Posts tagged Silver Spring Library
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It’s up to us to keep fighting for walkable, urban Washington communities
Communities like Silver Spring make Washington great. Join GGWash supporters like Kathy and make a donation today to keep fighting for walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods. Bonus: you'll get some awesome swag! Keep reading…
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Almost everyone we know (and many we don’t) is running for office in Montgomery County
In 2016, voters imposed term limits and passed an initiative allowing public financing of local elections. Now many of the county’s elected offices are open seats, including county executive, three of four at-large seats on the county council, and one district seat. Keep reading…
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Here’s why this old Silver Spring library should become affordable homes
Earlier this month, Montgomery County released two proposals for what to do with the former library in downtown Silver Spring. But only one proposal includes much-needed affordable housing, and that’s the one county officials should pick. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One step forward
Her plan for the homeless; Teach a kid to bike; Fixing the finances; Bike share pick; Sue me, SSTC; School’s out forever; Mapping our history; The Lance Armstrong Effect. Keep reading…
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Silver Spring is a more complete place thanks to its new library
Downtown Silver Spring’s library opened just over a week ago, and it’s more than just a building full of books. The new library is full of things that are there to help the community, like meeting spaces and a coffee shop and, in the future, a transit stop. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Clearing the smoke
Sleeveless; Transit oriented library; Innovation initiated; Taxi complaints; Still popping; The return of Gray; City Place facelift; And…. Keep reading…
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See the beginnings of the Purple Line in Silver Spring
The Purple Line may still face some hurdles in Annapolis, but Montgomery County is already planning for its arrival. This construction project at the Silver Spring Library is making room for the light rail: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feds pay up
Feds speed up Silver Line funding; Congress orders feds to pay stormwater fees; Transit can never be fully secured; Glenmont getting garage; Silver Spring still debating library ped bridge; Car passenger pulls gun on pedestrians; Are film incentives worth it?; Buy America makes HSR costly; And…. Keep reading…
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Silver Spring library gets cheaper, better design
On Tuesday, Montgomery County unveiled a revised design for the Silver Spring Library, to be built at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring. While the plans aren’t too different from the “final” drawings we saw last fall, officials say the new design will actually create a better building while saving the county money. Keep reading…
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Leggett wants direct pedestrian paths except when they’d interfere with traffic
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s isn’t giving up on proposals for an anti-urban skybridge connecting the Silver Spring library to a parking garage. This past weekend, Leggett unveiled concept sketches for the new library at Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. It strongly evokes images of “an open book,” along with large glass windows said… Keep reading…