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August, 2018 News
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- 8-30-18 Baltimore Sun: Critical review of Maryland Transit Administration finds lack of expertise, numerous other problems
- 8-30-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project REMINDER: SEPT. 4-7, PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE
- 8-30-18 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board To Consider Proposal for 344-Unit Apartment Building Near Westfield Montgomery Mall -- Construction could move forward on Bethesda project despite development moratorium around Ashburton Elementary
- 8-30-18 Washington Post: D.C. to extend scooter and bike program but will require locks on bikes starting Saturday
- 8-30-18 Fort Meade Soundoff: Army Futures Command marks a culture shift -- For the first time, the Army will place a major command within an urban setting instead of on a military base. The goal is to bring itself closer to technology innovators and researchers in one of the nation’s top growing technology cities.
- 8-30-18 Fort Meade Soundoff: Caution ahead: Construction at Mapes and 175 on the horizon
- 8-30-18 Fort Meade Soundoff: Route 504: Ready to roll -- Making sure that the 56,000 people who work on Fort Meade and Fort Meade residents can access the transportation modes they need, Anne Arundel County and the Central Maryland Regional Transit Authority are stepping up.... The RTA will begin providing bus service from the Odenton MARC station to points on Fort Meade starting Sept. 24.
- 8-29-18 Washington Business Journal: Discovery making Maryland layoffs ahead of move to New York
- 8-29-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: It’s electric! DC Capital Bikeshare bikes to offer pedal assist
- 8-29-18 Annapolis Capital Gazette: Annapolis bike-share program is off and running
- 8-29-18 WDVM TV (Hagerstown): One year anniversary of Purple Line groundbreaking -- Project still set to be completed in 2022
- 8-28-18 Bethesda Magazine: Transportation Advocacy Group Calls for Enhanced Safety Provisions on County Roads -- Steps proposed after eighth pedestrian death involving vehicle collision since June
- 8-28-18 Brookings Institution: Amazon HQ2: How did we get here? What comes next?
- 8-28-18 C4ISRnet: 3 trends in the future of cyber conflict
- 8-27-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Purple Line construction closures pick up year groundbreaking ceremony
- 8-27-18 Washington Post: The electric scooters swarming our city won’t solve our commuting calamity -- Commentary by Petula Dvorak
- 8-27-18 Military Times: Military scientists have discovered a new malaria drug that could help eradicate the disease — and it’s hitting shelves soon
- 8-27-18 Defense One: Austin, Texas, Just Became the US Army’s Silicon Valley
- 8-25-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Parking improves outside Bethesda’s Tastee Diner
- 8-24-18 Association of Defense Communities: Senators Add Community Infrastructure Money to Defense Spending Package
- 8-23-18 MCDOT: Planning Board to Consider MCDOT Plans for Goldsboro Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements
- 8-23-18 Montgomery Community Media: Maryland Commerce Secretary Anticipates Amazon HQ2 Announcement Coming Soon
- 8-23-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME & OVERNIGHT OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 27-30
- 8-23-18 Washington Post: ‘They must have some idea’: Residents want more details about proposed widening of Beltway and I-270
- 8-23-18 Source of the Spring blog: Silver Spring Post Office Grand Re-Opening -- August 31 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Free
- 8-22-18 Bethesda Magazine: Chevy Chase Among the ‘Most Successful’ Towns in U.S., According to New Ranking -- High income of residents, low unemployment rate and percentage of residents with college degrees set community apart
- 8-22-18 Bethesda Magazine: Updated: Families at Children’s Inn Relocated from NIH Campus After Structural Damage to Roof -- No one was injured from damage at the Bethesda inn, which houses critically ill patients and their families
- 8-21-18 Bethesda Magazine: CNBC Puts Virginia Ahead of Montgomery County in Quest for Amazon HQ2
- MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project UPDATE: WED AUG 22, 9AM-3PM: A NORTHBOUND Lane of Rockville Pike will be closed at South Wood Drive (Navy Gate). Access to Navy Gate won't be impeded, but pedestrians on the east side of Rockville Pike near the Gate may need to cross to the west
- 8-21-18 3D Printing Association: U.S. Marines 3D print F-35 part which will save $70,000 in costs per fighter jet
- 8-20-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Bethesda Tastee Diner warns of layoffs because of Marriott construction
- 8-20-18 U.S. Naval Institute: Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Will Deploy to Colombia to Care for Venezuelan Refugees
- 8-17-18 NSAB: Capt. Mary S. Seymour assumed the role of commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Bethesda during a ceremony held at the installation Aug. 17. Capt. Seymour relieves Capt. Marvin L. Jones
- 8-17-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: A new study suggests Northern Virginia is the region’s best bet for HQ2
- 8-17-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Neighbors Appeal Judge’s Ruling in Case Contesting WMAL Site Development Plan -- The Maryland Court of Special Appeals will take up the legal challenge
- 8-16-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME & OVERNIGHT OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 20-24
- 8-16-18 Fort Belvoir Eagle: Belvoir Hospital opens Joint Medical Readiness Center
- 8-16-18 Association of Defense Communities: Pentagon Would Target ‘Defense Manufacturing Communities’ under New Initiative
- 8-16-18 Baltimore Business Journal: Stop Apologizing, Baltimore -- A Two-Part Series
- 8-15-18 Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore terminates current bike share program, starts pilot with Bird and Lime
- 8-14-18 Defense One: The NGA Plans to Lock Employees In a Room Until They Learn Cyber Hygiene
- 8-14-18 WRC/NBC4 TV: Parking Shortage at Washington DC VA Medical Center Has Veterans With Disabilities Walking Hundreds of Feet
- 8-14-18 Brookings Institution: The fast lane – Demography, regional competitiveness, city finances -- While the Amazon HQ2 race has expanded interest in what makes regions competitive and how cities should create jobs, true economic development nerds hold a special place in their hearts for Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter and his 1990s theory of clusters
- 8-13-18 USA TODAY: Amazon is no longer a Seattle company. Here's what that will mean for future workers and its second headquarters -- The largest tech hub outside Seattle is the San Francisco Bay area, where 6,000 corporate staffers work.... Next on the list is the Washington, D.C., area, which has 2,500 Amazon corporate staff
- 8-13-18 GreenWire: Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities — does that give them an edge?
- 8-14-18 Washington Post: Under rules of the road, it’s car vs. bike. Or maybe the rules make losers of both -- Commentary by Courtland Milloy
- 8-14-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Where are the nation’s best hospitals? See US News’ 2018-2019 rankings -- D.C. area’s top 10
- 8-14-18 Washington Business Journal: Baltimore’s area colleges and universities help drive economic growth
- 8-13-18 WFMD 930 AM (Frederick): SHA Looking For Citizen Comments On Plans For I-270
- 8-13-18 Washingtonian Magazine: Why Metro’s Station Designs Are as Important as Its Service: Problems with Alexandria's Potomac Yard station point to a larger lesson -- Getting to the Forest Glen station vaguely resembles an American Ninja Warrior obstacle course -- Commentary by urban planner Dan Reed
- 8-13-18 Association of Defense Communities: Defense Bill Calls for DOD to Step up Support for Communities Grappling with Contamination
- 8-9-18 Washington Post: ‘Get out of my bus lane’: Dedicated route for shuttles is welcomed — if not fully enforced
- 8-9-18 C-NET.com: Amazon HQ2: What you need to know about the e-retailer's search for a second home: Jeff Bezos & Co. plan to pick a winner by year's end -- The company isn't being shy about asking for incentives. In that regard, Montgomery County, Maryland, is offering the biggest publicly known incentives package, at $8.5 billion. Yes, that's much more than the $5 billion Amazon plans to spend on HQ2, so Maryland seems to be hoping Amazon's halo effect will bring in indirect jobs and business, making that huge investment worth it.
- 8-9-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 13-17
- 8-9-18 Bethesda Magazine: Officials Gather Near Apex Site Excavation To Celebrate Bethesda’s Future -- Future towers at 7272 Wisconsin Ave. will bring more office space, housing to downtown area
- 8-9-18 U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi MD: Army engages small businesses in science, technology competition
- 8-9-18 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: Finding a ‘tribe’ after military service is crucial to veteran success, study says
- 8-8-18 THE HILL: Bringing market discipline to federal work -- Back in 1966, the Johnson administration formalized the rules under which the private sector could compete to provide services otherwise performed by federal government employees. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published those rules as OMB Circular A-76.... Unfortunately, Congress barred these competitions in the aftermath of a 2008 scandal at Walter Reed Medical Center. At the time, Walter Reed staff members were facing two major uncertainties: the outcome of an A-76 competition and the realignment of the facility as part of a base realignment and closures (BRAC) round.
- 8-8-18 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery County is home to some of the top private schools in the state -- Three of the top five schools are in Bethesda, according to data site
- 8-8-18 Alexandria (VA) Living: How Amazon's HQ2 Would Affect Alexandria Real Estate -- Local Realtors see higher demand and higher prices if Amazon's second headquarters comes to Alexandria
- 8-8-18 Aberdeen Proving Ground: MD designates new BRAC zone in Harford County
- 8-8-18 Bethesda Magazine: Plan Released for 2 Million Square Feet of Development Near Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro -- The Strathmore Square neighborhood could supply more than 2,000 new homes
- 8-8-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Decision nears on future of dockless bikes, scooters in DC
- 8-8-18 Montgomery County Government: County Council Approves Master Plan of Highways and Transitways
- 8-8-18 MCDOT: MCDOT Seeks Proposals to Redevelop Site of Public Parking Garage in Bethesda
- 8-7-18 Bethesda Magazine: Maryland More Open About Amazon Incentives Compared to Other Finalists -- Report: Maryland less secretive than D.C., Virginia on Amazon incentives
- 8-7-18 Bethesda Magazine: (SCROLL DOWN) The Promenade co-op votes to ban smoking
- 8-7-18 Bethesda Magazine: Watch Demo Machine Tearing Down the Bethesda Court Hotel -- Workers remove the 61-year-old hotel to prepare site for Marriott headquarters
- 8-7-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Multi-building Bethesda project breaks ground
- 8-7-18 U.S. Department of Defense: Collaboration forum brings researchers from Navy labs to Carderock
- 8-6-18 Washington Post: Trump promised to fix veterans’ problems. Now they call his hotline desperate for help.
- 8-6-18 Bethesda Magazine: Growing Pains -- Downtown Bethesda is changing, whether we like it or not
- 8-6-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Purple Line neighbors told to expect ‘intrusive’ construction as crews build tunnel
- 8-6-18 Washington Business Journal: Will we get another HQ2 short list from Amazon?
- 8-5-18 New York Times: Cities’ Offers for Amazon Base Are Secrets Even to Many City Leaders -- When officials in Montgomery County, Md., did respond to a request for information on their bid, they delivered, among other items, a 10-page document of incentives — with every line of text redacted.
- 8-5-18 Loudoun Times-Mirror: Economic development officials present Loudoun, state outlook at chamber breakfast
- 8-3-18 Washington Business Journal: Viewpoint: The D.C. region needs to go big — really big — in HQ2 quest
- 8-3-18 Washington Business Journal: The Amazon effect: Business leaders give their take on what HQ2 would mean to Washington
- 8-2-18 WTTG/FOX5 TV: Maryland Gov. Hogan: 'Really good chance' new Amazon headquarters will come to Montgomery County
- 8-4-18 Washington Post: U.S. government’s secret shutdown plan for Metro
- 8-4-18 Washington Post: Dockless bike, scooter firms clash with U.S. cities over regulations
- 8-2-18 Source of the Spring blog: Citizens Reviving Group to Oppose Current Beltway, 270 Plans
- 8-2-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project REMINDER: PLANNED DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME OFF-PEAK LANE CLOSURES ON SOUTHBOUND ROCKVILLE PIKE, WEEK OF AUGUST 6-10
- 8-2-18 Joint Base Andrews Gazette: Malcolm Grow medical center schedules information sessions on patient reassignment -- In May, prompted by a service-wide shortage of primary care providers, the Air Force Surgeon General’s office sent guidance to all major Air Force clinics stipulating how to balance patient empanelment with current resources. Based on those guidelines, 11th MDG officials determined that the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center here and the Bolling Clinic on JBAB could no longer support the current level of assigned patients.
- 8-2-18 Federal News Radio 1500 AM WFED: Army has picked a location for its new Futures Command, but now comes the hard part
- 8-1-18 Columbia (MD) Patch: Maryland's Best School Districts: New Rankings Released
- 8-1-18 Potomac Almanac (Connection Newspapers): Maryland Working on Proposals for Beltway Traffic Relief -- Multi-step process underway to deal with I-495 and I-270 congestion
- 8-1-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Dockless bike companies Ofo, Mobike pull out of DC, but others remain
- 8-1-18 Forbes: The Revolution Will Be Electrified: How Cities Are Dealing With New Mobility
- 8-1-18 Bethesda Magazine: Two New Deputy Directors To Take Positions in County Planning Department
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