Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Tracks in the sky
No streetcar under H Street bridge; Dulles Metro now in the air; Few takers for NIH bike benefit; Boston bikeshare won’t go everywhere; WMATA board turnover not smart; Gray considers plant closure; Transit- and trash-oriented development; Then and now in a single photo; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changing the landscape
“Shallow” look at gentrification?; Freemasons pushed out, too; Purple Line will reshape communities; Carma-nothing; Be careful, pedestrians AND drivers; Congestion relief for BRAC?; Learn how to deal with a crash; And in PG…; And in DC…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep us safe
Police brutally tase pedicab driver; More crime on the MBT; Should trains carry chemicals through urban centers?; More tweeting @metroopensdoors; Homeless to build homeless housing; Might TIGER support TOD?; No enforcement leads to parking anarchy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Old dominion, new rules
Arlington scrutinizing big box stores; BRAC moving faster than expected; Fairfax to require permits for pick-up games; 2 visions for St. E’s; Police suggest making speeding mandatory; DC urged to perform landlord stings; Why aren’t the hip new restaurants in Georgetown?; Georgia convicts pedestrian of vehicular homicide; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Signs of the times
Ugly signs protest development; Will Capitol surface parking ever go away?; Route 1 to be more friendly; Take MLK from MLK to MLK; The Ward 4 WMATA Board; CaBi sets records on the 4th; Amtrak privitization faces the 5th Amendment; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Teens need things to do, not a curfew
Yesterday, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett proposed setting a curfew on teenagers under 18, raising concerns about how young people are treated here and around the country. Expedited Bill 25-11 (PDF) would bar minors from being in public in Montgomery County after 11 pm on weeknights, and after midnight on weekends. Exceptions would be made for young people coming… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 12 dirty pols
Why nobody spoke up; Bond tax delayed 1 year; No bus garage at Walter Reed; Bulger not a regular rider; Parking required at historic train station; ANC supports waterfront development; Walmart asked for transit improvements; Greens not for transit. Keep reading…
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Rebuilt Wheaton High could give community a new face
High schools can form the backbone of community life. They serve as a place of learning, but also as the local sports arena or performing arts center; a polling place or town hall; occasionally, a house of worship. So it makes sense that a high school should occupy a prominent location in the community as well. That seems to be the thinking behind plans to build a new Wheaton High School,… Keep reading…
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See you Sunday in Anacostia, 3 weeks at Clybourne Park
This Sunday is GGW’s tour of the Anacostia Museum, and there’s less than 3 weeks left until our happy hour and watching of Clybourne Park. The Anacostia museum trip starts at noon with a brown bag lunch. At 1, we’ll tour the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, then see the Anacostia Art Gallery at 3. It’s all free; RSVP here. You can reach… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and the Bill of Rights
Zoning & 1st Amendment collide; Zoning & 2nd Amendment collide; Brown v. BOEE; Metro offers a sneak peek of the future; Many bidders for car share spaces; Walmart waited for its DC debut; Speed cameras come to PG; Sheiks shun Shaw; And…. Keep reading…