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• The Daily Report

  Outsmarting Congestion pricing, Socialist Cities, Pedestrian-Friendly Streets, More…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Nov 30th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, new york city, building, congestion pricing, bellevue, londoners, venezuela, socialist cities, super highway | 0

  Those Cheeky Londoners

  “Mayor Michael Bloomberg touts London’s congestion pricing plan as a model for New York City. But as Britain is learning, no plan is perfect. License plate counterfeiting and thefts are increasing...[and] Londoners are now cloning license plates to avoid congestion fees. “I was surprised at just how easy it was,” Parliament Roads Minister Robert Goodwill said. “All I did was I spotted the Prime Minister’s car coming out of Downing Street across the road. I…

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• The Daily Report

  diversity in demographics: is Bellevue bland?

  Michele Fierro | Fri, Nov 9th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: microsoft, bellevue, bland, election day, michele fierro, emerald city, lack of diversity | 0

  In the spirit of Election Day, let’s talk demographics.

  Bellevue is the fifth largest city in Washington state, clocking in at about 119,000 residents, as compared to 562,000 in the Emerald City across the lake. Bellevue is the largest city on the Eastside, surpassing Redmond, the home of Microsoft and other familiar names.

  Most notably, Bellevue has a lot of yuppies. Especially downtown Bellevue, which is seeing the most growth right now.

  Almost 60 percent of Bellevue residents…

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