Will Congestion Pricing Ever Catch On Here?
D.C.'s High Unemployment Not the Worst in the Nation
Last week, a Bloomberg News story claimed that Ward 8 in the District of Columbia has the highest unemployment rate in the country. This is simply not true. For one thing, comparing small portions of a single city to entire metropolitan areas (as the article does) is unfair. READ MORE >>
Do Low-Income Households Get Slow Broadband by Design?
With the unveiling of the National Broadband Map last week, focus has again turned to broadband access. While the obvious conclusion from the map is that urban and suburban households are more likely to be in the service area of broadband providers, mere availability is not the only way to measure access. READ MORE >>
Not Your Parents' District of Columbia
Economically, the Washington, D.C. region is one of the strongest in the United States. Increasingly, that is true of the city at its core as well. The District is also changing in other ways, as long-time residents move out and new residents move in. This changing District may come as a surprise to many, particularly to some of the newer members of Congress. READ MORE >>
Just How Much Taxation Without Representation?
Over the past year or so the nebulous movement known as the Tea Party has co-opted many of the symbols of the founding fathers to fight against (among other things) taxation without representation. However, on Tax Day it is important to remember the one group of present-day citizens who know what “taxation without representation” really means: residents of the District of Columbia READ MORE >>
