Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Bring in the dough
Brown puts tax cuts first; A stop sign for a suburban Walmart; PG’s sprawling problem; Will Metro get fixed?; Restoration used to be racist; No need to watch for bikes, peds in Virginia; VA House may cut unions from Silver Line; Transportation bill a speeding SUV; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery DOT roadblocks thwart popular BRT plan
A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network could bring major transportation improvements to Montgomery County. But instead of pushing to advance the project as soon as possible, county transportation officials have thrown up obstacles and mired the project in unnecessary delays. Montgomery County’s roadways are filled to capacity with single-passenger vehicles. To help… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation funding
Transit funding rules change; Tough road for bill; Blame placed on wear; Metro fights union; Lots of money, little housing; Fix Clarendon; No BRAC here?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Next time will be better
A mea culpa for the meltdown; Streetcars gone 50 years; Condemn me; DC statehood gets mixed reception; No more spending; The health effects of urban design; The great art of the train; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busing it
Seven Corners gets transit center; Redevelopment rumblings for Glenmont; Counting the homeless; Residents stuck in limbo; Gas taxes are the best; When sprawl isn’t sprawl; Thriving without parking; To save or not to save?; Rents may fall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No funding
Trail defunded; No bill this year; Less of a deduction; Smart growth advocate to HPRB; Transit tweets are negative; New MD website lacks open data; Frederick fights sprawl; And…. Keep reading…
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Millennials entering the workforce need affordable housing
I am one of the millennials, at 80 million the largest generation in American history. We’re now entering the workforce, and many will stay in or move to the DC area. But few of my generation may choose to live in Montgomery County if we can’t find affordable housing in an urban setting. It’s no surprise that DC-area housing is scarce and expensive. The popular… Keep reading…
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Largo is transit-ready for Whole Foods
Recently, there has been quite a bit of hoopla among northern Prince George’s County residents over whether the Cafritz Property, a single-family residential-zoned tract in Riverdale Park, is an appropriate transit-oriented place to locate the county’s first Whole Foods Market. Meanwhile, in central Prince George’s, at the Boulevard at the Capital… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Speedwalking
Racial differences in walking; Lots of heat in education debate; Drawing great teachers to bad schools; Bethesda’s new gateway; A fight for DC’s memorial; Georgetown needs a plan; One City Summit for the masses; How blogs influence planning. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On time, over budget
Trains run on time; With more cars; Alexandria approves waterfront plan; DC leads in LEED; Garvey wins nomination; Convince drivers to pay more; Takoma gets TOD. Keep reading…