Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s reflects on past and future
Odds set against gambling ban; Design matters for successful TOD; Maryland town sees a demographic shift; Alley dispute hinges on a 1789 deed; Some Metro workers need a break; Drug allegations crush Anacostians; Streetscapes: worth it?; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery a prime example of “how housing matters”
It’s not often that 2 members of the Presidential Cabinet sit down for a morning chat before a crowd of several hundred spectators. Last week, however, at the National Building Museum’s “How Housing Matters” Conference, Secretary Shaun Donovan of HUD and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Health and Human Services did just that. The keynote… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and vice
Board talks dirty about zoning; Neighbors uneasy over pot; Governors spar over growth; Green Line stations close for repairs; Why is building a subway so expensive?; ICC’s 2nd segment opens soon; Baltimore selects different bike sharing; Area elections extremely close; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pointing fingers
Official scapegoats Smart Growth; Leggett reprimands council; Election results still not all in; DNC contradicts DC Democrats; Charters gain increasing share; All options on the table for the FBI’s HQ; Are the police choking or pushing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Do your civic duty
VA party control in the balance today; Senate transpo bill has good and bad; Homeless Orleans on the ballot; Occupiers protest MPD; From food court to grand court?; Dutch kids get drivers’/cyclists’/peds’ ed.; And…. Keep reading…
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Rockville, Gaithersburg races involve transit and growth
Voters in Rockville and Gaithersburg will choose at-large members of their city councils tomorrow. The choices voters make could affect how much these cities encourage and welcome development around transit and transit around existing development. Rockville has several councilmembers, including Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, who rode into office 2 years ago on a platform partly… Keep reading…
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Different housing types can mix if designed propertly
Neighbors of Chelsea Court, a proposed townhouse development at the site of the former Chelsea School outside downtown Silver Spring complain it’s too dense for a neighborhood of single-family homes, and last month, the County Council agreed. But why can’t different housing types coexist? Local developer EYA bought the Chelsea School’s campus in May… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bumper weekend
Driver strikes 3 protestors… intentionally?; WMATA wants to break radio silence; Borrowing is the new stealing?; Attend a town hall by hashtag; Gentrification, or more diversity?; DC Democrats become less democratic; RI Ave ped/bike bridge moving forward; And…. Keep reading…
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Wedges & Corridors: The country’s first sustainable growth plan?
The biggest determinant for carrying the Wedges & Corridors vision into the future is land. We are not making any more of it and, in fact, we have restricted its availability by placing a growth boundary, the Ag Reserve, around the top third of the County. Keep reading…
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DC is better off without Redskins stadium or practice fields
Changes may be coming to the location of facilities for 2 DC-area sports teams, the Redskins and DC United. But while soccer is getting the cold shoulder, leaders are trying to entice a football team that won’t help DC at all. They’d do more to help DC by urging the Redskins to keep their practice facilities and stadium away. DC United Major League Soccer is surveying… Keep reading…