Posts tagged White Oak
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Breakfast links: Metro issues old and new
Tragedy averted; Automation issues; WMATARU’s fatal flaw; Make Van Ness great again; Delivery’s race factor; More pavement, more problems; HOV in BRT; Hold up at White Oak; Coming soon in NoMa. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Takeover danger
Whose rail line is it anyway?; Bowser deals with Exelon; Paying off Safeway; So long, paper farecard; Stop building!; Bike priority areas; Viva White Oak; Breaking ground; And…. Keep reading…
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Expand a highway to get a sidewalk? How about just build the sidewalk.
Maryland highway planners say four new interchanges on Route 29 in eastern Montgomery County will cut congestion, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, and make it easier to build bus rapid transit. But the designs they’ve proposed would actually make all three of those things worse. Keep reading…
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MetroExtra could come to Columbia Pike in Montgomery County
Columbia Pike between Silver Spring and Burtonsville is one of the region’s busiest bus corridors, but is prone to delays and crowding. Metro is studying improvements that could make the service faster and more reliable, making it a trial of sorts as Montgomery County considers Bus Rapid Transit for that corridor. The Z Metrobus lines, made up of the Z2, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z11,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bye, FBI
Down to three for the FBI; Gun ruling stayed; White Oak plan approved; Silver Line anticipation; Projects that didn’t make it; Ducking debate; Benches for Ballston; And…. Keep reading…
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In White Oak, the region’s east-west divide becomes an urban-suburban one
The DC area has long faced an east-west divide, with more of the wealth going to the west side. Increasingly, investment is also heading to urban areas over suburban ones. For struggling suburban areas on the east side, the only answer is to take on more urban features. One of those places is White Oak in eastern Montgomery County, where the County Council will vote tomorrow on a plan… Keep reading…
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Montgomery District 5 candidates want growth and transit, but in different places
All of the candidates running for Montgomery County’s District 5 council seat say they want to bring jobs, shopping, and transit to an area that’s long awaited them. But they seem to disagree on whether that investment should go where it’s most needed, or where there’s the least resistance. Councilmember Valerie Ervin’s resignation last fall… Keep reading…
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Residents skeptical of BRT and mixed-use development grill Montgomery council candidates
In the coming years, eastern Montgomery County could see some big changes, from faster, more reliable bus service to a new research and technology hub. Last night, candidates for County Council talked about these issues with some very skeptical Four Corners residents. Keep reading…
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Eastern Montgomery residents want new jobs and transit in White Oak
One thing was clear at last night’s public hearing on plans to create a transit-oriented town center and biotech hub in White Oak: almost everyone wants more jobs and amenities in White Oak, even those who aren’t comfortable with new development in their backyards. This month, the Montgomery County Council took up the White Oak Science Gateway plan, which seeks… Keep reading…
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Traffic fears tie up plans to revitalize White Oak
For decades, eastern Montgomery County has lacked the jobs and amenities the more affluent west side has long enjoyed. But plans to finally deliver those things, along with the transit to support them, could get hung up on concerns about car traffic. The White Oak Science Gateway plan would transform sprawling office parks and strip malls around the Food & Drug Administration… Keep reading…