Posts tagged Montgomery Village
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Breakfast links: WMATA wants to make Potomac Yard station opening as smooth as possible
WMATA seeks to improve community engagement as Potomac Yard station opens. DC Planning leader James O. Gibson died. Hogan Administration to turn over State Center complex to Baltimore City. Keep reading…
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Marc Elrich wants to cut some of Montgomery County’s busiest bus routes
Some of Montgomery County's busiest Ride On bus routes could come less frequently this fall. County Executive Marc Elrich wants to reduce bus service to save money, reflecting a larger push to defund things that benefit the county's urban areas. The County Council will vote on restoring the bus cuts this Thursday. Keep reading…
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This dying mall could be a big opportunity for Gaithersburg
This week, Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg sold at a foreclosure auction for a fraction of its former value, suggesting it’s in serious trouble. It could be a huge opportunity for Gaithersburg, but will city officials take advantage? Keep reading…
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Sprawl-inducing M-83 highway gets thumbs down from Montgomery County Executive
Last Thursday, Montgomery County transportation director Art Holmes told the County Council that County Executive Ike Leggett does not favor building the M-83 “Mid-County Highway Extended” highway project. This could be an important signal that the outdated project, which would take hundreds of millions of dollars from transit projects and incentivize more… Keep reading…
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Will Montgomery County study a transit alternative to M-83?
M-83, also known as Midcounty Highway Extended, is an environmental calamity that will cost hundreds of millions. Yet Montgomery County continues to pursue its construction. Will county leaders consider a transit alternative to a new highway? When Montgomery County planners put M-83 on the master plan of highways in the early 1960s, the county’s population was 340,000. Keep reading…