Posts tagged Maryland
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Breakfast links: Capital Bikeshare delivers
CaBi to expand further; CaBi employee recovers a stolen bike; CaBi blew SmartBike away; Chinatown Metro is really is crowded; Steps forward and back for transparency; What if Arlington never left DC?; No such thing as a free highway; Pedestrianize Penn Ave on Sundays?; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Get serious
Who’s seriously for ethics?; 90s Metrobuses will work like Circulator; Senate slightly saves HSR; Germantown, the “satellite city”; Incomes in central DC, Loudoun soar; How about an underground park?; Baltimore cancels Cyclovia; O’Toole just a rabid anti-urbanist. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transparency and residency in question
It’s Car-Free Day; Agency communications turn gray; Another pick disqualified; Diplomats flout parking laws; Bad bypass doubles in price; Solar Decathlon houses set up; Big bike sharing coming to Chicago; Wi-Fi coming to Amtrak Regional?; And…. Keep reading…
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Changes mean more Purple Line and trail grade-separation
Maryland’s MTA is removing the only grade-crossing between Silver Spring and Bethesda in its plans for the Purple Line. This will improve the experience of trail users on the adjacent Capital Crescent Trail and could improve reliability of the light rail line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hike
Council raises income tax; DC bond rating precarious; Happy birthday CaBi!; Meet the transit police; Taxi drivers sue for larger voice; Davis wins in PG; $100 million for commuter parking lots; Waterfront park a big improvement; And…. Keep reading…
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Race to replace Johnson will come down to organization
Today, voters in the 6th district of Prince George’s County go to the polls to select a replacement for Leslie Johnson who resigned after pleading guilty of corruption charges this summer. The race looks to be between three leading candidates, Derrick Leon Davis, Arthur Turner, and Mark Polk. Which one voters will pick to represent them is anyone’s guess. There… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government moves
Maryland agency to New Carrollton; Tax increase on wealthy likely today; Orange pushes full-time, term-limited council; DC teachers pick merit pay; Fiona vs. Jack?; Senate could cut partnership; Who are the free riders?; Miami Park(ing) Day organizer arrested; And…. Keep reading…
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Regional map data is expensive
Detailed map data offers tremendous potential to expand our understanding of the world in which we live. Unfortunately, most localities in the immediate area charge for this data, which should be publicly available to everyone. Past posts on Greater Greater Washington have featured user-created maps based on GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data from DC and Alexandria. DC’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going in and out of Metro
McDonnell appoints Dyke to WMATA Board; Pusher not a Metrobus driver any more; Wells defends anti-harassment bill; More push for ethics; Big brother MPD isn’t watching you; 65 years ago, parking was also a challenge; Who said ANCs are always anti?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Eminent domain is imminent
Eminent domain hits the big screen; Skyland still pie in the sky; Smart Growth can save Marylanders billions; Pay for parking by phone in MoCo; Should MoCo join the power business?; DC has surplus; The high cost of required parking; Danish peds step up; Electric car drivers upset over fees; And…. Keep reading…