Posts tagged Sprawl
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Breakfast links: Where to live?
Where the rent isn’t too high; Affordable housing aids other goals; Microunits show fancy face; Some Virginians vote Tuesday; From Fred Flintstone to mixed-use; App data also helps planners; Wind turbines’ impacts cause delays; And…. Keep reading…
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Sprawl-inducing M-83 highway gets thumbs down from Montgomery County Executive
Last Thursday, Montgomery County transportation director Art Holmes told the County Council that County Executive Ike Leggett does not favor building the M-83 “Mid-County Highway Extended” highway project. This could be an important signal that the outdated project, which would take hundreds of millions of dollars from transit projects and incentivize more… Keep reading…
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Will Charles County choose sprawl?
On the fringe of the metropolitan Washington area, a suburban county is poised to make a momentous decision. Despite the vigorous objections by many residents, Charles County could promote sprawling development that could harm Maryland’s environment, the county’s economic vitality, and the metro region as a whole. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pushing business away
Perception costs Georgia Avenue; Bike lanes great for parking?; Height limit allows a camel; Oakville Triangle set for makeover; Pushing Silver Line over finish line; Don’t pass the bus; Breaking: our region is expensive; Things are different in Europe; Worldly subways; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: HOT lanes and cold weather
HOT lane prices rise; HOT lanes on the 14th Street Bridge?; Winter redux; Tragic; Why conservatives like sprawl; What to expect on Metro; Don’t break up DDOT; Belgian Uber ban incites outrage; Study for the Susquehanna; The real problem in Silicon Valley; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Migration
Fewer move to Washington; Act with autonomy, or not?; Sprawl continues amid transit; Purple Line property purchases coming; Bold ideas to improve Rosslyn; Peak tourism follows peak bloom; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s is trying to be serious about transit-oriented development
Prince George’s County officials want everyone to know that the county is serious about transit-oriented development and making the most of its Metro stations. A promise to plan needed streets, sidewalks and parks around a short list of stations could be an important change to county spending that’s been focused on big-ticket road projects. The county has been… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public apathy
Voter turnout hits a new low; See results on a map; Bowser won’t “hold anything up”; Bowser chummy with developers; Speak up on Courthouse Square; Will DC enforce carless projects?; Sprawl could be worse; Who knew?; Anti-transit Tennessee; And…. Keep reading…
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“Drive ‘til you qualify” takes on an urban flair
There’s far more demand for housing in the DC area than supply, especially in urban, walkable neighborhoods. When enough new homes aren’t being built close in, the region sprawls farther out. In response, new developments on the fringes are adopting urban qualities. In the Before & After Cafe on Apricot Street one recent Saturday, craft beer was on the menu… Keep reading…
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The real “best places to work” have great commuting options, too
Area magazines often issue lists of the “Best Places to Work,” but they don’t consider what the commute to those places is like. The real best places to work don’t make employees sit in traffic for hours each day. Each year, Baltimore Magazine releases its list of the Best Places to Work, based on factors like salaries, benefits, career mobility, and… Keep reading…