Posts about Maryland
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Support marriage equality for all in Maryland
Last month, Maryland gave nearly 17,000 same-sex couples the right to marry. We applaud the legislature’s action and the support of Governor O’Malley in passing this law. But the hard work is not done. This month, the opponents to Maryland’s same-sex marriage law are collecting signatures to force the issue to a referendum in November in the hopes of repealing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: State power for car-centrism
VDOT’s way or the highway; Govs pushing Outer Beltway; Obama cuts Metro; Parking no longer King; Oops, we lost your rec center; Some CMs pass on raise; Tunnel too small; Bike to DCA; And…. Keep reading…
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Taxpayers foot bill for parking giveaway in Silver Spring
Montgomery County just spent millions to build a new parking garage in Silver Spring. Just one block away, another garage is so underused that the county wants to hand half of it over to the Discovery Channel for pennies on the dollar. The 592-space Kennett Street garage in south Silver Spring sits mostly empty. Montgomery’s Leggett administration has just proposed leasing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Help wanted
Help wanted at Metro; Help wanted on ethics board; A blanket of traffic cameras; Henderson is chancellor, not Kwame Brown; No Bethesda vs. Wheaton; Cars over veggies; Affordable housing needed; Garvey wins; And…. Keep reading…
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What killed the Prince George’s County bag bill?
On Saturday, the Environmental Matters committee of the Maryland House of Delegates voted down a measure that would have let Prince George’s County create a 5¢ bag fee, similar to those in Montgomery and DC. Just a couple of weeks ago, the bill narrowly passed a vote by the county delegation, and advocates thought they had cleared the biggest hurdle. Local bills with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less glass
Intelsat more suburban, its building less?; Modern buildings: stay in Seattle; Culture of mediocrity rules; CaBi gets more people biking; Some schools newly popular; See a building on wheels; Cyclist receives mercy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legislative action
Not all love Gray’s budget; Evans introduces bill he didn’t understand; Confusion kills PG bag fee; Privatization reaches Maryland; Property tax to fund BRT?; Bethesda built for cars; WHO likes bikes and pedestrians; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The grand plan
Downtown BID thinks big; Bye building, hello parking; Car2go launches; Arts get a budgetary boost; VRE will raise prices; Cyclists are best customers; Better map for the Bay; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Put up your dukes
No “plan,” but a strong intention; Loudoun wavers on Silver; Gentrification is complicated; Better bus service coming; Real-time signs won’t innovate; What does a designer say about the new map?; BRAC II out for now; And…. Keep reading…
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For Maryland 6th Congressional district: Rob Garagiola
The battle for the Democratic nomination in Maryland’s new 6th Congressional district is now a heated race. In 2010 we endorsed State Senator Rob Garagiola for his current seat, and we endorse Garagiola again in this race based on his experience and his consistent support for smart growth and sustainable development. The General Assembly redrew the district in… Keep reading…