Posts about Maryland
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Breakfast links: Two Reston golf courses closer to becoming mixed-use villages and public parks
Developer proposes converting Reston’s golf courses into mixed-use villages. Bowser and Mendelson propose to shrink DCHA board. Fairfax County officials consider changing zoning code to add emergency shelters. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fairfax County considers bicycle parking minimums
Will Fairfax institute bicycle parking minimums? DC Council members scrutinize DCHA’s approach to addressing disparities. MoCo officials release report on Vision Zero progress. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MoCo Council passes bill to ban most new buildings from using gas
MoCo Council unanimously passes bill to power most new buildings with clean energy by 2027. NPS considers road diet for GW Parkway, widening Mount Vernon Trail. Alexandria looks to revamp its transit funding structure. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC commercial building owners want new tax options
District office owners call for municipal budget changes. Arlington proposes cycling- and pedestrian-friendly alternatives for Arlington Boulevard Trail. Rapid rehousing program for Alexandria residents gets $2.5 million. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Former DDOT director-turned federal transit official talks nationwide transportation electrification efforts
Former DDOT director talks plans to create a national electric vehicle charging network. Tenant association purchases apartment building in Takoma Park. Building heights reduced in Huntington Metro development plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After deadliest year in a decade for pedestrians in Fairfax County, advocates hold a memorial
Road safety advocates remember victims of traffic violence in Fairfax County in deadliest year for pedestrians in a decade. Best guesses for where incoming members of Congress may settle. Bowie’s car-swallowing, 8-foot-wide sinkhole has been repaired. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia agencies prepare to avoid another I-95 winter weather shutdown
Virginia agencies prepare to avoid another I-95 winter weather shutdown. Arlington’s storefront businesses call for more Vision Zero efforts directed at them. Southwest DC grocery shifting to prepared food business incubator. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dangerous roads considered for overhaul with federal infrastructure dollars
DC identifies major projects that could be funded with federal infrastructure dollars. Victims of traffic violence remembered in protest for safer streets. Metro pilots faregate redesigns to discourage fare evasion. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The rise of bike buses in Arlington
“Bike buses” on the rise in Arlington. Maryland receives $1.5 million for Purple Line development. Washington-Baltimore area sees high numbers of office-to-apartment conversions. Keep reading…
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Silt, slips, and snakeheads: DC Council considers establishing a comprehensive planning body for the District’s waterways amid financial, environmental woes
Despite budgetary challenges, the DC Council wants to create a District Waterways Management Authority as well as a District Waterways Management Commission to ensure the area’s waterways continue to be an asset. Keep reading…