Posts tagged Glenmont
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Breakfast links: Bowser ahead early
Bowser ahead in early poll; Area economy not faring well; Olympics march builds up; Metro to the playoffs; Art needed for Purple Line; Arlington streetcar moves forward; Redevelopment starts in Glenmont; Non-retail retail?; Where the US is like Scotland; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Reconnect the grid
Covering I-395 will reconnect the grid; Snow cripples southern cities; Job training for DC’s hardest-hit; WMATA botches new signs; Fairfaxers caught texting while driving; Provocative posters; Too cold to bike?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We have winners
Walter Reed gets developer; McAuliffe wins; Big plans for RFK; Keep the 5A?; Plans for Glenmont; SOME plans for Benning Road; Alone to work. Keep reading…
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Design for pedestrians, not cars in Glenmont
A long-awaited redevelopment could finally bring new housing and retail to Glenmont. But to create a urban, walkable environment around the Metro station, the Glenmont Metrocentre project needs to be designed for pedestrians, not cars. Keep reading…
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Glenmont Arcade shows Montgomery’s commercial history
With its distinctive sign, the Glenmont Arcade was a local landmark and an emblem of Montgomery County’s suburbanization after World War II. But as the county prepares to redevelop Glenmont, will it still have a place in the community? Located in the Glenmont Shopping Center at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road, the Glenmont Arcade is like a little mall-within-a-strip… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slower or faster
Residents made traffic safer; Montgomery pushes Glenmont development; Retail doesn’t come to stations; Bad bank deals hurt transit agencies; House rejects transportation extremism; Should poorer kids get priority at charters?; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Raise Maryland’s gas tax? Only if it’ll be spent wisely
Would you give away your money if you had little idea where it was going? Probably not. But that is what could happen to Maryland residents if the General Assembly passes a gas tax bill that doesn’t give us a better plan for how our transportation dollars are spent. Right now, Governor O’Malley is working on a bill to levy a 6% sales tax on gasoline, adding about 18¢… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Densification
Glenmont Sector Plan unveiled; BRAC for the civies; Big Chair relaunches, reopens; An encouraging but timid plan for the Mall; What to call gentrification by non-whites; Fight for your right to cycle; On the polycentric metro region; Towards healthier transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busing it
Seven Corners gets transit center; Redevelopment rumblings for Glenmont; Counting the homeless; Residents stuck in limbo; Gas taxes are the best; When sprawl isn’t sprawl; Thriving without parking; To save or not to save?; Rents may fall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good Republican, Bad Democrat
Mara is in the race; Congressman wants to widen BW Parkway; Secure bike cage coming to College Park; 15-year-old pedestrian killed in PG; New Glenmont garage underway; Metro improvements delayed in MoCo; Keeping Columbia Pike affordable; McDonnell proposes teacher performance pay; And…. Keep reading…