Posts about Maryland
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The high cost of free parking in Bethesda
The Bethesda Row Arts Festival is going on this weekend. Unfortunately, people who want to drive to Bethesda for the festival will find much of the parking taken up by exhibitors’ trucks which could be parking a few blocks away. Ben Ross sent over this photo of the premium location parking lot at Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, often the first one visitors to Bethesda try to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smarter suburbs
Reston rising; An even better Frederick; Walter Reed is Metro-accessible; O’Malley, Ehrlich spar; VRE breaks own record; Live atop a church; Be nice, taxi drivers. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Percentage perspective
A tale of two cities; Car independence in DC; More stats and inequalities; Transportation service; Is Cato’s parking anti-free-market?; More sincere flattery; Sprawl, illustrated. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Bike share, Bloomingdale and BRAC
What’s the right bikeshare density?; Cycling is safer in numbers; Bloomingdale supports good urbanism; Modest BRAC impact in PG; Loudoun teacher wins big prize; Keynesian economies; No such thing as full employment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dangerous for pedestrians and Transformers
Struck in Montgomery County; Transformers unscripted; Virginia to keep WMATA seats for now; The Monday Metropocalypse that wasn’t; Exercising her right to pee; DC a bargain for singles, PG for families; Chevy Chase retail less limited; Step it up. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s plans revised bus service in Greenbelt
The Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation is planning changes to TheBus service on all 4 routes operating out of Greenbelt Station. Prince George’s wants to better allocate resources to run buses at higher frequency. But several Berwyn Heights officials are upset about the plan, because they think residents don’t want —… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Full of potential
The art of bikeshare redistribution; Streetcars and intensification; What’s up with conservatives and transit? Another view; Secret garden; Liquor license newspeak; Evicted from a bike locker?; Healing the freeway gash; Stop removal courage. Keep reading…
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MARC shares more information including on-time issues
Since the middle of July, the Maryland Transit Administration has posted a MARC train daily service digest. The site shows each day’s delayed trains (by train number), as well as a short explanation of the reason for the delay. For trains during the afternoon peak, the website also shows whether or not the train arrived at its final destination on time, and… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less money, more students
Ehrlich’s school funding lacking; Public schools still on the rise; Big city school superintendents’ future uncertain; Hit-and-run near Dupont Circle; Purple Line in November; Developers shifting to Smart Growth; Metro riders impossible to please; Supporting food trucks; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Danger all around
Navy Yard is “dangerous”?; Failing US transportation system endangers future growth; Hit and run in Mt. Rainier; DoD makes a BRAC mistake; “Mosquito” officially killed; Feds encouraged to use CaBi; Uline Arena plans pushed back; And…. Keep reading…