The Planning Board is holding a hearing on 4 Bethesda Metro Center today, the new office building on top of downtown’s Metro station. The Post covered the issue today but…
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The Montgomery County Council has selected 12 interviewees from 29 applicants for two positions on the Planning Board.The council’s press release states: Montgomery Council Sets Interviews for 12 To Fill…
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The Best of Political Pulse
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Charles Duffy of Chevy Chase is the best local political interviewer on television and you are about to see why. In our exclusive package of excerpts from his Political Pulse…
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In a victory for some of the D.C. Metro Area’s lowest-paid professionals, Montgomery College’s adjunct faculty voted by a 365-105 margin in favor of representation by SEIU Local 500. We…
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Hellbent in Hillmead
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Neighbors of Hillmead Park in Bethesda want additional green space. Advocates for the homeless want additional housing. Why can’t both sides get what they want?The saga of Hillmead Park began…
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Annapolis Fit Club
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Last week’s Post article on lobbyists purchasing dinners for groups of state legislators illustrates two growing threats. The first is a threat to our democracy. The second is a threat…
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A Question for Robert Harris
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Mr. Harris, thank you for replying to my post on 4 Bethesda Metro Center. I have a question regarding your response.It is true that the Planning staff saw many virtues…
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Ten years ago, the Planning Board considered whether to raise the county’s Critical Lane Volume (CLV) standards by up to 100 points. This would have allowed developers to escape traffic…
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After last week’s marathon five-part series on traffic measurement, I was prepared to move on to other things. But an anonymous friend of the blog sent me proof that the…
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Is This Smart Growth?
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In April, the Post depicted the battle over a new office tower on the Bethesda Metro station as a struggle between Goliaths: the developer proposing the tower and the surrounding…