Posts tagged University Of Maryland
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U-Md. Baltimore County embraces bikeshare
Since it opened in the 1960s, the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Catonsville has been known as a commuter school. But university officials are giving students alternatives to driving to campus, starting with a new bikeshare program. Sitting at the intersection of interstate highways 695, 195, and 95, UMBC’s campus just outside Baltimore was designed for… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Solidarity
Taxi drivers (kinda) unionize; All hands on deck for Height Act hearings; Montgomery installs school bus cameras; Math geeks make bikeshare better; UMD golf course will stay; Amtrak unveils new cars; SCOTUS will hear rail-trail case; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delays and stumbling blocks
Streetcar delayed; Purple Line draws critics; MetroAccess strike?; Golf course development; Put school near park; You know what’s hip? A task force; Skyline soon to be all scaffolding; More high-end condos for Georgetown?; Arlington fights bike theft. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Livability everywhere
CaBi is coming to College Park; Leesburg approves wider sidewalks; Virginia studies Route 1 transit; DDOT considers new bike routes; New development strains Metro; Politician driving recklessly; How to evaluate transportation?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Howard’s woes
Howard lawsuits pile up; University President blames revenue streams; Howard fails to report data; Unemployment claims skyrocket; DC living wage rate behind the times; Alexandria seizes on waterfront plan; Redevelop College Park first; Can CityCenterDC fill its apartments?; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Honors are awarded to schools, students
Local high schools are ranked: According to Jay Mathews’ annual ranking, the most challenging DCPS high school is School Without Walls, which he placed at 6th in the region. Mathews ranked the school 99th nationwide. (Post) Keep reading…
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WMATA might offer open data for all regional transit
WMATA planners helped STLTransit create an animation of transit across the entire Washington region. That’s possible because WMATA has a single data file with all regional agencies’ schedules. They hope to make that file public; that would fuel even more tools that aid the entire region. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Work in tech
We’re tops for tech jobs; In the Council; iUsers lose transit; Camera on the move; Library of the future?; Not helping anymore; Terps trim shuttle service; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Permission
Tax on downward facing dog?; Get a pass; Marines chill on security; Bikes can be…somewhere; Bury the problem; Let’s go to the mall; Not New York; And…. Keep reading…