Following is a press release from Purple Line NOW.Purple Line NOW! will celebrate the strides made in 2009 to move the Purple Line forward and pay tribute to its former…
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Baltimore on the Block
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A recent Sun article indicates that the General Assembly is considering cuts to Baltimore’s highway aid from the state. We are not in the habit of defending aid to Baltimore,…
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In the wake of a short but intense lobbying campaign waged by supporters and opponents of the Gaithersburg West Master Plan, the City of Gaithersburg (which borders the plan area)…
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Transportation in Trouble – Again
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A recent analysis by the General Assembly’s Department of Legislative Services (DLS) shows that conditions for the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) are becoming so dire that the state will have…
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(Or, What I Did on my Winter Vacation)By Council Member George Leventhal. Councilmember George Leventhal enters a bi-articulated express bus in Curitiba. Curitiba, a city of 1.8 million people, is…
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Senator Rob Garagiola (D-15) is reviving a good idea that did not make it through the General Assembly last year: a commission to examine transportation revenues. Yes, we know that…
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The Great Choir of Happy Talk
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Today, we are going to let you in on a little secret. Transportation projects are built with happy talk. Tax revenues are not necessary. What, didn’t you know? All of…
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What to Watch for in 2010, Part Two
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By Marc Korman. Last time we looked at three of the five items on my list of things to watch for in 2010. Here are the last two.4. How are…
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Taken for a Ride on the ICC
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Imagine that you bring an item marked at $100 up to a store counter. The cashier takes your credit card, rings it up and says, “That will be $200.” Surprised,…
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What I Watched for in 2009, Part Two
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By Marc Korman. In Part One, I took a look at the first three questions of “What to Watch for in 2009.” In Part Two, I will discuss questions 4…