Posts about Maryland
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WAMU missteps with one-sided Outer Beltway story
WAMU’s Metro Connection aired a sadly one-sided story on Friday about long-debated, oft-rejected proposals to build an Outer Beltway across the Potomac, far from the region’s core. Positively, Metro Connection agreed that the piece wasn’t up to their standards, and the reporter has already added some of the missing side of the story. The original piece… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Seat filler
Ethics just got real; Silver Line in peril; Higher prices, not Sundays; Sidewalk cafes grow in number, not size; Some parts of Ward 5 vote; MDOT loses head; GeekEasy wasn’t so easy; Parks from parking lots; The road to ruin; And…. Keep reading…
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Parking minimums undermine Montgomery zoning changes
Montgomery County is rewriting its zoning code, but the proposed draft leaves old minimum parking requirements largely in place. This obstructs the very growth the county wants to encourage. Outside downtowns with parking districts, almost all new housing will still need 2 off-street parking spaces per dwelling, even in mixed-use or multi-family residential areas. Parking… Keep reading…
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“Diverging diamond” doesn’t help make a walkable corridor
An almost-finished plan for the Greenbelt Metro and MD-193 area aims to create pedestrian-friendly urban nodes in northern Prince George’s. But the county has decided to push a pedestrian and bike-unfriendly interchange in the middle of the corridor. Prince George’s planners recently held their final meeting on the Sector Plan in Greenbelt. It caps months of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not enough
Give peak a chance; ICC too empty?; The Tide rolls on; Poplar going to auction; Peds, bikes now count; Tourism without a car; Biking in the future; Transit Score gets low quality score; And…. Keep reading…
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Don’t fear change, or the zoning updates
Change can be frightening, especially when it affects our own neighborhoods. That’s why it’s no surprise that the planners who are rewriting the District’s and Montgomery County’s zoning codes are running into trepidation, misinformation, anger and even conspiracy theories at community meetings. Keep reading…
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New data show ridership patterns on the Brunswick Line
MARC is proposing changes to the schedule on its Brunswick Line which significantly improves service to Montgomery County stations. The changes reflect new, recently-released boarding statistics for the line’s 19 stations, statistics which can help them better serve commuters. The data show, among other things, that Montgomery County stations account… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Motion like the tide
Anacostia fears tsunami; DDOT moves, but slowly; Barry blames press; Back to work; Costco not winning hearts; Infant mortality improves; Hope from DC’s renaissance; The snarl reaches Brazil; And…. Keep reading…
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Support CSG and WABA this spring
Many nonprofits hold major fundraisers in the spring, and that includes the 2 advocacy groups whose work most closely aligns with the Greater Greater Washington community: the Coalition for Smarter Growth and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Both have fundraisers coming up, so please consider attending or just making a donation. Keep reading…
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Can a parking deck be “green”? New Glenmont garage isn’t
County Executive Ike Leggett calls the new garage at the Glenmont Metro a “boon to transit and a boon to the environment.” A truly “green” garage at a transit station would make room for people, not just cars. Last week, Montgomery County officials cut the ribbon on the new parking facility, located on the west side of Georgia Avenue at Glenallan Avenue. Keep reading…