Posts about Maryland
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Olde Towne Gaithersburg: He who hesitated was lost
During the now-defunct credit bubble, legacy walkable urban places in Montgomery County enjoyed renovation and investment unparalleled in decades. Silver Spring received a brand new commercial development that catalyzed a better reputation and increased foot traffic. Investment in Bethesda accelerated beyond its already fast pace. Wheaton got a renovated mall and new residential… Keep reading…
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Morning links: A sometimes merry land
Support the Pike; From Secretary to Deputy Secretary; Wider, wider, wider; Planner argues stadium opponents missing the point; Crash means holes in the ground; Back in brick; Don’t drink and bike in Poland; Police fee? Streetlight fee? Why not a congestion fee?; The simple answer: Eliminate public transportation. Keep reading…
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Mikulski fiddles with car tax credits while transit burns
Maryland state lawmakers re-added a $10 million tax break for car purchases at the final stage of their budget negotiations. Legislators had previously decided to remove the credit to help shore up Maryland’s finances until Senator Barbara Mikulski pushed to reinstate it. Mikulski inserted a similar provision into the federal stimulus bill earlier this year. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not an accident
Police won’t charge Swanson’s killer; Really not an accident; They need Leon; ZipSegwayCar?; Kauai residents repair road themselves; Vacant schools draw bids; Splitting comments should be fixed. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Things people dislike
Things neighbors don’t like; Things developers don’t like; At the head; Studies slamming sprawl; Buzz is where you find it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two wheels good, beautiful stations and rising costs bad
The Segway car; Detroit razing old station; Complete the street; Metroaccess prices spiral; They can’t rent a self-storage locker or something?; PG united against United. Keep reading…
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Two cases where reporters, police don’t dismiss crashes
This morning’s Washington Post car crash story, the latest in a sadly regular chain, avoids the “man killed from striking fast-moving bullet” fallacy, the excessive passive voice, and the misleading use of the word “accident” that mar much traffic crash reporting. The story still doesn’t assign any criminal responsibility, since that’s… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: New news on old issues
The bag man vs. the bag bill; Eisenhower memorial or Gehry memorial?; Anacostia trolley delayed until 2012?; Sidewalk safety and suburban styling in Silver Spring; HPRB rejects sidewalk cafe, house move; How smart is it?; Ward 7 development latest to ask for parking exception. Keep reading…
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Maryland creates “Clean Energy Center” in auto-dependent location
This looks like an April Fool’s joke, but isn’t. On Tuesday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the new Maryland Clean Energy Center will be locate in a remote part of Rockville far from any transit, which will require all visitors to drive, adding to traffic, energy consumption, and pollution. The new center will be a quasi-governmental nonprofit… Keep reading…
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Transit First recommends Maryland restore Ride-On, speed buses
The Transit First! coalition today released its plan for closing the Metro budget gap without harmful bus service cuts that will reduce mobility for transit-dependent riders, especially many in Prince George’s County which would bear the brunt of currently-planned bus cuts. The plan calls for Maryland to restore its Ride-On cuts, also saving Metro $1 million per year, and… Keep reading…