Guest Column by Larry Cole. The Montgomery County Council is currently considering approval of the county’s first Pedestrian Master Plan, intended to make walking more safe, comfortable, convenient and accessible….
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There is No Plan B for Upcounty
By Adam Pagnucco. Of all the folks who may be disappointed by the possible collapse of the state’s I-270 project, no one comes to mind more than Upcounty residents. They…
By Adam Pagnucco. No one has been a more committed opponent of former Governor Larry Hogan’s I-270 toll lanes project than County Executive Marc Elrich. Sure, there are plenty of…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about how a large majority of the winning county candidates favor removing police from all or some traffic enforcement. But here is a problem…
Elrich’s Capital Budget, Quick and Dirty
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended capital budget amendments are out and here are the four main points. He wants to increase spending on school construction. He wants…
Guest column by Link Hoewing, Jim Brown and Tom Kettler. Last week on December 29th, hundreds of citizens from Poolesville and the surrounding Ag Reserve in Western Montgomery County gathered…
By Adam Pagnucco. Data released by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) shows that the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has generated billions of dollars in funding for projects in Maryland. …
By Adam Pagnucco. The Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Friends of Moses Hall have announced that they are suing…
By Adam Pagnucco. A majority of MoCo’s state legislators have written to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) opposing County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposal to single track the Purple Line through…
By Adam Pagnucco. In order to save money in the county’s capital budget, the administration of County Executive Marc Elrich has asked the state to single-track the Purple Line through…