Posts tagged Fake Tod
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Progress at Gaithersburg’s two new town centers
Gaithersburg’s collection of walkable new urbanist neighborhoods is growing, with impressive construction progress at both the Crown development and Watkins Mill Town Center. Both neighborhoods are planned around future stations of the Corridor Cities Transitway, which will someday connect a whole string of walkable neighborhoods in upper Montgomery County… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Biking for the win
Bike sharing helps close gender gap; Texas cities get it; Metro train kills student; MoCo pedestrian safety; Should DC listen to retailers?; Developer still thinks it’s TOD; HOT lane decision-making; And…. 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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Vienna Metro town center won’t have a town center
Outside of Tysons Corner, Vienna MetroWest is Fairfax County’s greatest experiment yet in transit-oriented development. But now it appears developers have scaled back, and may build car-oriented retail instead. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Real or fake?
We didn’t have our minds made up, we swear; Our mind was made up, but now it’s not; PG HHS?; Transit-oriented Wal-Mart?; Don’t be afraid of the Purple Line, UMD; News flash: Not a lot of room to park; And…. Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 7: 30% mode share is totally unrealistic
The Gaithersburg West “Science City” Master Plan hangs its “Smart Growth” claims on the Corridor Cities Transitway, a proposed transit line from Shady Grove northward to Gaithersburg and Germantown. The plan insists that 30% of commuters will ride the line. That’s highly dubious. You can design a circuitous, low-quality transit line and claim… Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 5: What you callin’ a city?
The Gaithersburg West plan for biotech development west of I-270 between Gaithersburg and Rockville is often called “Science City.” However, as conceived, this is no city. Keep reading…