Posts about Maryland
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Afternoon links: Budget surprises
New revenue funds few priorities; Councilmembers should read amendments; Residents obeying laws more; NJ rep takes money from NJ rails; Return of the luxury train; Women biking = the economy?; So much for conservation; Hampshire-Cowen for TOD, solutions; Council opposes Western Bypass. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police and crime, but not always both
Arrested for reporting on Taxi Commission; What’s “impeding traffic”?; Bus drivers angry; Crash victims remembered, maybe with park; Arlington crowdsources CaBi placement; Dense(r) center near Quantico; Parking by day, shows at night; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Transportation no-nos
Don’t lock bikes to trees; Just don’t walk there; No aerial tram for Ocean City; Hit and run killer convicted; Marcie Cohen nominated to zoning board; Norfolk light rail about to open; Bike backlash over; Bike sharing sprouting everywhere. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hold it
No sidewalk chalking at the White House; Union shares bus driver concerns; Woodley Park reunited; Cue the postal jokes; Residents share frustrations about sharing the road; Bike in Maryland? Take a survey!; CityCenter dry and private?; Shoup in paperback. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Quality of life
Why are gas prices high?; Brown’s top priority: Chocolate milk; People explain why they bike; Clean up after your dogs; Sears interested in our tax breaks; West End library not quite as affordable?; Union asked about transit operations; 2-year terms for Maryland delegates?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Retail restriction rumble
Preserve our lack of community gathering spaces!; Not satisfied with Hill restrictions; DC divided on Gray, public involvement, & more; Not so Open; Officer stubbornly parks blocking trail; Taxi expansion may be reversed; In crime; Suburban growth is a Ponzi scheme. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: A Sunday stroll around the nation
Charm City is walkable, too; Walking on the dock of the bay; Jan Gehl explains walkable cities; So. Maryland gets smart about growth; Klein dreams big for Chicago; Senate skeptical of ethanol subsidies; Can cars be “green”?; Atlantans warming to rail. Keep reading…
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Montgomery struggles to compete as both suburb and city
Montgomery County stands at a crossroads. Once-pristine suburban neighborhoods are starting to look worn out and suffer from disinvestment. Meanwhile, other areas are turning into urban enclaves, but they don’t provide all of the amenities that traditional city neighborhoods offer. It’s no longer the perfect suburb, but it’s not yet the ideal city either. Keep reading…
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Join GGW at Anacostia Community Museum & Art Gallery
Greater Greater Washington invites you to a Sunday afternoon tour of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum and the Anacostia Art Gallery on July 10. Other events coming up include the Kidical Mass bike ride, a gathering on Met Branch Trail safety, a streetcar happy hour, and Arlington’s Capital Bikeshare expansion meeting. For the Anacostia day,… Keep reading…
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Does redevelopment along transit have to be 18 floors?
Last Friday, I spoke to the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce. My interest spiked when I heard the first speaker, a visiting fellow in Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy program, criticize the Planning Department. In his opinion, we were not maximizing the opportunity presented by the Purple Line in Chevy Chase Lake. Specifically, he referred to the Chevy Chase Land Company’s holdings… Keep reading…