Posts tagged Montgomery
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Breakfast links: What took so long?
Federal funding, finally; The customer comes first; Shifting demographics in DC; Bus lane support; Locked up in Lorton; Purple line property rights; Seriously, no parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro money
Metro budget bliss; Peace out, paper fare cards; Out of gas; Paid leave pushback; Metro as a PPP; Toll foes; Sweet community; TOD without the T?; Bad design is deadly. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple people mover
Purple planning in Bethesda; Take it or leave it; Perilous platforms; Fund us, finally; Public pier coming soon; More cycling in Virginia; Glimmer of hope; Benefits of density; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: GM’s first day
Day one; More VRE service; DCHA renovations; CaBi for Prince George’s?; The roommate capital?; Tax relief tensions; Respect the space; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery will go ahead with BRT, but at what cost?
Despite a big funding setback last week, Montgomery County could start building bus rapid transit after all. But to do so, it may have to do it on the cheap. That could mean making BRT less useful for transit riders. Montgomery County officials have been looking at building rapid transit routes for buses since 2008, and approved plans for a countywide BRT network in 2013. County… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit calls and compromises
Talk to Wiedefeld; Betting on BRT; End of the line; H and I help K; Don’t phase away; Maglev moves forward; Mayor Mosby, maybe; Regional economy blues; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: See something, say something
Riders on the edge; I-395 HOV to HOT; WMATARU changes; Compromise on Westbard; Developers face the music; 9th and V crossing; Ride to remember; Drop the case; And…. Keep reading…
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What if Montgomery County gave BRT a temporary test run?
Last week, Montgomery County pulled its proposal for building bus rapid transit, citing community opposition. How can the county win people over? By getting something on the ground now and doing a trial run. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nous aimons Paris
A show of support; Westbard debates; Housing first in DC; StalePAC; Banking on the District; VRE for Central VA; Baby boom, child care bust; Bike fatality. Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s most walkable streets are also its safest
Downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville are where it’s easiest to walk around in Montgomery County. They are also where drivers are least likely to kill someone on foot. Keep reading…