Posts tagged Montgomery
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Montgomery County has plans for a protected bikeway network in White Flint
Work is already underway on an update to Montgomery County’s bicycle master plan, but the county isn’t waiting that long to start working on building bike infrastructure in a quickly-urbanizing neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Takeover danger
Whose rail line is it anyway?; Bowser deals with Exelon; Paying off Safeway; So long, paper farecard; Stop building!; Bike priority areas; Viva White Oak; Breaking ground; And…. Keep reading…
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An interactive map will make Montgomery more bike-friendly
Casey Anderson, the chair of Montgomery County’s planning board, says he wants the best bike plan any place US city has ever seen. The county’s interactive Cycling Concerns Bicycle Atlas is a tool for gathering the feedback it needs to make that happen. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s fair?
Frequency doesn’t equal fares; No public trust for big projects; Urban farming’s DC debut; Fee for PG; Bike in MD; A home built for bikes; Graduation rates up in DC; Inclusionary density for SF; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro madness and density duels
Skip the stop; Still too many short trains; Mort malfeasance?; Doesn’t want density; Putting out fires; Repect Rock Creek; The walking dead; Forget globally, fund locally; And the newest objection to bike lanes is. Keep reading…
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With the Transit Center opening, Silver Spring is regaining some public space
Now that the Silver Spring Transit Center is open, what’s going to happen to all of those “temporary” bus stops? They could become parking spaces, or bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s next on I-66?
I-66 plans unveiled; Controlling rent in MoCo; Nope to the NFL; Better bus, no bunching; Another wait on AFRH; EIS-xcellent; Getting started in Arlington; Who takes transit?. Keep reading…
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DC’s “Little Ethiopia” has moved to Silver Spring and Alexandria
Historically, the DC area’s Ethiopian diaspora has centered on Adams Morgan and Shaw. But as the community has grown, it’s mostly moved out of the District. Today, the region actually has two “Little Ethiopias”: one in Silver Spring and one in Alexandria. Keep reading…
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The seven keys to a great bus rapid transit system
Montgomery County is looking at a new bus rapid transit system. How can we make it great? We looked at examples of successful BRT systems around the country. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Squeezed out
Market changes; Slow commute; No rent control; Die, die, die; Safer for all; Write-in for mayor; The voice; Sue the suburbs; And…. Keep reading…