Posts about Maryland
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Gaithersburg residents create own plan for smart growth
Filling a void of vision for a livable, sustainable future for Gaithersburg, my neighbors and I created our own plan for managing growth along the MD-355 corridor. It was met with great interest by City officials, who are trying to figure out what to do with it. Along Montgomery County’s MD 355/Metro Red Line Corridor, a string of walkable town centers surrounding Metro… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What you can’t have
Chinatown development scaled down… again; Parking permit exclusion among new bills; MoCo goes for mixed-use; Lawn mowing contract creates buzz; Why a fee shifting bill for cyclists?; Misspelled signs vanish quickly; Bikeshare-style car sharing launches in Paris; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The new line
Circulator crosses the river; Waldorf wants light rail (not Metro); HP shouldn’t be a weapon; U and King Streets are great; Booth map gets better; “Super NoVA” transportation study starts; Bowser squeezes Orange; Republicans not kicking DC (much); And…. Keep reading…
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Music venues can and should engage the public realm
Music clubs can help revitalize neighborhoods, but too often, they do little to nothing to activate or engage street life, and instead wall themselves off from the activity around them. The Fillmore Silver Spring opened last month, and local music venues are voicing concern that the Live Nation-owned music hall could threaten promoters in the District and even Baltimore. Already,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Living for the city
DC homicide could be lowest since ‘63; Anthony Williams ‘14?; MBT plans fleshed out; Strip mall to positive mixed-use; Join the RAC; Silver Line still at risk; Britain debates higher speed limits; And… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: More reasons to go downtown
MLK Library stays open; Only some cities have a downtown renaissance; Streetcar projects get a waiver; Feds reduce housing subsidies; Real estate articles mention walkability; Maryland Republicans may lose seats; Website measures perceptions of neighborhoods; Metro map is iconic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Governments get the message
MPD issues cyclist mea culpa; Maryland getting tougher on bad drivers; Housing prices are more than supply and demand; Whither the young preservationists?; Arlington hires celebrity planner; ANCs make their own rules; Some stations have 4th, 5th, and 6th rails; Is Southwest DC historic enough?; It’s curtains for the Lincoln Theatre; And…. Keep reading…
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Historic fountains rot away in a local national park
Two century-old DC fountains sit decaying and neglected in the woods of a national park in Maryland. The fountains had been missing from the 1940s until they were rediscovered in the woods of Fort Washington National Park in the 1970s. The top portion of the McMillan fountain, pictured below, was returned to Crispus Attucks park in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in 1983. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nuances in crime stats
WMATA board member skips Largo station; Mixed news in PG crime stats; Too many apartments in DC?; Barry decries displacement, whites, renters, etc.; Counties coordinate on streetcars; VA politicos criticize BRAC; Arlington & DC safe as houses; Flimsy historic designation not a total hurdle; And…. Keep reading…
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Improved access to Cafritz development is a step forward
The Cafritz development along Route 1 in Riverdale Park is slated to bring the first Whole Foods to Prince George’s County. While one neighboring community is trying to cut off access, another sees opportunity in increasing connectivity. The Riverdale Town council, at first inclined to restrict access to the project only from Route 1, may now see access to the development… Keep reading…