Posts tagged Silver Spring
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Breakfast links: DC more than doubles the amount of assistance for first-time homebuyers
DC ups resources for first-time homebuyers. Streatery on Newell Street in Silver Spring to reopen to traffic. A free shuttle service to debut when Reston Town Center Station opens Keep reading…
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What a neighborhood survey can teach about Thrive 2050
In February, the North Woodside Community Association in Silver Spring held a public forum and distributed an online survey about the neighborhood’s orientation toward the proposed Montgomery County Thrive 2050 General Plan. Most noteworthy is that proponents of Thrive outnumbered opponents by a margin of two-to-one. Keep reading…
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South Silver Spring: The place I live, and the place it could be
Opinion: Here’s how South Silver Spring could — and should — change under the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Keep reading…
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Examining Silver Spring’s past, present, and future as a “Black Space”
Silver Spring is one of the region’s most significant Black business districts. What does that mean for the future of its downtown? Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2021: What exactly happened with the Purple Line, and will the project ever get back on track?
The Purple Line light rail has been a long-anticipated addition to the Maryland public transit system. The 16-mile light rail will connect Montgomery County and Prince George’s County with stops stretching from Bethesda to New Carrollton. But major construction was halted in September of 2020. So what happened exactly and how likely is it the Purple Line project will resume? Keep reading…
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Top stories of 2021: Residents of a rich Montgomery County neighborhood provide a helpful list of places where cheaper homes can go
As Montgomery County combatted a housing crisis, some residents tried to keep affluent neighborhoods from opening up to new homes and new people. Keep reading…
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Residents of a rich Montgomery County neighborhood provide a helpful list of places where cheaper homes can go
As Montgomery County combats a housing crisis, some residents continue to try and keep affluent neighborhoods from opening up to new homes and new people. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County considers allowing more housing types
In Montgomery County, there’s just not enough housing opportunities or enough diversity in types of housing in the places where people want to live. To combat this, the county could embrace missing middle housing. Here’s a breakdown of what that could look like. Keep reading…
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What exactly happened with the Purple Line, and will the project ever get back on track?
The Purple Line light rail has been a long-anticipated addition to the Maryland public transit system. The 16-mile light rail will connect Montgomery County and Prince George’s County with stops stretching from Bethesda to New Carrollton. But major construction was halted in September of 2020. So what happened exactly and how likely is it the Purple Line project will resume? Keep reading…
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The vision for Silver Spring leans urbanist, with glaring exceptions
The Montgomery County Planning Department recently wrapped up series of community conversations about the Silver Spring downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Most of the attendees were supportive of the plan and of a generally urbanist vision, including building dense housing and mixed-use development on such sites. However, a long-running tension about Silver Spring caused debate among attendees. Keep reading…