Posts tagged Mwcog
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The worst mainstream local articles of 2009
Yesterday, I highlighted reporters from the mainstream media who did a particularly good job of educating the public on urban issues in 2009. Most of the time, the mainstream press either provides good coverage of local issues, or fills the rest of the space with fairly bland stuff that repeats press releases or each other’s articles. But every so often there is a real… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Digging out
Not the DC of yore; Metro back in business; CNN ascribes motives other than fun to snowballers; Heads gotta roll; Next train gadget; Bike sharing? That’s not roads, so bad!; Queen on the train. Keep reading…
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Plan for bikes, peds, transit as well as cars? Heresy!
Would it bring doomsday to weigh sustainability in the region’s growth and promote wider choice in transportation? If you listen to Virginia road booster Bob Chase or AAA Mid-Atlantic, thinking broadly would be the greatest disaster since the extinction of dinosaurs. Please submit comments on the Greater Washington 2050 report. It recommends shaping the region’s… Keep reading…
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In 2050, the region will be a web, but how strong?
Regional leaders have released their Greater Washington 2050 report, “Region Forward,” a vision for the Washington region 40 years from now. The report predicts an ongoing evolution of the region from a “hub and spoke” model to a “lattice” of interconnected “regional activity centers,” each with its own walkable, mixed-use… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Higher prices, better value?
DC’s pricey beer; Could congestion pricing win support?; Andrews says no to Gaithersbungle; Parking on the radio; More bumps for Montgomery; What’s up with streets; NYC ponders off-peak discounts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government keeping you down
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Pedestrian Metro access suddenly turns into grade-separated interchange
Today is the deadline for the region to submit its application for the federal competitive TIGER grants. Eagle-eyed Montgomery County residents noticed a strange and sudden change in the proposal: money for better access to the Medical Center Metro station became a pedestrian underpass under Rockville Pike, and then morphed into a “multimodal” underpass that will… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Benefits not always visible
iSee subway stations; Oh, there’s a Metro station there?; Cantorism in NoVA; Hands off our pike; Medical Center Metro entrance lives to fight another day; Nobody wants to live here, except lots of people; Don’t drink and dial; Underground pipe to waterfront park. Keep reading…
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Montgomery removing one useless underpass while planning another
Montgomery County will likely remove a dangerous, unused pedestrian tunnel in the 1960s planned community of Montgomery Village. Redevelopment along the road will create a more walkable retail center, and planners hope to replace the tunnel with a safe and lively pedestrian crossing. At the same time, county leaders seem to be pushing ahead with a pedestrian underpass at Medical… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Around and about the Beltway
Wheaton is smart; Hyattsville is getting smarter; East County loses again; Tuss recovers from EDJS, CCT still ailing; Don’t carpool; you might cost Virginia money; The best car; Good ol’ WSJ; What do futures traders know about oil?. Keep reading…