Posts about Maryland
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Afternoon links: Announcements and non-announcements
Metro gets 2nd highest ridership; WMATA doesn’t announce rapes; Trolley tunnel RFP released; East and green?; No minimums in downtown Frederick?; Donuts and death; Some drivers don’t yield even to bunnies. Keep reading…
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Maryland broke, can’t meet WMATA capital commitments
The State of Maryland has asked WMATA for permission to defer $28.7 million in promised capital contributions for two years, since their Transportation Trust Fund is in such dire straits they can’t afford to make the payment on time. At yesterday’s oversight hearing before the DC Council, WMATA officials referred to a letter they’d received on January 28th… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some things that are sadly not jokes
Didn’t see him, no consequences; NBC4 photographer hits cyclist; The worst gas station ever; Jack is for Chair, not on Twitter; New safety at New Carrollton; Bike swap and clinic; Things that are jokes; Tickets for getting doored. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: In public
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Keep reading…
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Hopkins announces Barnesville West “Science Country” plan
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Johns Hopkins University today unveiled its new growth plan, Barnesville West, also known as “Science Country.” Science Country involves constructing a grid of 2,000 individual buildings of 3-4 stories in height, each containing 50,000 square feet of office or laboratory space. To preserve open space,… Keep reading…
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Washington Post endorses Fair Share for Metro
A Washington Post editorial today endorses the message advocates have been promoting: that local jurisdictions must pay their “fair share” to stop crippling service cuts to transit. Metro is facing the threat of service cuts — shorter trains, much longer daytime and weekend waits, and other drastic curtailments, including to bus service — whose… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s residents speak out against bus cuts
Riders filled the Prince George’s County WMATA budget hearing on Monday despite a suburban and relatively transit-inaccessible location, and made heart-wrenching please to retain their vital lifelines, bus service. At least 100 riders attended and over 40 people gave testimony. Board Member Elizabeth Hewlett and General Manager John Catoe were both present to listen… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Objects in motion
Convention center hotel back on track; Exurbs become “gated ghettos”; Ped hit at Wisconsin and M; Stroll and circulate freely; Blogging transit agencies; Give us our squares; JetBlue really coming to DCA; On politics. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Crazy $#!% and lectures
A windshield fell out of a bus!; A dog is worth 10 joggers; You dented my car when I hit you!; Rules apply to reporters too; What can we learn from Charleston?; Shoup@NBM; Cities in scope. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday, but don’t sing
Happy birthday Metro!; High spirits not allowed in the Capitol; Now Dr. Gridlock-Metrocrowd-Busysidewalk?; Fairfax rallying against Connector cuts; DHS needs even more space; 3 Ike towers in Alexandria?; Pike art. Keep reading…