Posts tagged White Oak
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East Montgomery’s science hub far from becoming reality
Last week, Montgomery County selected local developer Percontee to turn Site 2, a former sludge treatment plant in White Oak, into LifeSci Village. The $3 billion mini-city is designed to compliment the Food and Drug Administration’s new campus and a new Washington Adventist Hospital. Despite a series of sexy new project renderings released by Percontee, East County’s… Keep reading…
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The East County Science Center should be an urban center
For years, local boosters have said that the Food and Drug Administration’s new campus in White Oak would bring jobs and prosperity to East County as companies flocked to work with the government agency. Yet a new report commissioned by the Planning Department suggests that it’ll take a lot more to revitalize the area. Last year, county planners began work on the… Keep reading…
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Eastern Montgomery discusses White Oak’s future
East County residents and businesspeople met with Montgomery County planners last Wednesday at the Regional Services Center to learn about a proposal to bring a life sciences center to White Oak. When completed, the East County Science Center Master Plan will recommend creating a mixed-use community with a focus on science and technology in an approximately 1400-acre area… Keep reading…
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Montgomery planning science hub in White Oak
Tomorrow, Montgomery County planners will hold an open house to discuss the East County Science Center Master Plan. They propose creating a new center for technology and commerce around the FDA’s new campus and a relocated Washington Adventist Hospital. The eastern side of Montgomery County hasn’t always enjoyed the fruits of its prosperity. It doesn’t… Keep reading…
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LifeSci Village would give eastern Montgomery a downtown
Next door to FDA’s new campus, LifeSci Village would bring the good jobs and upscale retail eastern Montgomery residents have demanded for years, but a lack of political momentum will keep it from becoming a reality anytime soon. The Gudelsky family is well-known for their philanthropy, but they were also one of the region’s most prominent developers. In the conference… Keep reading…
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Do “we have to do something” about traffic but not transit?
Why do many of our leaders in suburban jurisdictions see new roads as necessary and inevitable, but new transit as difficult and unlikely? I’ve been meeting with elected officials in the region about transportation and development issues. One representative from Montgomery County recently expressed a general sentiment among area leaders that “we have to do… Keep reading…
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Why Montgomery’s affordable housing “dumping ground” could use even more
Since the 1970s, Montgomery County has required developers to set aside a percentage of new homes for their Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program. Nevertheless, affluent Bethesda and Potomac have fought MPDUs, resulting in a concentration of subsidized units elsewhere in the County. Today, a quarter of the county’s MPDUs are located in Germantown, while another… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Routes to school and the route for a school
Bright future for Hine; Stifling routes to school?; Buses vs. people; Camper bike; Wisconsin without Circulator?; Not your father’s affordable housing; McCain, Coburn: Everything but highways is “wasteful”. Keep reading…