Posts about Maryland
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If housing advocates are going to keep winning, they have to organize
In the 2000s, a Montgomery County civic group said that every time someone moved here, someone else needed to leave–and this message won elections. Here’s what we can learn from them. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Long-anticipated Potomac Yard Metro station will open on May 19
Potomac Yard Metro station will open on May 19. Washington region rents in Class A apartment buildings seem to be moderating in early 2023. U.S. House passes resolution to halt DC police reform bill. Keep reading…
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Premium grocery stores are missing from the region’s high-income Black neighborhoods
In a recent report, Brookings Metro analyzed the locations of premium grocery stores in ten metro areas across the country and found that the absence of high-end grocers from Black-majority neighborhoods is part of a broader trend of divestment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA announces more summer construction on Orange, Silver, and Green Lines
Summer service changes announced for the Orange, Silver, and Green Lines. Report: Former MoCo Planning Board Chair did not create a hostile work environment. Prince George’s County enacts new rental assistance program. Keep reading…
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Fair Fares Act expected to give MTA riders relief
If signed by Maryland’s governor as expected, the legislation would eliminate a mandatory fare hike and allow the transit agency more flexibility to set its own prices. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA releases first major bus redesign proposal in 50 years
WMATA has a new vision for Metrobuses: they come more often and more of them run all night. Increased Metro fares go into effect on July 1. Efforts to bring workers back to downtown DC clash with workers’ preferences. Keep reading…
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Plan to extend the MBT to Maryland has safety flaws
The Metropolitan Branch Trail is finally being extended to Maryland, but one resident long involved with plans to extend it argues that the current designs should do more to ensure user safety. Keep reading…
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In our inbox: DC Streetcar vs. X2 Bus, Yellow Line turnback, missing middle & fake tags
Emails to the Editor is a periodic column featuring reader commentary on stories published by GGWash. We recently received emails about the streetcar vs. X2 bus, the Yellow Line turnback, missing middle in Arlington, and fake tags in DC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MARC trains one step closer to running through to Virginia, Delaware
MDOT announces plans to extend MARC into Virginia, Delaware. 14th Street Bridge to undergo $90 million in renovations. Amazon applies for $152 million in HQ2 incentives from Virginia. Keep reading…
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Turnback on the clock: How ending the Yellow Line at Mt. Vernon Square will improve headways
Although many are interpreting the turnback as a service cut, this configuration will provide 6-minute headways and more equitable coverage for Green Line riders. Keep reading…