Posts about Maryland
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The way to Burtonsville’s future is through its stomach
Simply giving buildings a facelift and adding parking won’t restore Burtonsville’s struggling village center, but encouraging its thriving ethnic restaurants could be the catalyst it needs. In a letter to the Gazette, Kim Bobola of Eastern Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board says we can “restore Burtonsville as a center of community activity”… Keep reading…
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Maryland opposing Metro Matters renewal
Maryland is opposing renewing the Metro Matters agreement for capital funding, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. This step would significantly handicap WMATA’s future Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bringing in business
No new restaurants?; A fake small town for your office; Chevy Chase against something; O’Malley fights to preserve MTA, not WMATA; VDOT drops “pave the preserve” plan; VA maps bikes; Meet the ambassador; Dots from DDOT?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future of the suburbs is transit
Suburban walkable places the future?; Pound foolish; Transit “poison pill” still not dead; Washington Circle of Death; Small steps for safety; Leaning house of Shaw; Nextboooooos?. Keep reading…
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What’s green and fun in the spring? A Greenbelt bike tour, a Dupont green festival, and bike fundraisers
Greater Greater Washington is organizing a bike tour of Greenbelt on Sunday, April 18. We’ll be starting at 1:30, and the tour should run about 3 hours or so. Keep reading…
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WMATA proposes restructuring Greenbelt bus service
As a part of the slash-and-burn that WMATA is undertaking to reduce costs, the agency has proposed an entire restructuring of Metrobus service in Greenbelt. This represents one of the most significant alterations of service which is currently proposed in the region. Not all of the changes are entirely bad ideas. The new routes will be more direct and easier to understand. Headways… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Making the connection
Anti pantograph?; More traction for Fair Share; Stay away from the Convention Center; Hans and the Gaithersbungle; Posting stats boosts safe driving; Tour buses and annoyances are back; And…. Keep reading…
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Planners host blogger talk on Montgomery’s future
ReThink Montgomery is the name of the Planning Department‘s new speaker series, part of an attempt to bring a new generation of county residents into the discussion of how we’ll grow and evolve in the coming years. From now through June, they’ll hold eight panel discussions on different topics, including “Culture,” “Health,” and… Keep reading…
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Montgomery, Prince George’s officials endorse Fair Share
County Councilmembers and state delegates from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties sent letters to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley asking him to allocate funding for Metro sufficient to stop service cuts, as FairShareForMetro.com has been urging. The Prince George’s County Council and state legislative delegation both sent letters from their… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We like Mike
Too many Michael Browns; 2 bus drivers arrested; Mt. P library patrons not going quietly; Water taxis?; Silly merchants; Sillier merchants; Our brains make no sense. Keep reading…