Posts tagged Mta Maryland
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Here’s where a Baltimore-DC maglev might go, but many questions remain
The idea of better connecting Baltimore and DC could be the kind of project that the entire region would benefit from. However, there are still many questions about whether it is feasible. Keep reading…
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Heading to the beach for Labor Day? Here’s how to do it without a car
On hot summer days here in DC, heading to a large, cool body of water sounds tempting. Unfortunately, when planning a trip to the beach, traffic and parking can be a hassle. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are options for those of us who prefer not to drive. Keep reading…
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How Maryland handcuffs its transit system, and how that could change
In Maryland, the state’s mass transit system — most of it based in the Baltimore metro area — has to pay for at least 35% of its operating budget through rider fares. The law makes transit service less frequent and more expensive. There’s a bill in the Maryland state legislature that would change this. Keep reading…
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Langley Park’s new transit center opened on Thursday!
A major new bus station opened in Prince George's County on Thursday. Located at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard on the Montgomery County border, the long-awaited Takoma-Langley Crossroads Transit Center will make taking the bus through the area— and, in particular, transferring between buses— far easier and safer. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Statehood to a vote
One step closer to statehood; Prince George’s new perception; Grading the gondola; Taxi turn in Arlington; Give me a brake; Originally office, now housing instead; Rural gentrification; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line pushback
Another Purple Line delay?; Rockville pines for free parking; Alexandria’s SafeTrack plan; New zoning code, new digs; SafeTrack on schedule; Maintenance briefly derailed; The bell tolls for I-66 budget; Free parking isn’t free. Keep reading…
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To save money, Silver Spring’s Purple Line station will be farther from the Metro
The winning bidders for the Purple Line project, Purple Line Transit Partners, proposed a few changes that would save the state of Maryland money. One of those changes is to relocate the Silver Spring Purple Line platforms farther away from the Metro. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in store?
No more Walmarts; Harris teetering?; Where’s the bridge?; Waiting on Purple; Hail drunk driving declines; Map the crashes; Stand on the left?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In the name of love
DC’s vision zero; Idaho stop in DC; Region together; Dulles subsidy; Richmond to Washington, faster; Send us your poor and educated; DC 2215; Programmable architecture; And…. Keep reading…
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Here’s how funding for the Purple Line will work
The proposed Purple Line light rail will connect Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton, and many places along the way. Yesterday was the deadline for private companies to bid to build and operate the line over the next three decades. In 2013, Matt Johnson wrote this post explaining how the “public-private partnership,” or “P3,”… Keep reading…