Posts tagged Nancy Floreen
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Capital Bikeshare needs more bike lanes to work in MoCo
Capital Bikeshare will expand into Montgomery County next year, but bicycling advocates say the infrastructure isn’t ready for it. If the county’s serious about making bikeshare work, they need to make bicycling safe and comfortable as soon as the first bikes are out. This week, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and MoBike recommended that almost 20… Keep reading…
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Traffic tests confound Montgomery council
Montgomery County has tried several times to find a working “adequate public facilities ordinance,” rules that aim to ensure new buildings don’t jam up roads. They’ve never succeeded, and a new version won’t either. At a County Council meeting Monday, legislators struggled with another proposed revamp of the law, which the county DOT originated… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving on
There was history before you; Ride sharing apps meet regulators; CEO cuts corners, trees; Line dead in suicide; SHA goes on a diet; GOP hates cities?; Texas faces high cost of roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s for transit?
Obama stiffs WMATA; Republicans for transit; Bethesda second entrance lives; From vacant lot to trendy market; Will Trump Post Office fail?; Property rights on the ballot; Arts fade downtown; How WMATA uses contractors; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Urban features come to Montgomery
Streetcar to Silver Spring?; Berliner against anti-urban Walmarts; Mall owner prefers a town instead; Jobs outstrip housing; Parking meter aesthetics matter; HPRB nominees: 6 months later, no changes; Food stamps down in DC, up in MD, VA; WMATA questions 14-hour workdays; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No free lunch
Bag fees, Bethesda to Burtonsville; WMATA employees park free; DDOT rejects Walmart traffic study; Visualize the 4/26 election; Black church turns to solar; Today in buildings; Where are the food deserts?; Using Tysons to better Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery councilmembers: Get moving on bus priority
Four members of the Montgomery County Council asked county officials to stop dragging their feet on bus priority, and implement or at least evaluate some fixes as soon as possible. In a recent letter, they praise the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)‘s work on Ride On, but criticize its unwillingness to pursue bus priority in the short term. They… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Rebutting stereotypes and arguments
End tired bicycle stereotypes; “Cheap shot” on BRAC; Floreen vs. the bag fee; Talking buses hot topic in Portland; Metro morsels; How to win a contest; TJ parents argue over ESL; Tell residents, not commuters, about program; Lessons from New York. Keep reading…
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Can we eliminate death and serious injury from roadways?
After nine passengers died on the Red Line in 2009, we didn’t throw up our hands and chalk it up to issues beyond our control. Instead, the region has seen serious debate and action — however imperfect — to ensure that no one is killed or seriously injured while riding Metro. Why, then, do we take a more defeatist attitude toward the safety of our roadways? Why do… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Step up on the streets
MPD ticketing distracted drivers at record rate; New York City enforcing speed limit, bike laws; Arena Stage reopens tomorrow; Infill moves forward; A new Metro map?; Not so much will change under Gray; MoCo Council on pedestrian safety; No more helmet hair; And…. Keep reading…