Nearly 6 in 10 Washington-area residents say drivers frequently violate traffic laws in the region, more than say the same about pedestrians, bicyclists or electric scooter riders, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. Perhaps surprisingly, drivers are more likely to fault other drivers as scofflaws than they are […] Read more »
What young adults think about the economy — and why it matters for 2020
“It’s the economy, stupid.” Since James Carville first used that phrase to keep Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign focused on economics in 1992, that slogan has been used to insist that elections are made or broken by how voters perceive the economy. … While the economy may be improving by many […] Read more »
J.D. Power Teams up with SurveyMonkey to Expand Reach into New Customer Segments
J.D. Power, the global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, has formed a partnership with SurveyMonkey (Nasdaq: SVMK), a leading global survey software company, to expand customer experience data collection through digital consumer channels. J.D. Power will leverage SurveyMonkey’s innovative digital platform and SurveyMonkey Audience, the company’s robust market […] Read more »
Infrastructure week is past due
To its discredit, the Trump administration has turned “infrastructure week” into a running joke, betraying both the president’s core constituency and the country at large. The need is no joke. At last report, the professional American Society of Civil Engineers rated the nation’s infrastructure a D+, a grade in which […] Read more »
Washington-area residents widely oppose paying a toll to drive into downtown D.C.
A clear majority of Washington-area residents oppose congestion pricing — charging drivers a toll to enter the District during high-traffic times to ease congestion — according to a recent Washington Post-Schar School poll. The survey finds that 63 percent of residents oppose the idea, nearly double the 34 percent who […] Read more »
The Singular Appeal of a Government Focus on Infrastructure
President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other congressional leaders met at the White House on Tuesday and announced an agreement in principle to spend $2 trillion to fix the nation’s infrastructure. This verbal agreement is a great distance away from the enactment of […] Read more »