In Part Two, we discussed Council Member Marc Elrich’s choice of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as a transit mode for most of the county. Where…
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The Elrich Plan, Part Two
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Steady population and employment growth. Rising CO2 emissions. Limited transportation funding. Different locations of jobs and housing. Congested Central Business Districts. And expensive costs for…
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The Elrich Plan, Part One
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At-large County Council Member Marc Elrich has introduced a sweeping new transportation proposal. It is ambitious. It is comprehensive. It violates several taboos. But will…
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A Footnote on Ambulance Fees
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The Washington Post reports that the County Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to block County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposal to impose ambulance fees. Marc…
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The Good List and the Bad List
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I suppose it was inevitable that the Clintons are keeping an enemies list. After all, someone has to show Richard Nixon’s fans how this is…
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New Committee Assignments on MoCo Council
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Mrs. Praisner’s passing has left vacancies on the Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) Committee, which she chaired, and the Management & Fiscal Policy (MFP)…
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It’s Just Not That Strange, George
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The Washington Post just carried an article in which Montgomery County Council Member George Leventhal complained about a school fundraiser at McDonald’s. I’ve got news…
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It’s Time to Protect Domestic Workers
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Back in 2006, the Montgomery County Council commissioned a study by researchers at George Washington University about conditions faced by the county’s domestic workers. The…
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Last month, the Gazette reported that County Executive Ike Leggett told a meeting of 50 tenants in Silver Spring that he would sign a rent…
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