Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Questions in Alexandria
Should Alexandria spend on regional transportation?; Alexandria to wait and see on more bike signals; Not so much Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Good luck organizing a block party; Amtrak signals possibly sabotaged; How to balance the budget; Transit indirectly brings cars?; A bike section in the paper?. Keep reading…
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MTA and CSX explain lousy MARC Brunswick performance
According to the Maryland Transit Administration’s MARC train daily service digest, on-time performance for the Brunswick Line for October 1-21 was 56%. For the first daily afternoon train, it was 36%. The delays were typically substantial: for example, trains were 7, 11, 20, 22, and 31 minutes late on the morning of October 4; 33, 53, 47, 15, 9, 33, and 34 minutes… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parks and schools
Lighting up Sherman Circle; New parks in NE Capitol Hill?; Benefits of school integration; Too cool for school; New 11th Street bridges on track; PG County gets first “high-end” grocery; Church housing; Fairfax wants chunk of VA surplus; No more back doors. Keep reading…
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Martin O’Malley for Maryland Governor
Because of his firm stances on major issues that will shape Maryland’s future, Greater Greater Washington is happy to endorse Governor Martin O’Malley for a second term. The 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election is different from most elections where an incumbent with a voting record is opposing a challenger who only has promises and ideas. Bob Ehrlich,… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Tours and taxes
Walk the West End tomorrow; Hail Mary tax break; Gas sales tax?; Alexandria transportation tax?; Pay freeze for thee, but not for me; Matrix Rhee-loaded; London’s bike sharing turns a profit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Step up on the streets
MPD ticketing distracted drivers at record rate; New York City enforcing speed limit, bike laws; Arena Stage reopens tomorrow; Infill moves forward; A new Metro map?; Not so much will change under Gray; MoCo Council on pedestrian safety; No more helmet hair; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More ups and downs
Two slots at DCA up for grabs; Virginia to raise speed limits; Height debate continued; Gray softens on lower parking rates; Bethesda escalator repair nears end; Arlington Trader Joe’s to get parking; L’Enfant Plaza-Future Banneker Memorial Station?; Is there an answer to gentrification?; And…. Keep reading…
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Olson ignores smart growth basics on Book Exchange project
An array of officials who are usually reliably pro-Smart Growth have teamed up with College Park’s Old Town Civic Association (OTCA) in an effort to quash the proposed Book Exchange project. The 6-story mixed-use development could bring 830 student beds to downtown College Park along with roughly 170 beds geared towards grad students and young professionals. But opponents… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watchful schools
School bus cameras in MoCo; Dinner at school; Bill seeks oases in food deserts; PG Council considers $4.5M subsity for shopping center; SmarTrip misinformation abounds; Metro closures November 5-7; DDOT & MPD can do better; Plurality favor cuts to “transportation”. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Haven’t got it covered
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