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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…
Baltimore on the Block
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…
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…
Transportation in Trouble – Again
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…
(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…
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…
The Great Choir of Happy Talk
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,…
What to Watch for in 2010, Part Two
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…
Taken for a Ride on the ICC
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,…