Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Metro works
Metro cars look good; Metro projects improve station access; MARC cuts delayed; MD Ave. plan improves land use, transit; Streetcar storage gets more expensive; Shady realtors of history; Union Square goes to AOC; Work around the alcohol; And…. Keep reading…
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Boxing Day links: Bad garages make bad neighbors
Neighbors object to secret garage; Fingers crossed for transit; CaBi huge with tourists; Calvary to meet with community; Quenching food deserts; 2011 not great for NPS; Better predictions for transit projects; No ads in Brazil city. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Breakdown boogie
Music of malfunction; Should Amazon be taxed?; Pop-ups invade vacant lots; Hispanics disproportionately killed on roads; Streetcar purchase drama continues; Reimagining the alley; India plans to sprawl. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Everything’s fine
Fines for the food trucks; Fines for poor electric service; Seattle police mock injured jogger; Don’t forget the small businesses; Are “discretionary funds” too discretionary?; One strike, you’re out of public housing; HUD gets less sustainable; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less of a benefit
Transit benefit going down; Breakdown strands passengers; Apartments held up by Metro; Ethics bill passes; New bike lanes scarce; Old Jeff Davis gets fixes, new name; Make it safe to bike to Target; Bus isn’t really cheaper than Silver Line; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better taxis for a better tomorrow
Taxis get all shook up; Commuter benefit likely ending; VRE seeks more funding; Virginia budget boosts roads; O’Malley signs PlanMaryland; Waterfront plans roil Alexandria; Parking meters draw Petworth’s ire. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going private
CCT may use private funding; Not what Belward owner had in mind; Arlandria project approved; Party with less paperwork; Unbanked on CaBi; Don’t judge SF performance parking yet; Slow is the future; And…. Keep reading…
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Can the CCT bridge Wisconsin Ave in Bethesda?
The design of the Purple Line might mean displacing the Capital Crescent Trail from its Bethesda tunnel. Some say that an at-grade crossing of Wisconsin Avenue will be too dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. But are there any good alternatives? I think that many hope that if only we make a strong commitment, bring creative imagination and bring professional expertise to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: NPS is naughty and nice
Plan improves Rock Creek trails; Norton wants peace between pedicabs & NPS; DC buys 2 more streetcars; MD, VA forgo millions in gas tax; Big box development coming to NE DC; NTSB calls for cellphone ban; Food trucks activate vacant storefronts; Build down instead of up?; Pedestrian bridges fail in India. Keep reading…
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Smart growth milestones of 2011: Steps forward and back
For smart growth, 2011 has been a year of continued progress. But it has also seen a few steps in the wrong direction. What are the top 5 milestones of 2011? This year, we saw DC host Rail~Volution and saw forward-thinking planning in the region’s largest suburbs. But we also felt the pain from poor office location decisions from the Department of Defense and the Virginia DOT’s… Keep reading…