Posts about Maryland
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Montgomery groups attack 270 widening, criticize “false choice”
The Action Committee for Transit, Audubon Naturalist Society, 1000 Friends of Maryland, and the Coalition for Smarter Growth just issued a blistering press release criticizing the Montgomery County Planning Board’s recommendation to spend $4 billion to widen I-270 without even considering reasonable transit alternatives. Keep reading…
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Maryland SHA pushing stupid growth on Connecticut Avenue
As part of their proposals for BRAC-related infrastructure adjustments, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) proposed adding an extra reversible lane on Connecticut Avenue between the Beltway and Manor lane. No matter the area, the state’s highwaymen continue floating more lanes as the solution to every problem, despite reversible lanes’… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Benefits not always visible
iSee subway stations; Oh, there’s a Metro station there?; Cantorism in NoVA; Hands off our pike; Medical Center Metro entrance lives to fight another day; Nobody wants to live here, except lots of people; Don’t drink and dial; Underground pipe to waterfront park. Keep reading…
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Floreen, Berliner vote to continue the cycle of sprawl and pollution
Yesterday, the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee voted to recommend Alternative 7, which would widen I-270 to 8 regular lanes and two or three reversible HOT lanes. Councilmembers Nancy Floreen (at-large) and Roger Berliner (Bethesda/Chevy Chase) voted for the option, while the third committee member, George… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Don’t walk here, bike over there
Reckless walking; Giving a lane to bikes makes all traffic better; Berliner calls for “sustainable transportation corridor”; Secret affordable housing; Walking through 16th and Park? We don’t care; Not even pretending anymore; On the slow track; Not necessarily the best car; Bike to brothel. Keep reading…
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On Tuesday, Montgomery Council can avoid “ICC 2.0”
Montgomery County debated the Intercounty Connector for decades. Just as construction began, rising gas prices meant fewer people were driving, the economic crash bankrupted the State of Maryland, protecting our environment became even more urgent, and new research demonstrated the health hazards of freeways, which get worse the larger the road becomes. Today, most… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peas and carrots
Building a hotel? Build a bike station too; Council holds land deals; Spoil the land for the greater good?; Hope Park?; Don’t close ‘em, add concessions; Old buildings are green; Parking around the globe; Just a little bit. Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 5: What you callin’ a city?
The Gaithersburg West plan for biotech development west of I-270 between Gaithersburg and Rockville is often called “Science City.” However, as conceived, this is no city. Keep reading…
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Montgomery removing one useless underpass while planning another
Montgomery County will likely remove a dangerous, unused pedestrian tunnel in the 1960s planned community of Montgomery Village. Redevelopment along the road will create a more walkable retail center, and planners hope to replace the tunnel with a safe and lively pedestrian crossing. At the same time, county leaders seem to be pushing ahead with a pedestrian underpass at Medical… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watch out
A new low; New bus bunching watchdog; Obama park?; Dangerous or uninformed?; If all spending were that dumb, we’d all agree to cut it; Portland to copy us; Boo for ghostboxes. Keep reading…