded the planning process of Tysons once again, this time in protest to the long debated (over two years in fact) tax for infrastructure on all land owners in the district. At its heart opponents believe the tax is just another nuisance being imposed on them, and many say it should be...
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I don’t think it would shock anyone to hear that the media sometimes use sensationalized terms in order to invoke more interest in a subject matter and to create faux-drama. During the past 3 months of election coverage we have seen pundits blatantly pretend as if the race was even for the purpose of increasing viewership....
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A lot has been said this election cycle about how the GOP is “business friendly” and capable of creating jobs and profits for entrepreneurs. The RNC insists that a mixture of reduced regulations and taxes will spur the greatest economic growth since the 1950s with 12 million new jobs. The GOP unfortunately is completely...
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