Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Under pressure
Pressure mounts on DC middle schools; Bowser has her own ethics challenge; Tenants sue over living conditions; Earthquake caused more damage than thought; No fault in Jefferson Memorial arrests; Don’t call it a bribe; Everyone doesn’t love a party; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to build community
BIDs can transform neighborhoods; Eisenhower Ave still lacking vibrancy; Warner wants Potomac bridge; Some cities banning plastic bags; DC stops paying federal lobbyists; Gray withdraws elections board nomination; Can you hear me now?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Rules matter
Maryland delegate charged with felony; Walk sign means walk with caution; Bus drivers predict fare arguments; Some embassies become Americans’ homes again; Subway gets interactive displays; Build bike infrastructure and business will come; YIMBY neighborhood association still has trouble; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Capital Bikeshare delivers
CaBi to expand further; CaBi employee recovers a stolen bike; CaBi blew SmartBike away; Chinatown Metro is really is crowded; Steps forward and back for transparency; What if Arlington never left DC?; No such thing as a free highway; Pedestrianize Penn Ave on Sundays?; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Get serious
Who’s seriously for ethics?; 90s Metrobuses will work like Circulator; Senate slightly saves HSR; Germantown, the “satellite city”; Incomes in central DC, Loudoun soar; How about an underground park?; Baltimore cancels Cyclovia; O’Toole just a rabid anti-urbanist. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transparency and residency in question
It’s Car-Free Day; Agency communications turn gray; Another pick disqualified; Diplomats flout parking laws; Bad bypass doubles in price; Solar Decathlon houses set up; Big bike sharing coming to Chicago; Wi-Fi coming to Amtrak Regional?; And…. Keep reading…
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Changes mean more Purple Line and trail grade-separation
Maryland’s MTA is removing the only grade-crossing between Silver Spring and Bethesda in its plans for the Purple Line. This will improve the experience of trail users on the adjacent Capital Crescent Trail and could improve reliability of the light rail line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hike
Council raises income tax; DC bond rating precarious; Happy birthday CaBi!; Meet the transit police; Taxi drivers sue for larger voice; Davis wins in PG; $100 million for commuter parking lots; Waterfront park a big improvement; And…. Keep reading…
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Race to replace Johnson will come down to organization
Today, voters in the 6th district of Prince George’s County go to the polls to select a replacement for Leslie Johnson who resigned after pleading guilty of corruption charges this summer. The race looks to be between three leading candidates, Derrick Leon Davis, Arthur Turner, and Mark Polk. Which one voters will pick to represent them is anyone’s guess. There… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government moves
Maryland agency to New Carrollton; Tax increase on wealthy likely today; Orange pushes full-time, term-limited council; DC teachers pick merit pay; Fiona vs. Jack?; Senate could cut partnership; Who are the free riders?; Miami Park(ing) Day organizer arrested; And…. Keep reading…