Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Building near Metro
Southwest becoming more livable, walkable; Will Grumman be near Metro? Does Leggett know Metro exists?; Tickets getting overturned. Problem?; Battle of the colors; Next up, bottles?; Too much preservation in NYC?; And…. Keep reading…
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Arlington formally offers Fair Share for Metro; Maryland delinquency continues
Arlington County has finalized their budget including more money for WMATA, the Post reported this weekend. County Board member Chris Zimmerman, who is also Arlington’s representative on the WMATA Board, specifically talked about transit funding: “Arlington is saying if the other jurisdictions will step up to the plate, we will be willing to ensure that… Keep reading…
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Maryland moves slightly on operating funds, but plans more bus cuts for Prince George’s
Maryland’s WMATA board members announced April 22 that the state would meet its proposed contribution requirement of $13.9 million in GM Richard Sarles proposed budget through a combination of increased funds, possible local revenue and likely bus service reductions within Maryland. The announcement at the WMATA board meeting followed a rally last Tuesday at Addison… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unsafe
Safe to break your promises-way; Distracted drivers still safe from consequences in Md; Pedicab rules; Ice cream, not drugs; NYC v. cyclists; Recharge while you hang on. Keep reading…
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We can’t let Governor O’Malley sabotage Metro
The press has been thoroughly covering the impact of interim WMATA GM Richard Sarles’ proposed modified FY2011 operating budget, which has significant and immediate impacts on riders, but the much more important story from yesterday’s Board meeting is how the O’Malley Administration kneecapped prospects for repairing Metro’s aging infrastructure. To… Keep reading…
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Food trucks could fill in retail gaps
Last Saturday marked the return of Fenton Street Market, a flea market that opened on an underused parking lot in Silver Spring’s Fenton Village. It proves that you don’t need much to create a place that people like to visit and spend time in. With so many other empty parking lots in Silver Spring and throughout the region, it seems like we should find more ways to reuse the… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Nonsense
National Highways-In-Parks Service?; Wilson Building ATM machine still running; Silver Line car price fight; Finalists selected for Planning Board; More cents and sense for Bethesda parking; Tenleytown: 60 years of anti; So high-speed, it never stops; Post’s new network. Keep reading…
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Montgomery rewriting 33-year-old zoning code
Matt Johnson works for the Montgomery County Planning Department. Normally, his posts are his own opinions and not those of the Planning Department, but is writing this series on Montgomery County’s rezoning in his capacity as an employee of the department. Zoning, the main tool to enact land use plans, is perhaps the most important part of planning. By specifying what,… Keep reading…
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Govs, Fenty should lead instead of whining about WMATA
Everybody seems to want to have more control over WMATA, but far fewer want to show leadership to try to improve it. The latest vague noises about WMATA oversight come from Mayor Fenty and Governors McDonnell and O’Malley, who gave a press conference about wanting more control over an agency they’ve virtually ignored. According to the Post’s Frerick Kunkle, All… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s easy being green
Zoo listens to us; Green plan, needs green money; Planning Department veggies; People and things bumping cyclists; Rosslyn’s temporary plaza; The art avenue; X marks the cuts; Vote in Congress versus home rule. Keep reading…