Posts tagged Clarksburg
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Clarksburg residents call to protect environment, add transit
The 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan envisioned a “transit- and pedestrian-oriented community” in upper Montgomery County with comprehensive transit service, a bustling town center, and phased development to protect the environment. 20 years later, many residents feel the promises have been broken. Instead, Clarksburg has little transit, no town center, and… Keep reading…
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Upcounty residents call for action on pedestrian safety
“We’re all drivers. We’re all pedestrians. We all just want to get to where we’re going,” said one Germantown resident at the Action Committee for Transit’s public forum on pedestrian issues in upcounty Montgomery County in Germantown on Saturday. The 50 or so participants ranged in age from elementary school children to senior citizens. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legislators propose
Miller’s transportation plan; Punish parents of truants?; Learn how not to cheat; Words from the mayor for life; DC leads in transit planning; MoCo BRT study funds halved; Next ride is private?; And…. Keep reading…
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Clarksburg crosswalk would cost $27 million
Only in Clarksburg would it cost $27 million to get a marked crosswalk so that children can walk to school safely and conveniently. That’s because the Montgomery County Department of Transportation refuses to install one until it spends $27 million on road construction. Clarksburg, Montgomery County’s last master-planned development in the I-270 corridor,… Keep reading…
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Montgomery DOT tells children: Don’t cross the street
Buster Keaton was being funny when he drove across the street to propose marriage in his 1924 movie The Navigator. But the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) was completely serious last month when they told children in Clarksburg to take a school bus 4 miles out of the way instead of walking across the street. Many parents in the new Gateway Commons development… Keep reading…
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“Transit-oriented” development plans are meaningless without transit
In Clarksburg’s Master Plan, the Montgomery County town is a transit-oriented community. But in reality, Clarksburg is a transit-lacking community, because the county government has not supported transit. Construction has begun in Cabin Branch, Clarksburg’s first development west of I-270. Cabin Branch is 535 acres approved for 1,886 houses, 500 senior… Keep reading…
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Small projects can have a large impact
Upper Montgomery County does not have enough regional transit. Improving access to the Brunswick Line MARC train station in Boyds is one way for the county government to fix this. The upper county is growing. Between 2000 and 2010, Clarksburg added 11,932 residents, and Germantown added 30,976. And this is just the beginning. The Montgomery County government is planning… Keep reading…
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Clarksburg day care stuck in traffic
If the Maryland suburbs held a pageant, Clarksburg might win the contest for Miss Step. A recent decision by the Montgomery County Planning Board only enhances the community’s claim to the title. According to this decision, current Clarksburg residents may not get a day care facility they badly need because future residents will generate too much car traffic for… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rich counties should support transit
FairShareMetro.com; NACTO keeps taking our great people; Why are our suburbs so rich?; Enough on the tax breaks?; Growth at any cost, anywhere; Oops, we built in an environmentally sensitive spot; Sarles: good manager, not so open?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Extend the lane
Ward 1 ANC supports bike lane; DumbBike after the snow; Eight feet for Seven Locks; Road rager gets 5; Montgomery’s density debates; Who can give the most?; SAD = Saw Avatar Depression?; And…. Keep reading…