Posts tagged Bethesda
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Breakfast links: Stand with Comet Pizza
Fake news terror; Carson tapped for HUD; The most violent offenders; Pink slip for track inspectors?; Who do you represent?; MoCo money talks; The Trump-FBI building connection; SmarTrip’s Trump wisecrack. Keep reading…
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When bikeshare stations are near Metro, more people use them… especially if they’re outside of DC
Bikeshare can help get people to a Metro station when they live or work too far away to walk there. As a result, the region’s busiest Bikeshare stations are next to Metro, especially outside of DC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro tightens the belt
Bye, buses; Designing for safety; Ride hailing for some; Privatizing public transit; Towns outside of town; Give your thoughts on NoVA transit; Presidential urbanism. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rosslyn gets a better bike lane
Protected lane in Rosslyn; Bowser wants answers from Metro; Just kidding! on service cuts?; HPAP hiccups; Residential joins the BID; 2040 and no new Metro; Bike trail =/= road; And…. Keep reading…
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Marriott is moving its headquarters to downtown Bethesda so it can be in a denser place that’s closer to transit
Marriott International, a major local employer and national hotelier, is making an “in-town” move, relocating its headquarters from North Bethesda to downtown Bethesda. That sends an important message: walkable urban places and proximity to transit, specifically Metro but also the coming Purple Line, are economically crucial. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington all in on pedestrian streets
Say goodbye to skywalks; And the gondola goes to … Exxon; The Capitol says capital; How to save Baltimore’s alley houses; Two tough crashes in Maryland; Mapping discrimination and architecture; Airbnb touts its benefits; A piece of old Washington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Schools fuel housing discrimination
Test scores and housing values; Three strikes, you’re out; A fix ‘cause it’s no fare; Rockville Pike’s transformation; New subway line for NYC; Gentrification, Soviet style; Planning for climate change. Keep reading…
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8 ways to make it easier to walk around North Bethesda… or anywhere, really
The North Bethesda neighborhood of White Flint is in the midst of transition from car-oriented suburb to a vibrant, mixed-use community. But the area still has a ways to go. Here are eight ways to make walking around White Flint safer and easier to walk around that wouldn’t require major investments. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The hunt for affordable housing solutions
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…; $100M for affordable housing; The affordability struggle is real; Old condo problems; What’s in a neighborhood’s name?; Fewer red-light fatalities; NIH will still call Bethesda home; Changes for Confederate symbols; MoCo’s liquor showdown. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkability close to work is worth a lot
Walk Score is money; What a shorter commute is worth; More suburban poverty; No Metro for marathon or Bruce; Test scores up, but still low; Will this road be safer?; More cyclists die nationally; Manassas trailer park evicted; Way more ride hailing; And…. Keep reading…