Posts tagged Montgomery County
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Breakfast links: Retail restriction rumble
Preserve our lack of community gathering spaces!; Not satisfied with Hill restrictions; DC divided on Gray, public involvement, & more; Not so Open; Officer stubbornly parks blocking trail; Taxi expansion may be reversed; In crime; Suburban growth is a Ponzi scheme. Keep reading…
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Montgomery struggles to compete as both suburb and city
Montgomery County stands at a crossroads. Once-pristine suburban neighborhoods are starting to look worn out and suffer from disinvestment. Meanwhile, other areas are turning into urban enclaves, but they don’t provide all of the amenities that traditional city neighborhoods offer. It’s no longer the perfect suburb, but it’s not yet the ideal city either. Keep reading…
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Does redevelopment along transit have to be 18 floors?
Last Friday, I spoke to the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce. My interest spiked when I heard the first speaker, a visiting fellow in Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy program, criticize the Planning Department. In his opinion, we were not maximizing the opportunity presented by the Purple Line in Chevy Chase Lake. Specifically, he referred to the Chevy Chase Land Company’s holdings… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable retail for C. Park
UMD wants transit, town center; Restore the sidewalk; CSX blocking RI Ave bridge; Bond tax stays in budget; ART strike over sexual harassment, bathrooms; Anderson joins Planning Board; Sex and the city; The mother of all unexpected rankings; And…. Keep reading…
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Despite rival visions, change is coming to Chevy Chase Lake
Chevy Chase Lake is where the Interim Capital Crescent Trail crosses Connecticut Avenue. This area is likely to soon transform into a vibrant urban node, but the magnitude of the change is still up for debate. The area is now a collection of small shops including Starbucks, two gas stations, a supermarket, a lumber yard, and the 13-story Chevy Chase Land Company office building… Keep reading…
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CaBi coming to Rockville and Shady Grove
People living and working in the Rockville and Shady Grove areas will be able to use 200 Capital Bikeshare bikes on 20 stations next year, thanks to a federal grant which will be formally approved tomorrow. The bike-sharing program is one of 8 regional projects winning funding under the Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) program from the FTA. JARC funds must go toward improving… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spending money, honestly and otherwise
The day in ethics; Health and taxes up for debate; Not just a political prop; He messed with the wrong cyclist; Labor dispute delays ART; US Open still punishing Metro riders; Hybrid trains?; And…. Keep reading…
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The East County Science Center should be an urban center
For years, local boosters have said that the Food and Drug Administration’s new campus in White Oak would bring jobs and prosperity to East County as companies flocked to work with the government agency. Yet a new report commissioned by the Planning Department suggests that it’ll take a lot more to revitalize the area. Last year, county planners began work on the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The bike life
Obituary for “the bike lady”; To catch a bike thief; Drivers take bike frustration to police; Council looks at ethics; Metro morsels; St. E’s will still move ahead, needs food; No more Arts for 5th and Eye; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sprawl debate rages on
Sprawl lives; Sprawl report author speaks for roads; Housing is getting even more expensive; Petworth/Park View station?; Councilmember fights crime herself; It’s sink or swim in the water taxi business; Gray picks Peck to pluck out waste; Make no little plans. Keep reading…