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Comment by Rob

Amazing spin job here. The Gray campaign broke the law, and the Gray administration has slowed down progress on a whole bunch of fronts. But progress hasn't stopped entirely, and so you're playing up...

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Comment by Tim Krepp

Really? In my neck of the woods (Hill East), everything moving forward under Fenty got slowed down or even stopped. Reservation 13 development, never fast tracked in the first place, ground to a...

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Comment by JustMe

Mayor Gray: "He didn't really break anything when he took over"Honestly, it is a point in his favor. Had he not run against Fenty, someone else possibly more destructive would have. He was definitely...

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Comment by MJ

Come on, the 2032 plan is totally bogus. It's a compilation of ideas with no real means to implement them. Also, as I've commented on here before, I take issue with over-the-top praise for One City One...

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Comment by monkeyrotica

Teachers are still being evaluated and sometimes fired based on performance, not on seniority.Yes this is an improvement over NOT being evaluated and NEVER fired at all.And it's nice that he's...

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Comment by Tim Krepp

@JustMe A fair point. Not breaking anything is not to be undervalued. What if's are always tough, but I don't think a more destructive candidate could have won though, even with the Great Fenty...

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Comment by Bossi

I agree a couple of those listings are nice, but I actually see a few of the listed achievements instead as strikes against him- simply because I approach the subject with a different viewpoint and...

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Comment by Michael Perkins

I'll believe the effort to adjust parking meter rates according to measured demand is real when I see it. Currently, we're in May 2012 waiting until Fall 2012 for the report of measured demand for...

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Comment by AWalkerInTheCity

I think mayor grays support of the 2032 plan is huge, even if it doesnt lead directly to one iota of tangible anything. Its broken the split on change - all the folks who voted against Fenty for...

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Comment by Jamie Scott

I think some of the commenters here are missing the point. The article says that we shouldn't let the scandals make us think that the Gray administration is doing absolutely nothing while breaking all...

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Comment by Scoot

Some predicted that education reform, the streetcar and bike lanes would stop under Mayor Gray. Let's be clear: that hasn't happened.I'd be curious to know in what ways the author believes that...

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Comment by David Alpert

Scoot: You seem to be confused about who the author is of this post. I am editor-in-chief, but please note the bylines on individual posts. That said, I agree with what Ken says here.As for the...

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Comment by HogWash

@Rob, care to name a few big ticket items that have been slowed down thanks to Gray? Thanks. @Tim Kreep, you're much more familiar than I am, but where did Fenty leave off w/the Res13 issue and what...

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Comment by HogWash

@Jamie, The point of the article is to say that Gray has continued to do some good things for the city and we should not let scandals overshadow that.Part of the problem of politics is that we are too...

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Comment by Scoot

Thanks, I was confused. I thought David was the author of this post.

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Comment by David Alpert

The Reservation 13 thing is really frustrating. I vehemently disagree with Gray on that one, and I can understand how Hill East residents would feel Gray has not had their interests at heart. But more...

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Comment by DCster

I would like to hear more about OCOH's impact relative to the prior job placement programs, as MJ alludes to, but regardless, it does appear that the program is helping those in struggling Wards get...

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Comment by Tim Krepp

@Hogwash, I'm not about to tout Mayor Fenty as Res 13 hero, but when he left, bids had been taken for two parcels. The process, slow and painful as it was, was grinding along.And then with Mayor Grey,...

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Comment by Andrew

The progress on bike lanes is really the rub in my opinion. The drop-off in miles per year installed after Fenty still astonishes me. We've gotten a few lanes built, and a plan for the L St cycletrack,...

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Comment by HogWash

@Tim, And honestly, after he yelled at us in the most condescending manner possible at the Res 13 meeting, i've given up on him.This seems to frame your arguments "against" him.But back to res13, so...

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Comment by Scoot

Can you provide a few specifics demonstrating how he's bungled every aspect of the streetcar.Sure, I'll provide 3 specifics:1) Cutting the DDOT Unified Fund2) Failing to give DDOT clear direction on...

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Comment by Steven Yates

I think the problem with Gray is that these are his big accomplishments. Maybe that's unfair since he still has a considerable amount of time left in office. But the list strikes me as a combination of...

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Comment by Ken Archer

Amazing spin job here...He didn't really break anything when he took overThere seems to be a real reticence to acknowledge anything new that Mayor Gray has accomplished. I've listed several specific...

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Comment by Ben

@Andrew: I absolutely agree with you about the lack of progress on the bike lanes. The 2009 Glover Park transportation study called for bike lanes on New Mexico Avenue and Tunlaw Road. It is three...

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Comment by Ben

I agree that not everything Vince Gray has done is terrible but given what Fenty accomplished during his term and what Antonio Villaraigosa is doing right now provides quite a contrast to what we could...

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Comment by Jo

Wll Gray start to work on DC pension reform, TANF limits, and a possible middle class tax cut at anytime?

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Comment by jeff

I'm not as fervent a Gray basher as a lot of people here, but this is most certainly a spin job for no apparent reason. Few of anything listed is unique to his administration. The sustainability plan,...

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Comment by Ken Archer

I absolutely agree with you about the lack of progress on the bike lanes. The 2009 Glover Park transportation study called for bike lanes on New Mexico Avenue and Tunlaw Road.Ben,This is a perfect...

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Comment by selxic

Why do people get so caught up on Reservation 13 when larger parcels like Poplar Point are doing so well?

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Comment by HogWash

Cutting the DDOT Unified FundAccording to reports:1)Funds for the H St/Benning line was approved even while the DDOT UF was eliminated. What particular portion of the streetcar project has been bungled...

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Comment by Anon20009

"The scandals may be real, but his administration has also racked up some important achievements across the government." Maybe I am living in some sad delusional world, but I voted for Vincent Gray...

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Comment by Crickey7

About the best thing one can say for the Gray administration is that it hasn't been as big a disaster as some had feared. Pretty close, but not quite.

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Comment by Scoot

Funds for the H St/Benning line was approved even while the DDOT UF was eliminated. What particular portion of the streetcar project has been bungled as a result?Ha, well, it's hard to arrive at what...

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Comment by oboe

@DCster [I]t does appear that the program is helping those in struggling Wards get employed and contributing to the District's declining unemployment rate (10.8% when Gray was sworn in to 8.3% now).Not...

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Comment by oboe

@selxic: Why do people get so caught up on Reservation 13 when larger parcels like Poplar Point are doing so well?Why do people get so hung up on DCPS school quality when my kid's school is awesome?

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Comment by HogWash

Ha, well, it's hard to arrive at what particular portion of the project has been bungled, seeing as so many current problems plague the single line that is nearing completion,Wait, let me get this...

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Comment by dcd

I have some serious reservations about things that happened during the Gray campaign. But we also should give credit where credit is due and recognize that some good things have happened under Gray's...

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Comment by Stan B

I respect Ken and David very much but I feel like they are living in a bubble, or don't remember the pace of progress under Fenty and Williams. The bar seems to be so low for Gray that if he releases...

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Comment by selxic

Have you been by Poplar Point recently, oboe?

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Comment by HogWash

@Stan, don't remember the pace of progress under Fenty and Williams.I think you might be confusing the pace of "actual" progress with pace of "perceived" progress.

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Comment by D

I agree with Ken on this one. I supported Fenty but have to admit that Gray has been better than anticipated, save for the scandals. If he is able to move the District towards a more diversified...

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Comment by H Street Landlord

Good post Ken A. I was also very anti Gray but dude has pleasantly surprised me. The nearly quarter billion in the budget (for the next 6 years) for streetcars, the awesome sustainability plan and his...

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Comment by Scoot

I asked you to cite how Gray has bungled the streetcar project. You respond with an indictment based on him cutting the DDOT fund. I point out to you that the FUNDING (the issue @hand) was...

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Comment by Moxie32

Let's face it, everyone who posted loves Washington and wants what's best for us. We also are disappointed and understandably trying to defend prior beliefs and decisions. The facts are the facts and...

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Comment by Adam

@jeff: "As for not raiding the capital budget, didn't Gray vote for the baseball stadium? If memory serves correct, Fenty was the only hold out of that boondoggle." This comment is wrong on three...

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Comment by Another view

Jeff - I must challenge you on giving any credit to Fenty for sustainability planning. His Green DC, was just a list of things the city had done on their own buildings. There was no plan done by his...

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Comment by Ronnie

As much distaste as I have for Gray as a result of seeing him crawl into corrupt pockets as soon as he was elected as Ward 7 councilmember, I have to agree with Moxie32: 'Let's separate the Fenty vs....

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Comment by HogWash

it was merely an opinion that the decision represented an ideological regression. I had already stated my belief that throwing money at a project without a clear sense of direction --And that opinion...

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