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Ban on “Issue” Ads in DC Metro System Blocks Popular Advocacy Channel

Associations Now

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which has long allowed advocacy messages to be posted throughout its system, this week chose to ban all issue-related ads, rather than let an anti-Muslim group display cartoons of the prophet Muhammad on the city’s trains, buses, and stations. An Important Advocacy Tool.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

Associations Now

As the investigation of the deadly New York City train derailment this week continues, transportation regulators and industry groups have zeroed in on the issue of safety—specifically, the funding and technology needed to make commuter rail travel more secure. But the problems aren’t confined to Metro-North.

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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

Associations Now

When New York City became the first place in the country to require chain restaurants to post a warning next to high-sodium items, a number of associations came out both for and against the new rule. On December 1, New York City became the first city in the U.S.

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Uber, Lyft? No Worries: Public Transit Group Sees Room for Sharing

Associations Now

Washington, DC, for example, is about two months into a yearlong plan to repair its aging Metro system. And New York City plans to shut down a major artery of its subway system—the L line, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan— for 18 months, starting in 2019. ” The post Uber, Lyft?

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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abbycarr - Abby Carr; New York City; Mom of 3, MD at B2B PR firm with finance and professional clients, Brown alum, greenwich villager. New media for @USGAO. jeremy_harvey ; Jeremy Harvey; Metro DC; Destination marketer for Visit Loudoun : Phillies fan : Emmy winner : Triplet : Opinions here are mine.