Posts tagged Larry Hogan
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Baltimore’s Red Line connects more than you may think
Many Washington area residents think of the Baltimore Red Line as just a train for Baltimoreans. But it’s not. It can combine with the Purple Line, MARC, the Washington Metro, and existing Baltimore transit service to create a transit network that connects more people and places in Maryland, as well as DC and Northern Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Governor Hogan thinks only 10% of Marylanders use transit. Actually, 25% or more do.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says that Maryland should shift its focus away from transit toward building more roads because (he says) less than 10% of people use transit. But the real number is far more. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line hopes and fears
Purple Line signs; Add value off the bus; DC’s own Kirby Delauter; Different rules for Uber; Free parking myth; Free transit myth; And…. Keep reading…
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Where Maryland’s big three transit projects stand in Hogan’s budget
Maryland governor Larry Hogan’s proposed budget includes funding for the state’s big three transit projects: the Purple Line, Baltimore Red Line, and Corridor Cities Transitway. But none of the projects appear to be out of the woods yet. Hogan’s 2016 budget includes $312.8 million for the Purple Line, “pending review and reevaluation.”… Keep reading…
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BREAKING: Hogan gives the Purple and Baltimore Red lines a momentary reprieve
New Maryland governor Larry Hogan will include some funding for the Purple Line and Baltimore’s Red Line in the state’s budget, though the fate of both projects remains unclear. Gov. Hogan’s proposed budget includes funding for the Red and Purple lines but says the future of both projects is not yet decided.— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 22, 2015… Keep reading…
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Awaiting a decision, activists rally for the Purple Line
Maryland’s new governor, Larry Hogan (R), is expected to announce his budget on Friday. Among its many facets will be funding, or a lack of funding, for the Purple Line. Advocates are mobilizing on social media to ask Hogan to keep the project moving forward. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After the smoke clears
Questions remain for Metro; Pot goes up the hill; Spare a dime?; Hogan taps Rahn; Transit center almost done; Fix New York’s housing; Arts to the country?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Out in the cold
Deep freeze; Kicked off the bus; More housing, please; Olympics decision coming; Hogan’s picks; Never change; A better Penn?; Driving forecasts change; And in politics…; And on the streets…. Keep reading…
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Maryland’s rural economy depends on its urban and suburban areas
Maryland’s incoming Republican governor, Larry Hogan, says he wants to boost the state’s economy by building roads instead of transit and focusing on the state’s rural areas over urban ones. But starving urban areas of their needs will only bring the entire state down. Ever since his election last month, Hogan has been noncommittal about the state’s… Keep reading…