Posts about Maryland
-
Where the region is building housing, and what it means for the climate
The region offers a useful lens on how development patterns over the past three decades have impacted both climate concerns and housing affordability. Keep reading…
-
We must confront the status quo in Montgomery County housing decisions
As people make up their minds about Montgomery County’s new housing initiatives and proposals, it’s important to earnestly confront what preserving the status quo means. Keep reading…
-
2020 census numbers show where our region is growing and where it isn’t
Last Thursday, the US Census Bureau released the redistricting data from the 2020 census, giving the public its first look at the results for geographic areas smaller than states. What does this data tell us about how our region is growing? Keep reading…
-
Montgomery County considers allowing more housing types
In Montgomery County, there’s just not enough housing opportunities or enough diversity in types of housing in the places where people want to live. To combat this, the county could embrace missing middle housing. Here’s a breakdown of what that could look like. Keep reading…
-
Montgomery County’s climate plan has ambitious goals, but activists worry it lacks teeth
In June, Montgomery County released its official roadmap to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% in 2017 and 100% by 2035 (compared to 2005 levels), called the Climate Action Plan (CAP). Can the CAP do what it promises? Keep reading…
-
Did Baltimore have the first electric el?
A while back I wrote about Baltimore’s Guilford Avenue el, which opened to electric streetcars in May 1893. It’s sometimes described as the country’s first electrified el and its first elevated trolley, but that isn’t strictly true. However, it was electrified before the better-known New York and Chicago elevated lines. Keep reading…
-
A tale of two circulators: The lessons Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator can teach the Towson Loop
Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator has been around for more than a decade, and now Towson is poised to get its own version. What lessons can Towson learn from its older Baltimore counterpart? Keep reading…
-
How Montgomery County embraced electric scooters and the future of shared micromobility
E-scooter use is expanding beyond city streets, moving into the suburbs, and in the case of Montgomery County, even public parks, becoming a new facet of our transportation landscape. So, how did we get here, and what does the future hold for scooters and other shared micromobility devices in Montgomery. Keep reading…
-
In Baltimore, disability advocates are suing over sidewalk conditions
Last month, Disability advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Baltimore. The complaint asserts that just 1.3% of the city’s 37,806 curb ramps that were surveyed in 2019 met ADA accessibility requirements. Keep reading…
-
After years of alleged neglect, tenants at a Langley Park apartment building file a class action lawsuit against their landlord
On Monday tenants at Bedford and Victoria Stations apartments in Langley Park, Maryland, escalated the fight to hold their landlord accountable for years of alleged neglect and deferred maintenance on the property. Keep reading…