Posts tagged Montgomery
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Breakfast links: The battle for late night service
Are buses enough?; SunTrust saga continues; Uproar over engine roars; River Road improvements; Another sit-down for Anacostia; Emergency evaluations; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s new bus rapid transit system will make the county more equitable
By 2020, Montgomery County will have a working bus rapid transit system. The $67 million system should help clear up traffic congestion, but more importantly, it will promote promote social mobility, connect workers to jobs, and allow families to save hundreds on transportation. Keep reading…
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Some Silver Spring residents want a park instead of affordable housing
Montgomery County wants to turn the former Silver Spring library into affordable housing. Now neighbors are circulating a petition to make it a park instead, even though there’s already a park next door. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legalize Main Street!
Return of the Main Street; Setback and slowdown; Zoning czar; Eyes on Metro; Pulling the trigger; Parking red alert; More affordable housing in DC; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Woodley Park hotel plans falter
Whining wins on Wardman Park; Slow down, SafeTrack?; Lyttonsville’s plan for walkability; Brookland Manor still on the move; 14th St changes, as seen through food; Our automated future is coming … slowly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow ride, take it easy
Fire culprit; A safe trip; Split rides off; Homers, not rides home; Free ridesharing; Sick leave in MoCo; Statehood push continues; Virginia’s budget; Washington Gas avoidance; And…. Keep reading…
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F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald are buried just a block away from the Rockville Metro station
A ride on the Red Line might take you closer to Jazz Age royalty than you’d think. The final resting place of acclaimed author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda is located in Rockville, just a few blocks away from the Metro station. Keep reading…
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Scarred by urban renewal, Silver Spring’s Lyttonsville neighborhood gets a second chance
Silver Spring’s Lyttonsville neighborhood has a rich history, but urban renewal nearly destroyed it. With the Purple Line coming, this historically-black community could get a second chance, but not everybody looks forward to it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Work work work work work
Employeepalooza; New taxi routes; End of the line no more; Disclose your purchase; No driver? Green light; Judging gun control; Our economy is slacking; Baltimore bus problems; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The hunt for affordable housing solutions
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…; $100M for affordable housing; The affordability struggle is real; Old condo problems; What’s in a neighborhood’s name?; Fewer red-light fatalities; NIH will still call Bethesda home; Changes for Confederate symbols; MoCo’s liquor showdown. Keep reading…