Posts about Maryland
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3 questions with Md. delegate candidate Scott Goldberg
Scott Goldberg is a candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, District 16, which includes Bethesda. Scott lives in downtown Bethesda, and founded his own small property management company. At his campaign kickoff, he expressed his support for the Purple Line in addition to detailed visions for alternative energy initiatives in Maryland. After the event, he enthusiastically… Keep reading…
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Style vs. character determines Silver Spring’s future
Last Saturday, designers, architects and planners held a charrette, or design workshop, at Fenton Street Market in downtown Silver Spring. East Silver Spring resident Hannah McCann, who founded the market last fall, organized the event. A senior editor for Architect magazine, she enlisted several local design professionals to lead the workshop, talking and drawing with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big votes on money
What’s in the DC budget?; Fares hike may be approved today; Motivated seller; N Street eclipse; How you talk about it matters; And…; Up in Maryland; In the west. Keep reading…
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Frederick is “Fredneck” no more
A few weeks ago, my friends and I drove up to Frederick for the day. I’d never been there, but discovered much greater Washington could learn from. Forget “Fredneck.” No matter what color their necks may be, this place is far from backwards. You can imagine my surprise when, after we parked in the very center of downtown, I stepped out of the car to see a bustling,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rails and money
Speak for streetcars; Metro money matters; Indifferent employees; Why do people take transit?; If it’s AAA, it leads; Not enough government in Maryland?; Flip him the smiley face; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Underground spaces, above-ground fights
Center Leg gash to heal; Dupont tunnels: Public money or not?; UMD backs down halfway; Fighting over VRE; Commission opposition; Lawyers on bikes; Down with opaque windows; And…. Keep reading…
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TPB should stop stapling, start planning for sustainability
On Wednesday, the regional Transportation Planning Board heard a presentation on how the region needs to grow more sustainably to avoid out-of-control greenhouse gas emissions. They then voted to add numerous projects to the long-range plan that will significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions. The jurisdictions that submit projects also deleted a few, because the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike to work today!
Bike to work, avoid dogs; Bye townhouses, hello parking?; On New York Avenue; More residential for Tysons; Oh great, loud grates; Know a hit-and-run driver in Frederick?; Soda tax? Probably not; MARC hits a new mark. Keep reading…
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“Pedestrian crossing” options oddly resemble interchanges
Montgomery County DOT has released design alternatives in their study of a “pedestrian crossing project between the National Naval Medical Center and the Medical Center Metro station.” The alternatives could improve the experience for pedestrians crossing Rockville Pike/MD-355, but also look a lot like the vehicular interchanges that MCDOT staff insisted… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bikes, buildings, budgets, and bull
Cyclists, drivers, police, the usual; Bike bits; Kornheiser Jr.; Ward 7 project gets worse; Development dispatches; Fixing Kensington; Montgomery musings; CDC misled on lead. Keep reading…