Posts tagged Marc Elrich
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Breakfast links: Step up on the streets
MPD ticketing distracted drivers at record rate; New York City enforcing speed limit, bike laws; Arena Stage reopens tomorrow; Infill moves forward; A new Metro map?; Not so much will change under Gray; MoCo Council on pedestrian safety; No more helmet hair; And…. Keep reading…
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For Montgomery County Council
I’ve found the Montgomery County Council frustrating. On important issues around growth, development and transportation, many councilmembers don’t take much of a stand and vote in unanimous or near-unanimous numbers even on controversial and vital issues. Many seem to prefer finding a consensus where they can vote unanimously or nearly-unanimously, regardless… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go for safety
Safety fixes approved; Bus thief made a convincing driver; Hot and on the wrong track; East Falls Church accepted; Riemer only endorsed challenger; Parking czar?; ARTful improvements; Public street, no photography. Keep reading…
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Floreen: Rockville works fine without LOS rule
Montgomery Council Chair Nancy Floreen (at-large) argued passionately at a hearing Tuesday for relaxing the “adequate public facilities” rules that are standing in the way of walkable development at White Flint that has widespread community support. I wrote about the absurity of clinging to a traffic model that says communities cannot function without wider… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Inadequate public policies
Cash for new clunkers; Carpooling recently illegal in Ontario; Inadequate for Elrich; Walking is transportation, even in Houston; Wheelchair users will get taxis; Performance parking is good for residents; One burglar down. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Benefits not always visible
iSee subway stations; Oh, there’s a Metro station there?; Cantorism in NoVA; Hands off our pike; Medical Center Metro entrance lives to fight another day; Nobody wants to live here, except lots of people; Don’t drink and dial; Underground pipe to waterfront park. Keep reading…
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All BRT plans are not created equal
Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich believes that his proposed Bus Rapid Transit network is a key tool to deal with the huge amounts of traffic that the controversial Base Realignment and Closure plan (BRAC) will bring to military facilities in the county. Elrich cited two of his proposed BRT lines, from Olney and Germantown to downtown Bethesda, as key links from housing… Keep reading…
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Bus Rating Typology (LEED-BRT?)
Many local leaders have proposed rapid buses of one kind or another. WMATA has the existing 79 express bus on Georgia Avenue, and has proposed rapid bus corridors. Montgomery Councilmember Marc Elrich has his own rapid bus plan. The Purple Line alternatives included bus options, as does the Corridor Cities Transitway. A northern Circulator would make limited stops. Which of these… Keep reading…