Posts tagged Baltimore
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Is Amazon’s second headquarters worth the price to cities?
Amazon's hunt for a second headquarters has sparked a debate about the value of competing for corporate locations. Do jurisdictions and cities gain more than they pay in incentives? Keep reading…
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3 great transportation museums in the Washington area you should visit
If you’re interested in learning about the history of transportation, the greater Washington area has a number of great transport-related museums. We've put together a guide to three of our favorites, complete with advice on how to get there and what else to do when you're in the area. Keep reading…
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Amazon wants a new headquarters. Should it come to Washington? If so, where?
Last week, Amazon announced that it wants to build a second headquarters, and all bets are off for where they'll build it. Will the online tech company, whose recent purchases include a major newspaper and a national grocery store chain, consider moving to the DC area? Do we even want it? Keep reading…
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Almost everyone agrees WMATA needs funding
Momentum is growing for dedicated revenue, and possibly associated reforms, for the struggling Metro system. A group of 21 business associations issued a statement last week calling for action to save Metro. So did 18 nonprofit organizations. And so have five local faith-based organizing groups and Metro's largest union. Will legislators follow? Keep reading…
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Compare life expectancies in places across the country with this interactive map
Life expectancies in Washington, DC, and several other major cities along the eastern seaboard are lower than those in the surrounding counties. You can see this in new interactive maps showing mortality rates and life expectancies in every county across the US. Keep reading…
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The map for Baltimore’s new bus system is positively radiant
Baltimore will soon be the latest American city to overhaul its bus network in an attempt to jumpstart ridership. The plan, known as “BaltimoreLink,” will go into effect on June 18. So far the best part is a really, really cool new map. Keep reading…
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Baton Rouge is more like DC than you think. This tool explains why.
In one particular case, it turns out that DC has more in common with Baton Rouge, Louisiana than you might think. DC is 35.6% white, which makes it more similar to Baton Rouge (at 36.4%) than San Francisco (at 41.2%). That's according to a new online tool that uses Census data to compare cities. Keep reading…
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How Maryland handcuffs its transit system, and how that could change
In Maryland, the state’s mass transit system — most of it based in the Baltimore metro area — has to pay for at least 35% of its operating budget through rider fares. The law makes transit service less frequent and more expensive. There’s a bill in the Maryland state legislature that would change this. Keep reading…
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Building apartments near transit brings in more money for cities and counties
In the Washington region, apartments near train stops and bus routes bring in more tax money for cities and counties than apartments farther away from the same resources. That’s according to a new report that shows that cities and counties have a lot to gain from building apartments near public transportation Keep reading…
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The idea for a maglev train from DC to Baltimore keeps…floating down the track
Remember that futuristic rail project that was going to shuttle you from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes, and after that, to New York in an hour? It was questioned by critics as a pie-in-the-sky white elephant project, but it’s still around, and last month, the people who want to build it put forth a few more details. Keep reading…