Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Creative ways to boost tourism
Give Pittsburgh the scaffold?; When movie tax credits help a city; Bikeshare thievery; GSA proposes cybersecurity campus; Corupt developer punished; Alec Baldwin, bike salmon; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who needs a license?
Taxis vs. the future; License to tour; Not too high; Get ready to bike to work; No place to park; Bus flips; From students to Shakespeare; Solar pavement; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Forums, freight, and financing
This week, learn about infrastructure and support smart growth advocacy. Next week, weigh in on projects that will make communities better in DC, Arlington, and Alexandria. And enjoy the nice weather, get outdoors, and explore the Washington region with more walking tours. CSG Livable Communities Leadership Award: The Coalition for Smarter Growth’s annual awards… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety first
On the trail; Idaho Stops may be safer; Orange cones, no phones; Surviving earth, wind, and fire; Poverty in new places; Eastern Market more like 7-Eleven; Reinvigorating Crystal City; Casino’s signs worry neighbors; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Community schools may get the axe, but a school farm gets a reprieve
Nipping community schools in the bud?: This year DC funded a new program that uses schools as hubs for providing social services, but there’s no funding in next year’s proposed budget to sustain or expand the effort just as it’s getting off the ground. (DCFPI) Reprieve for farm at DCPS school: A one-acre urban farm at the Walker-Jones Education Campus off North… Keep reading…
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Art doesn’t have to be intimidating or distant. Here are 5 great ways to see art besides in a museum.
We hear a lot about building new housing, retail, and offices, but space for artists to work is also a valuable part of neighborhoods. It’s not just for the artists themselves. When artists have work spaces in our communities, it can make art more accessible to the regular person. Many artists open up their studios to the general public, either regularly or during special… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cycle stats
Even more bike, lately; Trash can follies; Transit center blues; The Show-Me Station?; Shape Bethesda; Running from streetcars; Slow down; Selling public space for private gain; Drones of Brookland; And…. Keep reading…
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Residents skeptical of BRT and mixed-use development grill Montgomery council candidates
In the coming years, eastern Montgomery County could see some big changes, from faster, more reliable bus service to a new research and technology hub. Last night, candidates for County Council talked about these issues with some very skeptical Four Corners residents. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Victims of the road
Cycling hit on Bike to School Day; Hit-and-run gets 6 months; Intersection of doom; Did confusion kill?; Transit first in MoCo; Right to play; Heights stay; Returning home; Diversifying the housing stock; Can’t build there. Keep reading…
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Thousands of public parking spaces in Bethesda and Silver Spring sit empty every day
Ask someone about driving in Bethesda or Silver Spring on a weekend night and he or she will give you a mouthful: “There’s nowhere to park!” But as those communities have grown, their parking demands have actually gotten lower. On an average day, thousands of spaces there sit empty. Keep reading…