2015 City of Alexandria Primary

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  • June 9, 2015 at 12:40 pm #1031663
    peterw_diy
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    Bumping this thread to ask Alexandrians to please vote! It appears to be a competitive race, so your vote really could help determine whether Alexandria has a mayor who advocates for bicycling or not.

    June 10, 2015 at 2:08 am #1031753
    lordofthemark
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    I am not happy.

    June 10, 2015 at 2:10 am #1031755
    PotomacCyclist
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    Is she going to cut back on Capital Bikeshare expansion and bike infrastructure? I hope not.

    June 10, 2015 at 2:16 am #1031756
    lordofthemark
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    One hopes the Council will not be impressed by a Mayor who only got 38% of the vote. She has strongly allied with Old Town NIMBYs on development issues, and it is hard to see her breaking with them on other issues.

    June 10, 2015 at 4:05 am #1031763
    peterw_diy
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    @PotomacCyclist 117709 wrote:

    Is she going to cut back on Capital Bikeshare expansion and bike infrastructure? I hope not.

    The Mayor has the same vote as the other 6 Council members, the same $ to hire one part time aide, plus the gavel. The Mayor doesn’t have the authority to do much of anything without the support of the rest of Council. City staff report to the Council-appointed career City Manager.

    Unless Council changes (i.e. enough Republicans get elected), I think Silberberg may be unusually weak, as she may be seen, despite being Mayor, as a voice of dissent. At least Euille is generally seen as speaking for Council, as the majority share his views.

    June 10, 2015 at 4:18 am #1031765
    peterw_diy
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    @PotomacCyclist 117709 wrote:

    Is she going to cut back on Capital Bikeshare expansion and bike infrastructure? I hope not.

    Oh, and it was City staff (the City Manager) who proposed adding no new CaBi stations this coming fiscal year. It was City Council (on which Silberberg now sits) who restored funding for adding more CaBi stations.

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