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Big Daddy and the Millers
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Republican Ron Miller, who was crushed by Senate President Mike “Big Daddy” Miller by 40 points in 2006, is running against him again. Ron Miller put out a press release…
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Why CCT Supporters Should Give BRT a Chance
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Some backers of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) may be disappointed by a recommendation from the Planning Department staff that the project be constructed as bus-rapid transit (BRT). But CCT…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Five
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The Planning Department staff’s new recommended growth policy encourages development away from transit and throws in the towel on congestion mitigation. Here are some ideas for doing this better.1. Restructure…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Four
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In Part Two of this series, we detailed how the Planning Department staff recommendation for a new growth policy relaxed standards on mitigating traffic congestion. In Part Three, we explained…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Three
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Smart growth holds that development should be directed to areas with abundant transit access. The Planning Department staff proposal for a new growth policy pursues that goal through a variety…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Two
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In 2007, the Planning Department devised a new system for measuring a project’s impact on transportation capacity: Project Area Mobility Review (PAMR). The system relied on a trade-off between road…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part One
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The new Adequate Public Facility Ordinance (APFO) proposed by the Planning Department staff would provide new incentives for development around transit stations. That’s smart growth by anyone’s definition. But the…
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Young Guns of MoCo, Part Four
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Here they are, the three most influential people in MoCo aged 35 or under. Give me these three on my team and I can whup any other five people you…
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Young Guns of MoCo, Part Three
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The young guns are getting more dangerous. Here are Six, Five and Four.6. Marc Korman, 27Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central CommitteeContributor, Maryland Politics Watch10 Votes Respondent: Law student and Central…