Posts about Maryland
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Maryland road safety head, Post’s Halsey blame pedestrians and even Michelle Obama for fatalities
Pedestrian fatalities stopped declining in early 2010. Unfortunately, a safety nonprofit and its chairman, Maryland’s highway safety head, chose to blame pedestrians for getting killed while downplaying other, equally important causes. According to the report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, an association of the safety departments of the various… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The election looms large
Weaver running for at-large, Klein passes; Special election polling places not so convenient?; Who’s responsible for local schools?; Is Congress Heights really in?; Get involved in Purple Line planning; New Tenleytown library opens Monday; Washington traffic tied for worst in US; An art truck?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good Republican, Bad Democrat
Mara is in the race; Congressman wants to widen BW Parkway; Secure bike cage coming to College Park; 15-year-old pedestrian killed in PG; New Glenmont garage underway; Metro improvements delayed in MoCo; Keeping Columbia Pike affordable; McDonnell proposes teacher performance pay; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Concealed intentions
Bag inspections not really optional; TX Rep wants to carry concealed weapon in DC; Streetcar substation problems on H Street; Gen Yers don’t want McMansions; LaHood defends HSR; See a film about Columbia, Maryland; Driver who killed cyclist gets 8 years; What to do with school boards?; And…. Keep reading…
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Understanding the tools in the affordable housing toolkit
Smart Growth advocates want to make it possible for people of all income levels to benefit fully from living in an urban area. It’s helpful to know what we mean when it comes to affordable housing and how America got to where we are today. On a day when we pause to remember a man who dedicated his life to both racial and economic justice, it is appropriate that we understand the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Should I stay or should I go?
Might Sarles stay?; Solar Decathlon off the Mall; Remembering transit’s role in the Civil Rights movement; Belward Farm Science City slowly takes shape; No criminal charges for killing cyclist; Man killed in Farragut North metro; VA transportation funding plan draws criticism; Poor travelers can’t pay for China’s HSR; And…. Keep reading…
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Prosecuting negligent driving is tough; time for new laws?
Advocates in Maryland are pushing for a new kind of mid-level criminal charge for negligently killing people with motor vehicles. DC should consider comparable measures after a some failed prosecutions of drivers demonstrate how hard it is to charge drivers who act dangerously. If you have stories about problems with enforcement to protect people walking and biking, sign… Keep reading…
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What will we fund if Maryland increases the gas tax?
January means the start of the legislative session for Maryland, and the General Assembly meets tomorrow for the first time. The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Funding is likely to recommend a major funding increase for transportation that includes a gas tax hike, but we’ve heard little about a strategic plan for where to put that money. The Commission… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How’s my performance?
Arlington follows some performance parking; Maryland public schools tops in US; Pepco will now monitor own network; Metro puts theft warnings posters in stations; L’Enfant not so dangerous, Chinatown tops list; Talking transportation in Fairfax; Frederick gets money for trail extension; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planning the deets
Getting into the Purple Line details; Finalizing connections to Tysons stations; Fairfax may limit parking near Metro; Alexandria needs an add-on tax; Congress needs a dorm; Will political shooting raise security?; Listen to the riders; Jamieson knows what WMATA PR should say; “War on drivers” is nonsense; And…. Keep reading…