Posts tagged Suburban Sensibility
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UMD plans to ban all transit from Campus Drive
The University of Maryland plans to close the central Campus Drive to nearly all traffic this summer, including Metrobus and almost all student shuttle bus routes. This will diminish student access to transit and seems designed to strengthen the UMD administration’s efforts against a Purple Line through the center of campus. The closure follows the 2001-2020 Facilities… Keep reading…
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Bonus links: Parking extravaganza
$80,000 a space for another DC USA?; Tenleytown Safeway too suburban; Three parking bills, one hearing; Free holiday meters?; Free transit for some Chicago shoppers; Potomac Yard station still just out of reach; A Green City but without green transportation. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Empty parking, screw peds and bikes
We told you so, New York; College Park-ing still a failure; Mean parking lots; Just coal for pedestrians, bikers; Who needs to maintain bikeways? Not Montgomery; NIMBY, literally; Massive widenings are expensive, even in Tysons; Future Amtrak: Wireless, yummier, and more annoying. Keep reading…
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Fairfax still suburbanizing Old Town
Instead of condominiums, Fairfax City is poised to move forward with a suburban townhouse development in Old Town. Residential development on the lot formerly occupied by the city library has long been part of Fairfax’s plans for a lively downtown with more feet on the street outside lunch hour. Walnut Street Development had received approval to build 80 condominium units,… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Train stations and stationary trains
A grand station and community in New Carrollton?; Riders still confident in Metro; Not just a “situation” or “disruption”; Google Transit in Fairfax; DC budget crisis, again; Suburban living not inherently better, thanks. Keep reading…
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Toronto’s “tower renewal” could point the way for East County high rises
During the 1960s and ‘70s, eastern Montgomery County experienced a high-rise building boom, with apartment towers sprouting up as far north as Burtonsville. A rough count shows there are over forty apartment buildings with more than eight stories in East County outside of Downtown Silver Spring, many of which are clustered in White Oak, Leisure World and along University… Keep reading…
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The Wheaton library should be in downtown Wheaton
The draft for the new Wheaton Sector Plan currently includes provisions to build a new library in downtown Wheaton. The new library would replace the current Wheaton library which, oddly, is not in downtown Wheaton. Rather, it is north of downtown Wheaton, on the corner of Arcola Avenue and Georgia Avenue. Though the current library is a fifteen minute walk… Keep reading…
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Olde Towne Gaithersburg: He who hesitated was lost
During the now-defunct credit bubble, legacy walkable urban places in Montgomery County enjoyed renovation and investment unparalleled in decades. Silver Spring received a brand new commercial development that catalyzed a better reputation and increased foot traffic. Investment in Bethesda accelerated beyond its already fast pace. Wheaton got a renovated mall and new residential… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Connect the dots
Virginia reconnects their grid; MoCo is caring about sharing; 13% of SmarBike subscribers live in other states; No more passes with Metrocheks; Chicago drivers annoyed by higher rates, snafus; Connolly looking to the next Metro extension; BART considers charging for parking on weekdays; Taller and greener in Arlington; Mini links. Keep reading…
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It takes a village: why walkable urbanism is good for adolescents
The March edition of GQ features a 12-year-old budding food critic, David Fishman of New York, NY. One of Fishman’s favorite activities is to visit local restaurants and write critiques. Due to his age, his parents limit him to restaurants within walking distance in his Upper West Side neighborhood. While such parental ground rules would amount to house arrest for children… Keep reading…