Posts tagged Environment
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Maryland legislative roundup: Return of the bag bill
Maryland’s 2014 legislative session began last month. For the state’s urban areas, one of the biggest issues is whether to spend the glut of transportation funding on more highways or new transit. But there are also two bills seeking to improve bicycling safety, while legislators will again consider a statewide disposable bag fee. Disposable bag fee returns Right… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Regulation
Big-box protections can harm; Follow the regs; What the frack?; Kentlands split over BRT; Pay the fare with your phone; Howze wins the nomination; Will more Dems run as independents?; Cyclists continue riding; And…. Keep reading…
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Plans for a sidewalk and bike lane get caught on trees
While a proposed sidewalk and bike lane on Broad Branch Road has community support, possible damage to trees has sparked opposition. But it’s unclear why these particular trees are worth saving. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Save the shrimp and the parking
Crustacean conundrum; Old law helps bike lane foes; Bike lane deficit; Shielding black boxes; Bye-bye, Blue Goose; High speed = high cost; Bad boys; “No parking after midnight?”; And…. Keep reading…
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College Park’s mayor takes Smart Growth to school
Andrew Fellows came to College Park from Silver Spring in 1991 as a grad student at the University of Maryland and never left. Now mayor and newly elected to a third term, Fellows wants to draw staff and faculty back to this college town, all while making it more environmentally sustainable. It’s Thursday morning at the Starbucks in College Park, perhaps the main thoroughfare… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delays
City misses deadline for stadium deal; Microunits delayed by parking; Easier development for White Oak; Some riders lose on $115 a month; Plastic bag use drops; Chevy Chase to lawyer up?; Alexandria will get a hotel; One property tax bill moves ahead; Performance parking on BART. Keep reading…
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Calculate your commuting emissions with Metro’s new tool
Earlier this fall, WMATA’s sustainability team developed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings calculator and have launched a draft version on their blog, PlanItMetro. You can use it to compare their carbon footprint when taking transit or driving. The tool is simple and intuitive to use, similar to WMATA’s trip planner. Enter your origin and destination… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where the jobs will be
Arlington wants more high-tech startups; Bye (for now), 7th Street businesses; Prince George’s bans some bags; Contamination is costly; Hybla Valley organizes for recreation; Google pursues the perfect map; Trottenberg will lead NYC DOT. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome back
Purple Line may impact endangered species; Food trucks receive lotteried spots; Fatal derailment in New York; Bike trains help novices; Finer street grids improve walkability; Germany plans deep emissions cuts; Kolkata cyclists protest ban; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery passes on transit alternative to M-83 highway
Of all six alternatives for M-83, a proposed highway between Clarksburg and Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Alternative 9 is the most expensive, environmentally harmful, and the one highway planners most want to build. Despite mounting opposition, the Planning Board rushed to vote in favor of it last Thursday. The decision went against recommendations from planning… Keep reading…