Posts tagged Sha
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Maryland SHA needlessly draws community ire with poor Georgia Avenue Bus Rapid Transit options
Last November, Montgomery County passed a master plan envisioning high-quality Bus Rapid Transit on its eight busiest corridors. Unfortunately, Maryland officials are pushing to design BRT in an unreasonable way that would harm the community along the route, and have unnecessarily stirred up opposition to BRT as a result. The Maryland State Highway Administratrion (SHA)… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: By the numbers
Gray vetoes budget; Pedestrian barrier for Route 1; How to pay for Phase Two?; Region falls behind in job growth; Buy DC land, build affordable housing; Housing trouble in Chinatown; Milloy doesn’t back down; Like riding a bike; Can’t buy booze in New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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Turn on a bulb-out to protect White Flint pedestrians
If Montgomery County is serious about creating walkable places, it must fix dangerous intersections like Hoya Street and Montrose Road in White Flint. Drivers turning right from southbound Hoya to Montrose can’t see pedestrians beginning to cross. A bulb-out would make pedestrians visible and the intersection safer. Keep reading…
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Engineers find a new approach to solve traffic congestion and pedestrian delays
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Drivers and pedestrians alike often have to face unacceptable levels of delay when they drive or walk around roads in the state of Maryland and Montgomery County. Engineers recently announced new approaches that they believe will make these problems disappear. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is developing… Keep reading…
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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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MD highway planners to pedestrians: you’re on your own
If you’re a pedestrian who uses a state road in upper Montgomery County, don’t expect much help from the State Highway Administration (SHA). That’s the message in highway planners’ response to a letter from the Action Committee for Transit (ACT) about pedestrian safety in the upcounty. ACT’s letter asked SHA to look at 4 problem areas for pedestrians… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around
PARK(ing) Day 2013; Go car-free; Crosswalk conundrum; Travel-time signs change minds?; Bike commuting continues to rise; Metro revises exitfare policies; To rent or to own?; White Oak envisioned as new Silicon Valley; DC unchanged since 2011?; And…. Keep reading…
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Maryland considers boulevard design for Georgia Avenue
Georgia Avenue between 16th Street and Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring’s Montgomery Hills neighborhood is currently a dangerous mess of a suburban arterial. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is looking at ways to transform it into an urban boulevard. At a meeting last week at Woodlin Elementary School, SHA planners presented 7 alternatives to improve… 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…
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Breakfast links: Underregulation? Overregulation?
Pop up and up and up; Why the food truck rules?; No renting your house short term; Mobile Metro gets better; Three more years (of Sarles); Transportation money and lockbox; Alexandria wants to double CaBi; No to Pike lanes; And… Keep reading…