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December, 2015 News
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- 12-31-15 WRC/NBC4 TV: New Traffic Signals Could Ease Montgomery County Jams
- 12-29-15 Bethesda Magazine: In Raucous Westbard Debate, Supporters of Redevelopment Say They’re Part of ‘Silent Majority’
- 12-28-15 Army Times: Groundbreaking for the Army Museum set for April
- 12-28-15 Bethesda Magazine: Development Proposal Puts Spotlight on Downtown Bethesda’s Residential Edge
- 12-27-15 WTOP 103.5 FM: Transit plan aims to get cars off roads -- Fairfax County is hoping new bus service in the short-term, and potential new rail or bus rapid transit in the longer-term, could draw more people away from driving and help keep the region’s notorious traffic from getting exponentially worse.... County staff also hope to have a bus between Tysons and Bethesda, but believe that service would require permission to run on shoulders in Maryland to be effective, and that cannot happen right now.
- 12-23-15 United States Army: 2015 banner year for Army medicine
- 12-22-15 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation: Recent Presentations Provide an Overview of Plans for the Purple Line, BRT on US 29 and the Countywide Rapid Transit System
- 12-22-15 Frederick News-Post: Nearly 500 turned away from Fort Detrick properties after criminal background checks
- 12-21-15 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Circulator Route to Expand Starting Jan. 4 -- Popular free downtown Bethesda bus route will expand to Bradley Boulevard, Battery Lane
- 12-21-15 Bethesda Magazine: Developer Switching Bethesda Project From For-Sale Condos Back to Rentals -- The JBG Cos. said condo sales were moving too slowly at soon-to-open 7770 Norfolk
- 12-19-15 Frederick News-Post: 10 years later: Frederick homes near Area B still living on bottled water
- 12-19-15 KXAS/NBC5-TV (Dallas-Ft.Worth): Injured Heroes, Broken Promises Documentary -- Soldiers Allege Mistreatment at Army Warrior Transition Units
- 12-18-15 Washington Business Journal: Vornado shelves what was to be Crystal City's tallest office building
- 12-18-15 WTOP 103.5 FM: Congressional spending bill to boost transit tax benefit
- 12-18-15 The Fiscal Times: Congress to Pentagon: Don’t Even Think About Closing Military Bases
- 12-17-15 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery County Needs Branding and Transportation Investment, Elected Leaders Say -- Leaders Thursday discussed what it will take to accelerate economic development in the county
- 12-17-15 Bethesda Magazine: County Planning Board Approves Westbard Sector Plan After Last-Minute Wrangling Over Retail Spaces -- The controversial zoning and land use recommendations will now be forwarded to the County Council for further review
- 12-17-15 Washington Business Journal: GSA considering second major NIH campus in Maryland
- 12-17-15 Washington Business Journal: Hospital project in White Oak gets OK from Maryland regulators -- Washington Adventist Hospital's proposal to relocate its Takoma Park facility to the White Oak area of Montgomery County will move forward after state regulators gave their long-awaited OK to a revised proposal Thursday.
- 12-17-15 U.S. Department of Defense: Armed With Science -- Meet the Scientist: Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Scientist of the Quarter, Dr. Brad Ringeisen
- 12-17-15 Fort Belvoir Eagle: New commander ready to lead Army Medicine’s largest region
- 12-17-15 Association of Defense Communities: Milcon Secures Major Gain under FY‘16 Omnibus
- 12-16-15 Washington Post: Traffic alert for I-395 on Friday night: Crews will install girders for the new pedestrian bridge near the Mark Center -- This is one part of a set of transportation projects designed to make travel easier around the nearby Mark Center, where many federal employees were transferred under the Base Realignment and Closure program (BRAC).
- 12-16-15 Maryland Capital Gazette: Mikulski announces millions in proposed funding for Curtis Bay, Fort Meade -- The bill also includes $34.5 million to widen and modernize access points into Fort George G. Meade in hopes of cutting down on congestion and improving base security.
- 12-16-15 Washington Business Journal: Vornado’s proposed glassification of concrete Crystal City office building approved
- 12-16-15 Baltimore Sun/Harford Aegis: Harford council votes 4-3 to push forward development at I-95 James Run site
- 12-15-15 Military Times: Book reviews: Thank you for your symbolism -- (scroll down) After War: The Weight of Life at Walter Reed
- 12-15-15 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: DISA’s draft policy would weaken government’s telework leader
- 12-15-15 HealthDay: Scans Show Many Injured U.S. Vets May Have Brain 'Scarring' -- Injuries largely caused by bombs in war zones, researchers say
- 12-15-15 WRC/NBC4 TV: (VIDEO REPORT) Tysons Corner Could Grow as Large as Seattle: Experts -- The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission said the area could turn into a city the size of Seattle.
- 12-15-15 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board Set For Final Work Session on Controversial Westbard Sector Plan -- If approved Thursday, the plan will be sent to the County Council with a public hearing scheduled for Jan. 26
- 12-15-15 Association of Defense Communities: Senate Confirms Conger to Deputy Comptroller Post
- 12-14-15 Federal Times: 5 policies that shaped the Pentagon
- 12-13-15 Baltimore Sun: Bike cars on weekend trains a 'big first step' for cyclists
- 12-12-15 Napa Valley Register: Nathan retires from Navy after 31 years of service
- 12-11-15 Fort Detrick Standard: Restoration Efforts at Forest Glen Lead Discussion -- For more information on this topic, Fort Detrick will hold the next Forest Glen Annex Restoration Advisory Board Meeting Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Armed Forces Pest Management Board conference room, Building 172.
- 12-11-15 Bethesda Magazine: Postal Service Says It Will Open Second Bethesda Post Office in Yet-to-be-Built Westbard Project -- News comes more than two years after Postal Service promised to replace Arlington Road post facility
- 12-11-15 Bethesda Magazine: City of Rockville Proposes Rockville Pike Tunnel That Could Allow Bus Rapid Transit Above
- 12-10-15 Bethesda Magazine: Next Bethesda Downtown Meeting Could Include Decisions on Fire Station Redevelopment, Battery Lane Urban Park -- Planning Board will continue property-by-property look at recommendations for new zoning, building heights
- 12-10-15 WAMU 88.5 FM: For Maryland's Purple Line, The Bids Are In — But There Might Not Be A Winner
- 12-10-15 Washington Post: Former Md. officials who oversaw Purple Line planning, ICC construction join Baltimore-based engineering firm -- Melinda Peters, Henry Kay say they won't work on Md. contracts that they oversaw.
- 12-10-15 Fort Belvoir Eagle: Motorists: Share the road with cyclists, pedestrians, runners
- 12-10-15: Association of Defense Communities: Navy Welcomes Local Investment in Bases
- 12-8-15 Washington Post: Plans for higher-speed rail between Richmond and Washington on track
- 12-8-15 Washington Post: Laurel, Howard County make plea for more commuter rail service
- 12-8-15 Washington Post: How shifting home values are reshaping the Washington area
- 12-6-15 WTOP 103.5 FM: Montgomery County pushing forward with Bicycle Master Plan
- 12-4-15 WAMU 88.5 FM: How A Condo Development Saved The Weird, Wonderful National Park Seminary
- 12-4-15 Joint Base Andrews Gazette: Phase I construction nears completion at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center
- 12-4-15 Bethesda Magazine: After Push for Transit Authority Fizzles, Outlook is Uncertain for Bus Rapid Transit -- Two pro-transit County Council members sparred Thursday over what the county’s next step should be
- 12-4-15 Washington Business Journal: How two high-profile but withering North Bethesda office parks can be saved
- 12-3-15 Bethesda Magazine: Four Ideas Being Considered to Replace the County’s Alcohol Profits -- Possible ways to lessen the impact on the county’s budget include distribution fee and excise tax
- 12-3-15 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal: WRNMMC Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cornerstone Laying Navy Surgeon General Praises Service Provided At Nation’s Medical Center
- 12-3-15 Washington Post: Maryland’s highest court to hear oral arguments in Purple Line fence fight
- 12-3-15 Bethesda Magazine: Local Lawmaker Says Metro Ridership Study Proves System Is Important to More Than Just Montgomery County -- Data shows that 38 percent of all Metrorail trips on a typical weekday were taken by Maryland residents
- 12-3-15 Bethesda Magazine: Newly Minted Ellsworth Place Embraces Revitalized Downtown Silver Spring -- The former City Place Mall will feature four new anchor stores, including Dave & Buster’s
- 12-3-15 Washington Post: Montgomery warns that lower-than-expected tax revenues spell budget trouble
- 12-3-15 Association of Defense Communities: Executive Director of Ft. Detrick Alliance to Step Down
- 12-2-15 Federal Times: (VIDEO REPORT) The End of the Cold War: Military reshaped, redefined
- 12-1-15 Washington Post: Millennials turned cities ‘hipster.’ Can they do the same for the suburbs? -- Young people once flocked to cities. Now, many are moving to the suburbs. How will that change the way these places look and feel?
- 12-1-15 Bethesda Magazine: Time is of the Essence for Redevelopment Project On Top of Future Bethesda Purple Line Station -- Developer Carr Properties wants to demolish the Apex Building in time for Purple Line construction to provide for ‘optimal’ station design
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