Posts tagged Youth
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Do concerts make the Wheaton Youth Center historic?
Wheaton residents want a new recreation center, but historic preservationists say the current one, where Led Zeppelin allegedly played a show in 1969, should stay. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Planning Board will hold a public hearing about whether to make the Wheaton Youth Center a historic landmark. Keep reading…
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New apartment buildings target Millennial renters
The largest generation in American history, Millennials are having a big impact on both national and local housing trends. But does it make sense to build housing specifically for them, as one developer wants to do in Wheaton? There’s been no shortage of writing about Millennials, or the generation of young adults between 20 and 34. On the one hand, they’re flocking… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Off the rails
Red Line derailment; DC marijuana law looks OK; Wage bill gets to Gray; Americans drive less; Court is not in session; Within reach; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Glacial” progress on trails
Rock Creek Trail fixes slowly moving; Will MoCo CaBi lead to sidewalk riding?; More bike bits; Major Red Line problems; DC will cut sales tax, some fares; DC boom might slow?; Narrow Wilson Boulevard?; Air travel and DCA redux; Young adults still want libraries; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where and how the people go
People up, driving down; Baltimore wants to “poach” residents; Now white and black people lose rights; Bases get smart (growth); Metro intercoms sort-of-broken?; Is it gentrification?; Congress Heights needs food options; Fighting continues at Manassas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Born to run
Wells to run; Eastern Market plaza upgrade?; Southern access; Air rights up in the air; Amtrak’s new toy; Still #6; Young people drive less; And…. Keep reading…
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Don’t forget about playgrounds
Playgrounds serve an important role in child development. They’re not just luxuries or “add-ons” in neighborhoods. Playgrounds and public parks are where children in cities gain crucial physical and social skills. To maximize learning during and after school, especially for our youngest learners, we should think about playgrounds as a public educational… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around
Metro keeping 2 Southeast bus routes; Need to fund transit to grow; Transit pays off; What’s going to happen to transportation?; More DC Bikeshare delayed; Arlington may close tax-dodging restaurants; DC moving to legalize Uber; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to use public space
Fairfax against Tysons road; Hyattsville boosts public parking; Cracking down on loitering; Don’t congregate near Andrews; DC sees more Ward 6 voters; Arlington cab drivers protest; How New York recovered; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Battle plans
Transportation battle at Manassas; MoCo gets bus bill; More Silver oversight; That smell; Teens imagine recreation bridge; Big BRT or big lanes?; Green roofs get more green; And…. Keep reading…