Posts tagged Briggs Chaney
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A plan to make this Montgomery County neighborhood less boring
Where I grew up, one of my closest friends rode his Razor scooter down a literal highway to hang out with me, and my dad drove across the street for an interview because it wasn’t safe. Finally, Montgomery County will do something about that with the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan. Keep reading…
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MetroExtra could come to Columbia Pike in Montgomery County
Columbia Pike between Silver Spring and Burtonsville is one of the region’s busiest bus corridors, but is prone to delays and crowding. Metro is studying improvements that could make the service faster and more reliable, making it a trial of sorts as Montgomery County considers Bus Rapid Transit for that corridor. The Z Metrobus lines, made up of the Z2, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z11,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A certain mindset
What the Olympics bring; Don’t put fear first; Stay cool on Metro; Why the resistance to larger boundaries?; Silver Spring gets connected; Not preserved in Chevy Chase; Now change the name?; Goats help landscape vacant lots; And…. Keep reading…
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Watch poverty suburbanize in Montgomery County
As Montgomery County has become more diverse, it also faces new challenges with poverty. A new mapping tool shows just how much the county’s changed over the past 30 years. Keep reading…
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Montgomery police blame victims for pedestrian deaths
After three pedestrians died in three weeks in Montgomery County — one walking on the sidewalk, and the other two in crosswalks where they had the legal right of way — county police could only blame the victims. “The only thing that I see that could be newsworthy is advice to pedestrians to make sure that they have or wear reflective clothing or items when they walk at… Keep reading…
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A fence won’t keep crime out of Burtonsville neighborhood
To discourage crime and loitering, residents of Greencastle Lakes in Burtonsville want to build a mile-long fence around their subdivision. However, neighboring communities say it’ll cut them off from public transit, and the fence may not really make the area any safer. Located in the Briggs Chaney area east of Columbia Pike and north of the Intercounty Connector, Greencastle… Keep reading…
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Lack of connections, visibility hurt ICC Trail
Less than a year old, the Intercounty Connector Trail offers a new way to get across Montgomery County by bike. However, a circuitous route, a lack of connections to surrounding areas, and sections with poor visibility all hurt its potential. The ICC was originally planned to have a bike trail running parallel to it, but in 2004, the State Highway Administration got rid of it, claiming… Keep reading…
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Better streets & buildings boost walking in Briggs Chaney
Located 9 miles north of downtown Silver Spring, Briggs Chaney is one of the densest neighborhoods in Montgomery County, but walking can feel unpleasant or even dangerous. However, some new public and private improvements may change that. In the 1980’s, Briggs Chaney was zoned for high-density residential development in anticipation of a light rail line that was never… Keep reading…
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“Youth cafes” could provide social and learning spaces
Montgomery County’s proposed curfew and ongoing concerns about crime in Silver Spring have resurrected the age-old debate over how to keep young people occupied. County Councilmember Nancy Navarro (D-Colesville) and local non-profit IMPACT Silver Spring are trying out one solution, so-called “youth cafes” that provide an informal, supervised hangout… Keep reading…