Posts tagged Bowie
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DC has an awesome city flag. Here’s why that matters.
DC’s two-bar, three-star flag recently got some props for being distinguishable while also having a classic, simple look. A well-designed flag can serve as a rallying point for civic engagement. Our region bears some great flags, along with some that leave something to be desired. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Checklist
Go streetcar; Jump on the bus; No trains in my backyard; Mourning; Vision Zero or Zero Vision?; At home at DDOE; Now get back to work!; Runoff; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Funding surge
Paying teachers; Surge!; More biking; Stepping down; Metro tunnel shooting; Tragic walking; Watching the tracks; Biking means profit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deals with Uber and Lyft
VA and MD rule on Uber and Lyft; Meanwhile, rules wait in DC; Give your input for Courthouse Square; Forbes says DC is coolest metro; Architect criticizes DC skyline; Buses in Bowie; Boathouse paddles along; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s adopts “Sprawl Plan 2035” over community objections
It was supposed to be different this time. Prince George’s County’s new general plan was supposed to embrace a bold new vision for a more sustainable and transit-oriented growth strategy. Instead, the county chose to cling to its old, failed approach of mouthing platitudes of support for walkable urban development around transit while actively facilitating suburban… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Community input
Georgetown thinks big; Bowie Walmart gets a “no”; Bus lines shut down; Good news for transit in budget deal; Best & worst: Escalator edition; AAA endorses transit(!); Don’t door me bro; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Innovations for Maryland
MARC weekends start Dec. 7; Montgomery starts food recovery program; Maryland might get living wage; Senior housing faces demolition; Gateway Pavilion almost done; Streetcar final touches cause congestion; More Metrobus changes?; BWI tops local airport traffic. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show me the money
Low property assessments cost DC; DC attracts venture capital; Empty buses serve the city?; Bike commuting continues to rise; Silver Line test train derails; Uber causes more tension; Reston shopping center undergoes renovation; Apply for Rail~Volution conference scholarships; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The fix is coming
WMATA replacing 4000 series cars; Transit center will get repairs; Will Arlington steal the food trucks?; Police fight crosswalk scofflaws; DC is the most “post-industrial”; Growth causes angst; And…. Keep reading…