Posts tagged Smart Growth
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Support CSG and WABA this spring
Many nonprofits hold major fundraisers in the spring, and that includes the 2 advocacy groups whose work most closely aligns with the Greater Greater Washington community: the Coalition for Smarter Growth and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Both have fundraisers coming up, so please consider attending or just making a donation. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ambition
District of conservation; Slow down in MoCo; Bus driver has meningitis; Metro defibrillators get an outside look; Buy your own communion wine; Service eases the parking search; Rollin north; And…. Keep reading…
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Tenleytown Safeway project deserves Ward 3’s support
Responding to requests from neighbors, Safeway created an excellent mixed-use proposal to redevelop its Tenleytown store that will reinvigorate its stretch of Wisconsin Avenue. They deserve kudos from residents, not the litany of complaints the project team got at a recent ANC meeting. In 2009, Safeway announced plans to expand this aging store. Ward3Vision, a group of residents… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry
Barry offends, apologizes; Old Town Theater may stay theater; Riverwalk to open 24-7; Recall effort dies quietly; Youngsters ditch car for bike; Smart growth LA; Animated history of the T; And…. Keep reading…
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“My way or the highway” bill awaits VA governor’s decision
Who should decide how an area grows? Local officials and voters, or the government in Richmond? The focus on decisions would shift under Virginia’s latest transportation bill, which gives the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) new powers to supersede local planning. The bill, passed on March 10, requires local governments to revise their plans to include… Keep reading…
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More people support transit than new or wider highways
Over 90% of area residents want more public transportation options, walkable neighborhoods, and jobs close to housing, a WTOP poll found. WTOP’s article on the subject emphasized highway construction instead. Highways garnered moderate support, but not as much as transit. 65% supported widening highways, but only 51% of people said they favor new regional highways. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links and video: Much to scrutinize
DC shorted millions in fees; Alarms raised at youth program; Lotto contract’s strange dealings; A two-term Virginia?; Travel model incorporates science; Smart growth gets its day; Raleigh steps backward; Reauthorization on video. Keep reading…
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It’s not Wheaton vs. Bethesda, but smart growth vs. bad
Montgomery officials say there isn’t enough money in the capital budget to pay for both a new Bethesda Metro entrance and redeveloping Wheaton. But there is plenty of money, if only the county deferred some of the new and wasteful highways that will only worsen sprawl and shift the county’s growth away from the places that can best accommodate it. Wheaton residents… Keep reading…
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Cafritz project tests Prince George’s commitment to TOD
The owners of the Cafritz property in Riverdale Park want a zoning change to build a major mixed-use development on a wooded, 37-acre single-family-zoned property with, at best, mediocre access to transit. If Prince George’s County is serious about its commitment to smart growth and development around its 15 Metro stations, it will deny the rezoning. In recent years,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No funding
Trail defunded; No bill this year; Less of a deduction; Smart growth advocate to HPRB; Transit tweets are negative; New MD website lacks open data; Frederick fights sprawl; And…. Keep reading…