Posts tagged Montgomery
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Morning bell: Questions about the Common Core, including DC’s test choice
Some raise questions about DC’s choice of Common Core test: Two different testing consortiums offer assessments that are based on the new curriculum standards, and critics are asking whether DC has chosen the wrong one to begin implementing next year. (Post) Surveys show that teachers are warming up to the Common Core: Two reports show that a majority of teachers think… Keep reading…
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The Purple Line gets a boost from President Obama’s budget
Yesterday, the Purple Line took a big step forward when the federal government recommended giving it a $100 million grant for next year and providing additional funding in the coming years. Now, all it needs is approval from Congress. President Obama included the $2.2 billion, 16-mile light rail line between Bethesda and New Carrollton in his 2015 budget. It’s one of 7… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: And a cherry on top
Best blossom bet; Tax base boom; Marijuana is less of a crime; Metro door mayhem; Protection creates jams; Elevated super train?; Less building for Clarksburg; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back in gear
Metrobus (kind of) back in operation; Bury the power; Think DC’s bidding wars are bad?; E-bike CaBi?; More roads though we drive less?; Washington vs. DC in film; Support for BRT in Montgomery; Instant runoffs for DC?; Safeway’s suitor. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowmagaindon
Another winter storm is here; Just don’t call it “Silicon _____”; But the Post won’t be a part; Re-timing DC’s traffic lights; How can we get to “Vision Zero”?; The many causes of crime; De Blasio pushes for affordable housing; Fewer urban highways?; And…. Keep reading…
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Transit projects top Montgomery’s priorities list for state transportation funding
This week, the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett sent their transportation priority letter to state officials. Topping the list were funding for Metro’s Momentum plan, the Purple Line and Corridor Cities Transitway, and bus rapid transit, though some road projects remain. The letter, which will help Maryland decide which projects get state… Keep reading…
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Wheaton’s Youth Center represented the future in 1963. Could it do that again in 2014?
50 years ago, the Wheaton Youth Center brought local teens together around rock-and-roll and symbolized the idealism of the young, fast-growing suburb. As pressure grows to replace it with a new recreation center, can this building adapt to become a part of Wheaton’s future? To some, the 1960s-era building at Georgia and Arcola avenues is a local landmark with a storied… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Is safety the concern?
Dooring still legal; Tough on snow?; MD and VA drivers owe DC big bucks; Community garden or parking?; Getting the vote; Another try for gas station condos; Don’t count on the feds; Third Church coming down; Is Google for distracted driving?; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Events to keep you warm
The polar vortex is back, and so are your chances to talk about DC’s proposed zoning update, buses in the District and Montgomery County, housing in Arlington, and more at events around the region. It’s time for the Circulator: The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting its Semi-Annual Circulator Forum this Tuesday, February 25. The discussion… Keep reading…
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Progress at Gaithersburg’s two new town centers
Gaithersburg’s collection of walkable new urbanist neighborhoods is growing, with impressive construction progress at both the Crown development and Watkins Mill Town Center. Both neighborhoods are planned around future stations of the Corridor Cities Transitway, which will someday connect a whole string of walkable neighborhoods in upper Montgomery County… Keep reading…