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December, 2017 News
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- 12-30-17 Bethesda Magazine: The Top Montgomery County Transportation Stories of 2017 -- From the dispute over Leland Street to the beginning of Purple Line construction, here are the local transportation headlines of the year
- 12-30-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Local traffic fatalities up. Here’s how crashes in Va. and Md. differ
- 12-29-17 Washington Post: Walter Reed garage relentlessly illuminates Bethesda neighborhood
- 12-29-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Bicycle Beltway expected to get regional endorsement
- 12-28-17 Bethesda Magazine: New Round of Montgomery County Assessments Shows 8 Percent Increase in Value -- State mailed new values for one-third of properties on Thursday
- 12-27-17 Bethesda Magazine: A Look Ahead to Development in 2018 in Bethesda and Beyond -- Marriott headquarters groundbreaking, decision on WMAL project expected in the new year
- 12-26-17 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY JAN. 3, 2018
- 12-26-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Gridlocked DC is not a ‘traffic resilient’ city, study finds
- 12-25-17 Washington Post: It’s kind of a drag: Kensington, Md., was once famed for its ‘speed shops’
- 12-24-17 New York Times: Navigation Apps Are Turning Quiet Neighborhoods Into Traffic Nightmares
- 12-23-17 Washington Post: Metro board members on reform plans: Shrinking the board won’t solve the problem
- 12-23-17 Baltimore Sun: Maryland pedestrian accidents pile up on state roads
- 12-22-17 Bethesda Magazine: Developer Celebrates Progress on One of First Major Projects Related to Purple Line -- First tenants at Chevy Chase apartment complex expected in September 2018
- 12-22-17 Bethesda Magazine: Booz Allen Hamilton To Lease Space in Downtown Bethesda High-Rise -- Company plans to relocate employees from Rockville in late 2019
- 12-22-17 Bethesda Magazine: Macedonia Baptist Church Seeks Historic Designation for Cemetery Site in Bethesda -- Recognizing the site as historic will protect it from development, church members say
- 12-22-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Dogs still on duty at Walter Reed despite popular program’s suspension
- 12-21-17 Bethesda Magazine: Pedestrian Safety Improvements Planned for Arlington Road in Bethesda -- County aims to install new signals and signage in early 2018
- 12-21-17 Bethesda Magazine: Fortune 500 Hotel Company To Relocate Headquarters to Office Tower in Bethesda -- Decision by Host Hotels & Resorts will keep 187 full-time jobs in Montgomery County
- 12-21-17 Bethesda Magazine: Soon, Public Can Track Bethesda Projects Using Online Portal -- County planner says web tool will let people keep tabs on remaining development potential
- 12-20-17 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM: Everything you need to know about DoD pay and benefits changes in 2018 -- No changes to Tricare for Life (TFL)
- 12-20-17 Source of the Spring blog: Developers review project plans for 8787 Georgia Ave. with residents
- 12-20-17 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star: DoD medical facility in Stafford one step closer to reality
- 12-19-17 Baltimore Sun: Anne Arundel, Prince George's lawmakers ask state to drop proposed Amtrak route for maglev
- 12-19-17 Frederick News-Post: U.S. appellate court won't rehear Fort Detrick contamination death lawsuit
- 12-19-17 Washington Post: Federal appeals court ruling allows Purple Line construction to continue -- The ruling by a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ends a three-year legal battle over the project, unless its opponents try to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
- 12-19-17 Bethesda Magazine: Ourisman Honda Garage Deal Heading to County Council -- Detailed images show car dealer’s proposed improvements for structure next to Capital Crescent Trail
- 12-19-17 Baltimore Business Journal: Hogan plans $461 million in spending for new lanes on I-95, Baltimore Beltway
- 12-18-17 MCDOT: MD 355 (Rockville Pike) Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY DEC 20
- 12-18-17 Bethesda Magazine: Westbard Cemetery Advocates Take Issue with Self-Storage Plan -- Environmental group supports plan for greenway dedication, offers some suggestions
- 12-18-17 Bethesda Magazine: Red Line To Single Track as Metro Expands Tunnel Waterproofing Project -- Service changes will mostly affect Bethesda area stations beginning this weekend
- 12-18-17 Washington Business Journal: Transportation -- Year in Review 2017: Purple Line finally breaks ground in Maryland
- 12-18-17 Medical Xpress: New vaccine technology shows promise as a tool to combat the opioid crisis -- Researchers with the U.S. Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) report that an experimental heroin vaccine induced antibodies that prevented the drug from crossing the blood-brain barrier in mice and rats
- 12-16-17 Washington Business Journal: Marriott HQ developers, county resolve transportation improvement issues, earn key support
- 12-16-17 Charlottesville Daily Progress: More people leaving Virginia than moving in -- Federal sequestration in 2013 caused jobs to dry up at some government agencies and contractors, leading employees to move out of state
- 12-15-17 Association of Defense Communities: New Civilian Trauma Centers in San Antonio Would Threaten Army Hospital, Officials Say
- 12-15-17 Baltimore Sun/Columbia Flier: Pedestrian plan update looks to make Howard County more walker-friendly
- 12-14-17 Federal News Radio 1500 AM WFED: (AUDIO REPORT) A inside look at the Defense Health Agency
- 12-14-17 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board Signs Off on Project for Marriott Headquarters in Downtown Bethesda -- Groundbreaking scheduled for next year
- 12-14-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal: Free Downloadable Book Tells Stories of Combat Casualty Care, Military Healthcare Advances
- 12-14-17 Defense News: The new BRAC strategy: capability over cost savings
- 12-14-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Metro would get $500M a year under new funding plan
- 12-14-17 Bethesda Magazine: Biking Master Plan Aims To Make Cycling Less Stressful in Montgomery County -- Public invited to comment on draft plan at Jan. 25 hearing
- 12-13-17 THE HILL: Closing Homeland Security laboratories to build a wall puts lives in danger -- Commentary by Jeff Schlegelmilch, deputy director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute
- 12-13-17 MCDOT: MD 355 (Rockville Pike) Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLAST RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY DEC 14 -- Another blast previously scheduled for Friday, December 15 is POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK
- 12-13-17 NextCity: Purple Line Agreement Aims to Create Light Rail Accountability in Maryland
- 12-13-17 Washington Post: Maryland plan to build toll lanes on Beltway, I-270 piques companies’ interest
- 12-13-17 CityLab: The Battle of the Supertrains -- Promoters are touting two different multi-billion-dollar high-speed projects between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Is it a fantasy, or a game changer?
- 12-13-17 Bethesda Magazine: Tight Space in Downtown Bethesda Creates Challenge for Apartment Tower Developers -- Design panel wonders about the future of the block south of Fairmont Avenue
- 12-13-17 U.S. Department of Defense: Navy Medicine West Visits Naval Medical Research Center
- 12-13-17 CATO Institute: All I Want for Christmas…Is a BRAC
- 12-12-17 Bethesda Magazine: County Planning Board Will Decide Soon on Marriott Headquarters Project -- Officials are scheduled to review proposal Thursday
- 12-12-17 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery County Bracing for Long-Term Revenue Decline -- Projected revenue decline attributed to wealthy individuals paying significantly less in income taxes; future job cuts not ruled out
- 12-12-17 Frederick News-Post: President signs defense bill that seeks to protect Detrick lab
- 12-12-17 Bethesda Magazine: Early Designs for Bethesda Gateway Project Submitted to Advisory Panel -- Developer is considering a 120-foot mixed-use project with housing, commercial space
- 12-11-17 Washington Post: How has commuting in our area changed in 50 years? Lots of ways, not all good.
- 12-11-17 WAMU 88.5 FM: Officials Still Can’t Agree On How To Fund Metro — A Sales Tax Might Be The Reason Why
- 12-11-17 MCDOT: MD 355 (Rockville Pike) Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS TUESDAY DEC 12 & FRIDAY DEC 15
- 12-11-17 Breaking Defense: Bad Idea: Easy Savings from DoD Management Reform
- 12-9-17 Washington Post: Cities turn to ‘missing middle’ housing to keep older millennials from leaving
- 12-8-17 Bethesda Magazine: Developer Shares Concept Drawing of Apartment Tower at 7-Eleven, EagleBank -- Residents say they wish the project spanned the entire block
- 12-8-17 Montgomery Sentinel: Council hopes to spur growth south of Rockville -- The Montgomery County Council passed the White Flint II Sector Plan 8-1 during their Council meeting Tuesday in an effort to encourage development in southern, unincorporated Rockville.
- 12-8-17 Washington Post: Where We Live -- Former sorority house at National Park Seminary undergoes painstaking renovation
- 12-7-17 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board OKs Mixed-Use Project That Will Bring Public Aquatic Center to Silver Spring -- County director says center will be “landmark achievement in Montgomery County”
- 12-7-17 MCDOT: UPDATE ON CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER 8
- 12-7-17 Bethesda Magazine: Westbard Self-Storage Plans Rile Some in Bethesda -- Environmental group says proposal doesn’t do enough to improve health of Willett Branch
- 12-6-17 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLAST SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY DEC 8th, POSTPONED FROM DEC. 7th
- 12-6-17 Bethesda Magazine: Council Approves Purchase of Bethesda Row Land for Future Park Use -- Multi-million-dollar price tag expected to be reduced through easement agreement with state
- 12-6-17 United States Army: Army-developed Zika vaccine induces strong immune response in early trials -- "It is imperative to develop a vaccine that prevents severe birth defects and other neurologic complications in babies caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy," said Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, WRAIR's Director for Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Zika program co-lead and the article's lead author
- 12-6-17 Outbreak News Today: Walter Reed-developed Zika vaccine induces strong immune response in three phase 1 studies
- 12-4-17 The Lancet: Preliminary aggregate safety and immunogenicity results from three trials of a purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine candidate: phase 1, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials
- 12-6-17 Bethesda Magazine: Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President -- Nancy Navarro becomes vice president
- 12-6-17 Bethesda Magazine: As Trees Fall Along Purple Line Route, Residents Complain That Homes Vibrate -- Purple Line Transit Partners has cleared swaths near Jones Mill Road and Connecticut Avenue
- 12-6-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Montgomery Co. approves Strathmore Metro mixed-use development
- 12-6-17 WTOP 103.5 FM: Metro may see service cuts without new funding -- After the failure to reach a hoped-for regional consensus on how to give Washington’s crumbling Metro system the critical support it needs, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood officially released a series of recommendations Tuesday that will set up even more rounds of debate as the clock ticks toward potential further Metro service cuts.
- 12-4-17 Washington Post: Montgomery faces budget shortfall of $120 million
- 12-2-17 Frederick News-Post: Frederick County's Main Streets set sights on connecting bikeway trails -- The Great Allegheny Passage — a 150-mile biking and walking trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland — has caught the attention of Frederick County planners and community organizers. The popular trail connects to the C&O Canal, which runs along the county’s southwestern border, but despite the area’s cycling amenities, many riders are bypassing Frederick altogether
- 12-1-17 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: SINGLE CONTROLLED BLASTS — DECEMBER 4, 6 & 7
- 12-1-17 MCDOT: MCDOT Wins Grants for Four Bikeshare Stations and Safe Routes to School Program -- The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has received a Bikeways Grant Award from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Bikeways Program to install four bikeshare stations along the Bethesda Trolley Trail
- 12-1-17 Bethesda Magazine: Sketch Plan for ZOM Bethesda Gets OK from Planning Board -- Project could generate $1.7 million for Bethesda parks fund
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