Posts tagged Burtonsville
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Maryland’s first Bus Rapid Transit line is almost finished
Maryland’s first Bus Rapid Transit line will open in Montgomery County later this year. Let’s take a look at one of the stations under construction. Keep reading…
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See what Montgomery County’s BRT stations will look like
Montgomery County’s first bus rapid transit line will open in Silver Spring in 2020. This month, we got our first glimpse of what the stations could look like. Keep reading…
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Suburban neighborhoods are still struggling after the Great Recession. Here’s how we can fix that
Nearly a decade ago, the Great Recession wiped out house values across the region. Today, booming close-in, urban areas have basically recovered. But many further-out, suburban communities are still struggling. Here’s one example from eastern Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County will build bus rapid transit in four years
After nearly a decade of debate, Montgomery County wants to build a bus rapid transit line in four years, for 20% of the originally estimated cost. While it’ll be a better bus service, it may not be so rapid. Keep reading…
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This dying strip mall could be the next Mosaic District
Over the past few years, retail developer Edens has transformed a gritty wholesale market and a suburban multiplex into trendy retail destinations. Their next redevelopment project, a dying strip mall in Burtonsville, might be a little more challenging. 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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Montgomery District 5 candidates want growth and transit, but in different places
All of the candidates running for Montgomery County’s District 5 council seat say they want to bring jobs, shopping, and transit to an area that’s long awaited them. But they seem to disagree on whether that investment should go where it’s most needed, or where there’s the least resistance. Councilmember Valerie Ervin’s resignation last fall… Keep reading…
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Consensus to “Save Burtonsville,” but debate over how
Six years after a bypass carried traffic out of town, Burtonsville’s once-thriving village center is now 70% vacant. Everyone agrees that it needs more people to survive, where new development should occur to house those people is up for debate. “The problem with Burtonsville,” says Tom Norris in a lengthy phone interview, is that “there’s no residential… 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…