Posts about Links
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Breakfast links: Reminder to ditch your old SmarTrip card
Pre-2012 SmarTrip cards are in their final days. 356-unit project could come to Takoma in early 2024. The argument for “Crystal City.” Keep reading…
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National links: When gas prices go up, sprawl goes down, study finds
Can expensive gas save forests? Minneapolis considers a TOPA law. Arterials, the heart of town, and other city-as-body metaphors that guide our thinking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit project delays are causing problems for development surrounding them
Project delays are impacting transit-oriented development. Bowser wants newly named Commanders at RFK. Acting Metro Transit Police chief to get permanent job. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s big protected bike lane plans start with 10 miles this year
DC looks to more than double protected bike lanes over the next 3 years. Montgomery County passes bill to help finance clean energy projects. Seated scooters roll out in Arlington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro looks to hire more than 70 drivers
Metro launches bus driver hiring push. DC Council approves street light contract. Baltimore mayor calls for review of vacant property mitigation. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County proposal would require legislators to consider how each bill would impact the climate
Montgomery County bill would require legislation to include climate impact review. A new vision for Chevy Chase. Fairfax County seeks funds for I-66 trail. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC could use eminent domain to get another grocery store east of the Anacostia river
Eminent domain could bring new grocery store east of the river. Fairfax County could allow more housing in Dulles noise path. Home sale profits exploded in 2021. Keep reading…
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National links: Climate change could push Paris to uncover a long-buried river
Paris needs to cool down — and what better way than a river? A new way to look at zoning and housing costs. Will 2022 be a better year for transit construction? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Takoma Junction plan rejected by Montgomery County planning board
Takoma Junction development hits another setback. Metrobus to get back to normal service February 7. Inside the annual point-in-time homelessness count. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland approves construction contract for Purple Line, setting up 2026 opening
The Purple Line has a new construction contract. DC DMV allowing virtual hearings. Fairfax County to buy Tysons land for affordable housing developer. Keep reading…