Posts about Maryland
-
Lunch links: Not enough money
No money to save trees; DDOE inspectors solicit bribes; Got $20 million lying around?; College Park needs CaBi; Real estate too pricey for third places?; Is a painted “stop” a sign?; Bus driver throws rider to ground; And…. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Neighborhoods change, or not
Georgetown retail changing; Progress and dysfunction in ANC 5B; Not my Ward 8; Georgia Ave won’t get funding; Urbanism for students; Council donations may be illegal; Post closing local bureaus; And…. Keep reading…
-
Don’t segregate Montgomery voters into urban and rural
Two competing maps have emerged for redistricting Montgomery County’s 5 council districts. One keeps the lines similar to today’s, while another creates a single district for all rural areas and one for all inside-the-Beltway communities, which would be a very bad idea. Keep reading…
-
Montgomery planners work to find biking hot spots
Planners in Montgomery County are working to determine how to best accommodate bicyclists as the county continues to grow. They’ve created a tool known as a “heat map” to figure out the best places to invest in bike infrastructure. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Greater greater Maryland
Curfew alternative in Montgomery; Election free-for-all; Take a bus to the show; Soccer field a key goal; Angelou objects to King paraphrase; Ward 8 wants construction jobs; Henderson vs. parents; And…. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Trouble with nonprofits
Not that type of service; Tighter rules for nonprofits?; Bikeshare in Bethesda?; Improve a small triangle; New faces around Gray; Georgetown ANC drama continues; Greater Washington is majority minority; And…. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Mixed news for pedestrians
Car chase on foot; Walking safer in MoCo; People like to tweet on 9 mph streets; Illegal to let a kid bike to school; Bike sharing IS transit; NNMC getting more parking; Watch where you swim; Skyland delays test patience; And…. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Count ourselves lucky
Irene’s aftermath; MLK memorial a “failure”?; MoCo may criminalize criminality; Dry tavern goes dark; Fairfax planning Silver Line parking; Tourism trumps education in Richmond; MetroAccess drivers tired of long hours; And…. Keep reading…
-
Weekend links: Keep calm and carry on
Goodnight, Irene; Wind power blowback hits the UK; Build on CaBi’s success; Gas tax vs. fuel efficiency; Gabe & others for Chicago BRT; Sprawl is more than low-density; Young people driving much, much less; Planner right hooked by turn he banned; Washington not the next capital of the world; And…. Keep reading…
-
Some seek alternatives to proposed Montgomery curfew
A controversial curfew is proposed for teens in Montgomery County. Many community members are clamoring for something to be done about unruly teens, but the debate has also focused on alternatives. Last night, community members on both sides of County Executive’s proposed youth curfew spoke out at a contentious meeting hosted by the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory… Keep reading…