In a fiscal update given to the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) lays out the scope of the state’s budget problem and the options for dealing with…
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Purple Line Poll
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part Five
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MTA’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) contains a set of facts that are extremely problematic for opponents of rail on the Capital Crescent Trail. But the bigger problem for rail…
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More data from the Purple Line DEIS details the staggering scope of MTA’s rejection of a Jones Bridge BRT alignment for the Purple Line.CO2 Emission Burden, Percent Change from No-Build…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part Three
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The Purple Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) contains a set of facts that is devastating to the Town of Chevy Chase’s case against use of the Capital Crescent Trail…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part Two
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To understand the scope of MTA’s conflict with the Town of Chevy Chase, we need to examine the alternative options for the Purple Line in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part One
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Late last year, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Purple Line. The DEIS is many things. It is a description of multiple…
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What To Watch for in 2009
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By Marc Korman. With many end of the year articles and blogs focusing on the best of, most influential, and so on of 2008, I thought it might be more…
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Maryland’s Request for Stimulus Money
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Following is a letter from Governor Martin O’Malley to Congressman Chris Van Hollen requesting federal stimulus aid. The Governor sent identical letters to the rest of the state’s Congressional delegation.State…
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MDOT Secretary John Porcari is making clear that Maryland’s share of the federal infrastructure stimulus package will be headed in large part to system preservation. Following is his comment on…