I tried to find information about articulated buses, double deck buses, hybrid city buses and other rubber-tired transit buses that the County is supposed to be evaluating for service on the Pike. Information about anything except streetcars has been totally censored by the County Board. The Columbia Pike Library had no information when I visited last week.
Appears that the news media and blogs (except for your blog) have also been threatened in various ways. That's what one person who works for the for-profit blogs told me when I called to ask why no information about articulated or double deck buses has ever appeared on the blog.
It's totally unacceptable for us to be stuck with a $200 million transit system where the streetcars will sit for days on the Pike if the power goes out for days. We can have a great bus system on the Pike for much much less.
Thanks for your blog.
Pike Rider
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Seen the Clarendon Patch lately? Crime stories and dog stories. Worse than my high school newspaper 10 years ago where there was reporting about alternatives to the diesel school buses then in service.
I called the Library Administration number and spoke with the Library System's public information specialist about Pike residents obtaining information about Pike transit options and he told me to call WMATA.
How about Arl Now? Two thirds of those who post comments live in or work in the B-R corridor, either planning the next mixed use redevelopment at 2100 or partying in a mixed use redevelopment where they live.
Then there's $ara$ota $cott McCaffrey. ;~}
The Arlington Library System has become a middle school experience - for adults.
You mean $ara$ota $cott Moneycaffrey?
Top three priorities of the local media (including the Post) are advertising $, advertising $$, and advertising $$$.
So, what have AVN and AIM produced and posted recently? More trivia and drivel supporting the County Board's recreation, sports, and entertainment agenda.
Agenda? Check out the County Board's 'Christmas in July' consent agenda fro July 21st.
How about "We will tell our corporate cronies never to advertise on your blog again"?
AVN is Zimmerman's propaganda channel.
What's the pay off for Jay's domestic partner's corporate consulting firm from the next County Board meeting?
How many millions are we paying for a 'public information' office in the county manager's office?
Arlington Mercury is apparently another member of the "Gimme Group" of Arlington non-profits.
Yeah, Mike Nardozimmy recently joined Mercury as a 'pro-development facilitator'.
Arlington Mercury is another shill-for-the-status-quo media outlet, operating as a another needy non-profit.
Don't know if the Mercury is non-profit. Mercury IS looking for advertising. Can't afford to rock the boat. BTW, Steve Thurston teaches journalism in Maryland.
I see him taking voluminous notes on a tablet at public meetings but nothing is ever published about the meetings.
We are paying at least $2 million a year for the PR Machine in the County Manager's office - including AVN. Many County departments have one or more PR people on-staff.
Know the media outlet that's truly shameful, it's Washington Post. Cost of the newspaper is up to a dollar weekdays and the Metro Section is worse than ever.
How about the Clarendon Dog Patch? Is there any pet County Board special interest Jason Spencer doesn't like?
Never mind high school journalism the local media are middle school journalism at its worst.
Haven't you yet realized? Arlington is a big middle school and we're treated like 13-year olds by Mother Mary and pretty much everyone else in county government.
Right on to that !!!!!!
"Steve, if you cooperate with us we'll be sure to ask our corporate cronies to consider advertising on your blog".
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