Posts tagged East County Science Center
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In White Oak, the region’s east-west divide becomes an urban-suburban one
The DC area has long faced an east-west divide, with more of the wealth going to the west side. Increasingly, investment is also heading to urban areas over suburban ones. For struggling suburban areas on the east side, the only answer is to take on more urban features. One of those places is White Oak in eastern Montgomery County, where the County Council will vote tomorrow on a plan… Keep reading…
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East Montgomery’s science hub far from becoming reality
Last week, Montgomery County selected local developer Percontee to turn Site 2, a former sludge treatment plant in White Oak, into LifeSci Village. The $3 billion mini-city is designed to compliment the Food and Drug Administration’s new campus and a new Washington Adventist Hospital. Despite a series of sexy new project renderings released by Percontee, East County’s… Keep reading…
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The East County Science Center should be an urban center
For years, local boosters have said that the Food and Drug Administration’s new campus in White Oak would bring jobs and prosperity to East County as companies flocked to work with the government agency. Yet a new report commissioned by the Planning Department suggests that it’ll take a lot more to revitalize the area. Last year, county planners began work on the… Keep reading…