Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: $500M offer contingent on Caps, Wizards staying in DC, Bowser says
Bowser holds firm: Caps and Wizards remain at Capital One Arena or DC will invest its $500M offer in new uses for the property. Temporary Arlington bus storage yard could become permanent. Baltimore’s new tree planting fee structure threatens to undermine its own canopy goal. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC to subsidize businesses to move into vacant spaces downtown
DC announces new grant opportunity for businesses that move or expand downtown. Ribbon-cutting held to celebrate new Acela train platform in Baltimore. Arlington looks to loosen regulations to fill its vacant office space. Keep reading…
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Cheaper housing production in Maryland? Parking reform bills take a swing
A series of bills in Montgomery County and Baltimore have aimed to reform parking minimum policies, in a bid to reduce the cost of building new housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bruce Monroe/Park Morton redevelopment to move forward
Court gives green light to DC’s Park Morton redevelopment. University of Maryland students could one day be eligible for $1,500 rent subsidy. Alexandria leaders defend decision to compete to lure Capitals and Wizards out of DC Keep reading…
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Why affordable housing can’t pay for itself
Understand development costs, the financing needed to meet them, and the ever-present “gap.” This is the first in an ongoing series about how affordable housing works. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare Beat: CaBi wraps up a year of historic ridership in December
CaBi broke all-time ridership records in 2023, with riders logging 4,469,358 trips. This month’s Bikeshare Beat digs into that record-breaking data and ridership highlights from the holiday season. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC starts enforcement for blocking bus lanes on January 29
Starting January 29, DC will begin fining drivers in bus-only lanes. Maryland increases investment in Prince George’s Hospital redevelopment in Cheverly. Arlington drops lawsuit against residents and civic association who look to block bus parking. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of January 22, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about gentle density on Connecticut Avenue; social housing and bus lane cameras in Maryland; and single-stair reform in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC funds 5,500 more rental assistance applications
DC funds additional 5,500 rental assistance applications. Housing is the main reason Marylanders surrender pets to shelters. Arlington extends fare-free student program to Metrobus. Keep reading…
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The New York Times once again misses the plot on traffic safety
Pedestrian deaths are attributable, first and foremost, to road design. So why do the New York Times and other publications keep missing out on this core cause of traffic violence? Keep reading…