Posts tagged Rockville Pike
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Breakfast links: Objection!
The Green Mile; Access issues; Northern Virginia drives statewide growth; Plan Orange for Walmart site; Local news coverage takes a hit; Get your hands off your money; Death of a mall; Police blame bikes; Can you get to DHS HQ?; And…. Keep reading…
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See a strip mall become a neighborhood in White Flint
The first phase of Pike + Rose, the massive strip mall redevelopment on Rockville Pike, is scheduled to open this fall. Recently, I got to tour the construction site as it slowly transforms into a neighborhood. Keep reading…
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In Montgomery’s transportation budget, wider streets are “pedestrian improvements”
As Montgomery County asks the state to spend more on transit within the county, its proposed budget pours money into sprawl-inducing highways instead, while calling road widenings near schools and Metro stations “pedestrian improvements.” Last week, County Executive Ike Leggett sent his proposed $1 billion transportation budget for 2015-2020 to the County… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not enough on transit
Poor transit hinders Baltimore; Transit benefits decrease; LA cracks down on jaywalking; Cycling’s popularity invites taxes; Utah improves traffic light efficiency; Neighbors oppose Grosvenor townhouses; DC traffic cameras will not go live; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time for improvement
Federal aid after Sandy; Kidnapping, robbery on Metro; Is the USA that dangerous for bicycling?; A greener L’Enfant Plaza; Controlling the area around Quantico; White Flint plans move forward; Terrorism slogan not catching on; And. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s not really a big college town
Howard Town Center lawsuit tossed; Gallaudet growth; More residential to Capitol Riverfront; Needed: a lot more housing; Bus ridership beats rail in most cities; Can our shoulders carry buses?; Pedestrian tunnel gets a hearing; And…. Keep reading…
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See White Flint’s Pike + Rose development under construction
Today, the Montgomery County Planning Board reviews plans for a second phase of Pike + Rose. Meanwhile, the first phase of the new urban neighborhood at Rockville Pike and Montrose Road inches closer to opening next year. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Shutdown edition
The federal government may be closed, but this week you can still talk about the future of Franklin Park, celebrate walkable urbanism with the Coalition for Smarter Growth and author Jeff Speck, and explore Bus Rapid Transit on Rockville Pike at events across the region. Join us for happy hour: Tonight, join GGW contributors and readers for the latest installment of our regular… Keep reading…
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Is there room for local businesses in White Flint?
New developments in urban areas often have a lot of chains. At Pike + Rose, the large mixed-use development on Rockville Pike, all of the first six restaurants to open will be chains as well. Will there be room for local businesses in the future White Flint? Representatives from Federal Realty say their goal is to create an interesting array of shops and restaurants, no matter what… Keep reading…
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Road designs stand in the way of White Flint’s urban future
White Flint’s future as an urban place depends on a street network that welcomes people on foot and bike, not just in cars, and roads that are pleasant to spend time in, not just move through. But county transportation officials may not make getting there easy. On Monday, representatives of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) gave a presentation… Keep reading…