Posts tagged Kensington
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Fun things to do in our region during the holidays
December is a special time in our region. Many people celebrate holidays, but even if you don't, there's usually time off and a nice little slowdown. If you're looking to make plans, our contributors recently named some of their favorite things to do during this time of year. Keep reading…
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Copenhagen proves bikes can work in the suburbs
One common criticism of bicycling is that it’s all well and good for dense core cities, but isn’t a serious transportation option in suburban areas. Suburbs in other countries prove that’s wrong. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Never change
In the middle of change; Uber-difficult; Metro under the microscope; Take the A+ train; Baltimore on the back burner; Press on; Kensington school concerns; How to pay; Bike bits. Keep reading…
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Wheaton Plaza owners successfully block pedestrian path, saying it would “bring crime”
All over the region, malls are opening up to their surroundings, whether by redeveloping in a more urban format or simply creating more street connections. But in Wheaton, neighbors are fighting mall owners who want to close off a popular footpath. Keep reading…
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MARC backs away from all-day service on Brunswick Line
In 2007, the Maryland Transit Administration proposed adding a third track to the MARC Brunswick Line, which could make it possible to have all-day, two-way service. With a recent plan update proposing less third track, it’s unlikely that this will ever happen. The 2007 MARC Growth and Investment Plan proposed a third track from Georgetown Junction in Silver Spring,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: By bike or by boat
Ferry to work; Bikeshare and baseball; Costco gas station under fire again; Can Reeves boost Anacostia?; Turn off black boxes in cars?; Dead ball for soccer stadium?; Cyclists like protected bike lanes; How much for the White House?; Electric buses powered through pavement; And…. Keep reading…
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Plan preserves Kensington’s assets while fixing its problems
For the past year, Kensington town councilmember Lydia Sullivan has been making fun of snobby suburbanites with Snoburbia, a T-shirt company and blog. But she’s not laughing at plans to allow redevelopment along a stretch of Connecticut Avenue that’s seen better days. Sullivan and some of her neighbors have written up a website, called KensingtonDevelopment.info,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the search
Searches have begun; Metro no dirtier than the rest of the world; DC Congressional overseer still up in the air; Federal DC homebuyer tax credit extended; Bethesda water has slight contamination; Big money instead of preservation; Small MoCo suburbs planning ahead; Gas demand in decline; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Violence about the roads
Ride the inaugural CaBis; Speed hump leads to murder; 3 pedestrians hit; Adams Morgan victim dies; Estimate your transportation costs; Trans-Hudson tunnel halted; Build your own streetcar; Singing a new Metro song. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow down, speed up
WMATA’s house; Suicide on Metro not involving train; Other ideas for station retail; Gas station proposal out of gas; ACTing through letters; Church parkers speak loudly; Shoup on DC parking pilots; Destruction in Europe. Keep reading…