Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast tweets: Drops on Metro
Weekend ridership falls on Metro after aggressive trackwork starts (Examiner, @kytja, @perkinsms) Crime on Metro drops in 3rd quarter of 2011 (Post, @vebah) A group of senators is pushing to extend the commuter tax benefit before it runs out (The Hill, @ajfroggie) Even the Competitive Enterprise Institute opposes GOP plan to subsidize roads with oil drilling revenue… Keep reading…
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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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Afternoon tweets: What hipsters want
20-somethings demand small affordable apartments, and architects and builders are listening (Builder Online, @justupthepike) What might DC look like without WMATA? More highways, more parking garages (Atlantic Cities, @_jpscott) Columbia, MD applies for an MDOT grant to study bike sharing feasibility (Baltimore Sun, @bogrosemary) A first look at the infill development… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome and unwelcome guests
Developer wants bus stop gone; Wells wants DC United to stay; What to do with Union Station? Tour buses?; DC United not considering Prince George’s; Inflation applies to Dulles tolls; Protest updates; Cyclists’ Ed. comes to elementary school; Test scores and the achieve gap rise; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sports talk
Skins envy explained; DC to get a velodrome; Streecar stop stops moving; Memorials are stubborn things; ICC pays homage to history; Company helps riders dodge fares; Ethics bill passes; Housing costs change poverty stats; And…. Keep reading…
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New skyscraper will raise the roof on White Flint
For most of the past 3 decades, the tallest skyscraper in Montgomery County has been Gaithersburg’s 275 foot tall Washingtonian Tower. Earlier this year, Washingtonian Tower was eclipsed by the 289 foot tall North Bethesda Market. Now, developers in White Flint are proposing another, even taller tower. Oh, and it’s crazy-looking:… Keep reading…
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Offices aren’t enough to turn downtown Wheaton around
County Executive Ike Leggett says the best way to kick-start the revitalization of downtown Wheaton is by moving the Montgomery County Park and Planning Commission there. Will government offices be enough to get the ball rolling? Past experience says it’s unlikely. In October, the Commission received a $200,000 grant to study moving its offices. Its 400 employees work… Keep reading…
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MARC’s new Brunswick schedule worsens service for many
On Thursday, MARC announced a new schedule on the Brunswick Line, to go into effect on January 30. For riders at the far end of the line, it will mean a faster trip. But for riders in Frederick and closer-in Montgomery County, it will mean fewer trains and longer waits. MARC says the rationale for the change is the reduction of delays, something every Brunswick Line rider naturally… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Federal raid roundup
Feds raid councilmember’s house; Structure sparks conflict in McPherson Sq; Group questions NPS contracts; Antis get their just desserts; Johnson sought quid pro quo; Parking at all costs; Public spaces require good design; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Recent ideas reconsidered
How will the streetcar connect to Union Station?; WMATA may simplify and raise fares; BRAC traffic study was far off; Few complain about Metro formally; Montgomery rejects curfew and anti-loitering bills; Cuccinelli runs for governor; And…. Keep reading…