Posts about Maryland
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Gaithersbungle, part 4: Why emulate Tysons’ existing road network?
In the first three parts of this series (1, 2, 3), we discussed the folly of spending $4 billion to widen I-270 instead of focusing development in denser areas and beefing up MARC to better serve the 270 corridor with existing infrastructure. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Same old, same old
Metro is more than just the train; ReadOn; Denser counties safer, motorcycling not; More stop sign tickets; A loophole and a sex-shop flounder; A fourth the parking; Advice to GOP: Be innovative, except in transportation?; Wonder Woman wins!. Keep reading…
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The high cost of bad parking arguments
Why parking is not like ice cream; The high cost of Rockville garages; The high cost of free evening parking; Vote Wonder Woman. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public spaces, open spaces
Retail blinders at Eastern Market; Gehry insulted to hear criticism; Save Our Memorial; Fenty signs bag bill; Right not to look at art; Kiss-and-TOD at Herndon; People still want to build houses near Cumberland?. Keep reading…
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Where we live
MWCOG created these graphics showing the origins of commuting trips to various employment areas. Not surprisingly, people generally cluster nearer to their jobs, and around major transportation facilities. People who work in Tysons or Reston/Herndon are the most spread out, while people who work in downtown DC concentrate in smaller areas. The patterns of workers in the… Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 3: What else can you get for $3.8 billion?
The Montgomery County Planning Board staff endorsed a $3.8 billion widening of I-270 all the way to Frederick County, a move which would fuel sprawl way up in the county’s preserved farmland areas. What else could we do with $3.8 billion to improve the corridor even more? Keep reading…
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Cars: it’s not black and white (except for police cruisers)
Shortly after the parking minimums debate, anti groups started echoing a common theme: The DC government is trying to get rid of cars. At many individual meetings, from Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets to the ANC 2F task force on the ARTS Overlay, some residents have made statements like, “DDOT’s declared policy is to get rid of cars,” as though this were simply… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Attention deficit
MATD?; Unsafety in College Park; Fairfax County City?; Metro bits; Council clippings; Cities growing, but anti-city assumptions still exist in reporters’ heads. Keep reading…
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Bikes at National Harbor: Better too little, too late than never?
Last month, National Harbor was unprepared for cyclists and pedestrians accessing the waterfront resort via the new Wilson Bridge active transportation crossing. Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 2: Old, tired formulas generate old, disastrous solutions
The Montgomery Planning Department just recommended widening I-270 between Rockville and Clarksburg to 12 lanes, and adding two new lanes north of Clarksburg. The project would cost $3.8 billion, and would be a disastrous move for the County. The analysis relies on antiquated Level of Service analysis that downplays the side effects of the widening on sprawl, and ignores other… Keep reading…