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March, 2017 News 

 

• 3-31-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  More area commuter, local buses trackable in real time
• 3-31-17 Washington Post:  Housing prices on the rise in Prince George’s, Montgomery
• 3-31-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Barnes & Noble To Close on Bethesda Row -- Bookstore to move out at the end of the year
• 3-30-17 Washington Post:  Maryland official: Purple Line on schedule despite lawsuit delays, but questions remain
  • 3-30-17 Bethesda Magazine:  County Leaders Push for Details About Purple Line Delays and Federal Funding -- Montgomery County Council president urges state to ask federal judge to issue a new ruling in ongoing lawsuit
• 3-30-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Planning Board Sends Rock Spring Master Plan to the County Council -- Growth plan could set stage for building 1.1 million square feet of commercial space, nearly 2,300 homes
• 3-30-17 CNBC:  Francis Collins: As far as I’m able to see, I’m NIH director
• 3-30-17 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Bethesda Ranks High on Top 100 Best Places To Live
• 3-30-17 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Road-widening project nears completion -- This will be the end of a $180 million project that has been underway for many years. County, transportation and Belvoir officials broke ground on the project in April 2014
• 3-30-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Pedestrian fatalities downn in DC, Md., but up in Virginia
  • 3-30-17 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  Distraction cited as pedestrian deaths spiked in 2016
• 3-30-17 Washington Post:  Where We Live -- New luxury condos rise in Bethesda
• 3-30-17 Washington Post:  Real Estate -- In family-friendly Bannockburn Estates, it’s nature and nurture
• 3-29-17 Montgomery County Government:  MCDOT Conducting Parking Study in Bethesda; Cameras Temporarily Installed in Most Bethesda Garages
• 3-29-17 New York Times:  Questions for: ‘Can Programs That Help the Military Save the Federal Arts Agencies?’
  • 3-27-17 New York Times:  Can Programs That Help the Military Save the Federal Arts Agencies? -- First they paint. Later, they write stories or express their emotions by playing the drums or piano. Finally, the military service members who participate in arts therapy at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center here create a “culminating project,” a montage of shapes and words. “This gives them a visual voice,” said Melissa Walker, one of the therapists for the Creative Forces program run by the National Endowment for the Arts in conjunction with the military.
• 3-29-17 Washington Post:  Maryland lawmakers scrap requirement that transit systems cover some of their operating costs
• 3-29-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Tours Now Available of Townhomes at the Brownstones at Chevy Chase Lake -- Homes prices start at $1.475 million
• 3-28-17 Bethesda Magazine:  White Flint Mall Property Owners To Pay Lord & Taylor after Lengthy Legal Battle -- Future of former shopping center site uncertain, attorney says
• 3-28-17 Source of the Spring blog:  Selection Committee chosen for Purple Line Art in Transit program
• 3-28-17 WHAG/NBC4 TV (Hagerstown):  Development presentation held at town meeting -- Sault Centers Real Estate Company presents proposal to re-design the Kentland's
• 3-28-17 Washington Post:  Maryland joins Virginia in proposing talks to revise the Metro Compact
• 3-27-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Rockville Pike Lane Closures Set for Early April -- Construction work is part of project to install pedestrian underpass
  • 3-27-17 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  MCDOT to Close Single Lanes on Rockville Pike Near Medical Center Metro Station During Off-Peak Hours April 5-7 -- Closures mark beginning of construction of the Multimodal Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station
• 3-25-17 Washington Post:  Are we there yet? Looking back over a decade of local travel -- Commentary by Robert Thomson ("Dr. Gridlock")
• 3-24-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Census Bureau Estimates Population Growth of More than 7,000 in Montgomery County -- New 2016 data released this week
  • 3-24-17 Washington Business Journal:  Our population is growing. But more and more people are leaving Greater Washington. What gives?
• 3-23-17 Washington Post:  Maryland seeks federal aid for Metro repairs, Purple Line construction
• 3-23-17 Task & Purpose:  Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Hurt Veterans Who Need The Most Support -- Through that NEA-backed program, called the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, I have worked with more than 1,000 service members like this man. A vet and artist myself, I teach creative writing as part of NICoE’s art-therapy program for active service members who have post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
• 3-23-17 Baltimore Sun:  Baltimore population falls, nearing a 100-year low, U.S. Census says -- Montgomery County, near Washington, saw the greatest population gain, adding 7,630 residents
• 3-23-17 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Pence closing on weekends: Walker and Kingman reducing hours
• 3-22-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Metro Completes Escalator Installment Project at Bethesda Station -- Work on the replacement of the escalators has been going on since 2014
  • 3-22-17 WMATA:  Metro completes major escalator replacement project at Bethesda station
• 3-22-17 Washington Post:  Maryland governor lists transportation priorities, meets top Trump administration officials -- Among the transportation priorities outlined on a list obtained by The Washington Post are a new American Legion Bridge over the Potomac in Montgomery County, widening Interstate 81 in Western Maryland from four lanes to six, and roadway improvements to increase access to the Port Covington development in South Baltimore. And the list prioritizes a futuristic “superconducting magnetic levitation train system,” commonly called maglev, between Washington and Baltimore over more prosaic concerns, such as speedier buses through the Interstate 270 corridor. Missing from Hogan’s list, which was given to the National Governors Association and passed along to President Trump’s team, were the Washington region’s sagging Metro system, the Purple Line light-rail project connecting Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and the Corridor Cities Transitway, a bus rapid-transit project in Montgomery.
• 3-22-17 WFED Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  DoD still haunted by $125 billion efficiency report
• 3-22-17 Fort Detrick Standard:  USAMMA Team Keeps Complex Medical Equipment Working in Complex Environment
  • 3-22-17 Fort Detrick Standard:  Medical Operations in the Multidomain Battlefield
• 3-21-17 Montgomery Community Media:  Berliner Delays Vote on Bus Rapid Transit Proposal (VIDEO)
• 3-21-17 WFED Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  How DoD can make the most of proposed $52B budget boost -- Cancian said this is an opportunity to shift those retirees and dependents back into civilian care, which is better suited to provide for them
• 3-21-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Purple Line Construction Could Start in a Week if Judge Reinstates Project’s Federal Approval -- Latest motions in lawsuit await ruling
• 3-21-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Fight looms over proposed federal transit cuts -- A battle is brewing over federal funding not only for Metro but also for the proposed Purple Line light rail project
• 3-21-17 TIME:  How One War Veteran Uses Photography to Manage his PTSD
• 3-20-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Trail Coalition Urges County To Require Ourisman Honda to Tear Down Encroaching Portion of Garage -- The Bethesda car dealership and county are in negotiations over the garage, which is also the subject of a Board of Appeals case
• 3-18-17 Washington Post:  Trump’s budget would mean double whammy for Washington region
• 3-18-17 Frederick News-Post:  As Metro board considers budget proposal, officials see a system needing change
• 3-18-17 Baltimore Sun:  At 50, Columbia celebrates past even as it faces a much-changed future
• 3-17-17 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Roshdieh, Johnston Recognize Staff Upon Completion of Elmhirst Parkway Bridge
• 3-17-17 Washington Post:  Montgomery County looks to mediator to resolve Westbard cemetery dispute
  • 3-17-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett, Berliner Request Mediator in Westbard Cemetery Search Controversy -- County leaders say members of the Macedonia Baptist Church don’t feel comfortable with the process to search for possible remains in the Bethesda neighborhood
• 3-17-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Planning Board Offers Positive Response to Idea of Putting Housing on Westfield Montgomery Site -- Shopping center owners asked for change that could help them build multi-family housing
• 3-17-17 Washington Business Journal:  Trump's proposed NIH cuts could affect billions in D.C.-area research dollars
  • 3-17-17 Congressional Quarterly:  FDA and NIH Budget Proposals Startle Health Research Community
  • 3-16-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Likely Impact Federal Agencies in Montgomery County -- Local leaders expressed concern about the proposed federal budget that takes aim at major county employers such as NIH and NOAA
  • 3-16-17 Bethesda Magazine:  National Institutes of Health Faces a 19 Percent Funding Cut Under Trump’s Proposed Budget -- Bethesda-based federal agency could lose $5.8 billion
  • 3-16-17 Washington Post:  Trump’s budget calls for seismic disruption in medical and science research
• 3-17-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  GOP-leaning group's analysis backs dedicated funding for Metro
• 3-16-17 Bethesda Magazine:  County’s Proposed Interim Georgetown Branch Trail Would Route Cyclists Onto Jones Bridge Road -- The off-road trail could be moved to busy roads in Bethesda to accommodate Purple Line construction
• 3-16-17 Washington Post:  Federal money to build Purple Line in question under Trump budget plan
  • 3-16-17 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Trump Budget Could Pose Problems For Region’s Purple Line
• 3-16-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Possibility of Passage Dims for State Bill Calling for Pedestrian Traffic Beacons -- Senate committee rejects proposal for traffic lights that advocates say would make pedestrian crossings safer
• 3-16-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  USUHS President's Column -- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health issue impacting our service members and veterans, and here at the Uniformed Services University (USU), our faculty, staff and students remain focused on supporting our troops who have been diagnosed with TBI.
• 3-16-17 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Construction on Army museum begins
• 3-15-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Van Hollen, Berliner Admonish State for Delays in Improving Safety at Bethesda Intersection -- Car crash killed three people last year at the back entrance to Walt Whitman High
• 3-15-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Westfield Montgomery Mall Owners Want Ability To Build Housing -- Planning Board to consider proposed zoning code change while discussing Rock Springs plan
• 3-15-17 THE HILL:  Making BRAC politically palatable -- Commentary by Christopher M. Schnaubelt, senior political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation
• 3-15-17 ROLL CALL:  Is Trump Review Just Al Gore Reinventing Government 2.0? -- Clinton-era staffers see flaws aplenty in new effort  
  • 3-13-17 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Trump signs government reorganization order -- White House press secretary Sean Spicer said March 13 at the daily briefing that the order will ask agencies to identify where money is being wasted, how services can be improved and whether or not the services are benefiting the nation
• 3-14-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Buoyed by Lawsuit, Purple Line Opponents Want Trail Formally Recognized as a Park -- Two of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit that has delayed the project likened their efforts to those of a Supreme Court justice who spurred the creation of the C&O Canal National Park
• 3-14-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Could B-CC’s Neighbor Help With High School’s Space Problem?
• 3-14-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett Proposes $5.44 Billion Montgomery County Budget -- Includes slight property tax decrease, more money for schools
• 3-14-17 Montgomery Community Media:  Council President Roger Berliner Meets with Reporters (VIDEO) -- Council President Roger Berliner discussed the impending release of County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget and how President Trump’s budget would affect Montgomery County.  He also talked about the Tobytown cemetery and funding for the Corridor Cities Transitway and Bus Rapid Transit.
• 3-14-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  GAO: Metro rushed into 24/7 work over safety concerns; deeper issues remain
  • 3-14-17 GAO Report 17-348:  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority -- Improved Planning of Future Rehabilitation Projects Could Prevent Limitations Identified with SafeTrack
• 3-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  East Bethesda Residents Protest Proposed 200-foot Height Limit at Acura Site -- Property owner said he has no imminent development plans for dealership, but wants flexibility
• 3-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Appeals Board Considering Bethesda Hardware Store Case
• 3-13-17 Friends of White Flint:  What happened at last week’s genuinely interesting White Flint 2 Work Session -- Chair Casey Anderson said that creating a pedestrian path across the CSX tracks needs to be a priority
• 3-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Beltway Lane Closures To Begin This Weekend for Road Resurfacing -- Work expected to continue until early spring, officials say
  • 3-13-17 Maryland State Highway Administration:  Weekend Lane and Ramp Closures on I-495 for Resurfacing Beginning March 24 -- Work to Continue Through spring; Drivers Should Plan Extra Travel Time
• 3-10-17 ExecutiveBiz:  Navy, Oceana Energy Develop Power Generation Device for Coastal Communities
• 3-10-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Is there a silver lining to Montgomery Co. traffic congestion?
• 3-10-17 Bethesda Magazine:  County Council Members Urge WSSC To Fix Road Patching Issues -- Water and sewer utility said it’s working to streamline process
• 3-10-17 Washington Post:  No ‘Trump Wall’ for Riverdale Park Purple Line station
• 3-9-17 Washington Post:  Purple Line construction faces more delays as deadline approaches to clear trees
• 3-9-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  WSSC reacts to report on America’s failing infrastructure
• 3-9-17 National Public Radio:  Cyclists Took 28 Million Bike-Share Trips In The U.S. In 2016, Group Says
• 3-9-17 Bethesda Magazine:  County Looks To Begin Designing Bethesda Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel -- $3.8 million budget request initiates process
• 3-9-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Deadly Bethesda intersection leaves school principal frustrated
  • 3-8-17 Washington Post:  Residents asked for help at a dangerous intersection. A year later, little has changed.
• 3-9-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery County, Rockville, Gaithersburg to discuss bus rapid transit
• 3-9-17 Bethesda Magazine:  County Planning To Replace 15-Year-Old Bus Location Software -- Officials say new system will provide accurate real-time location information, Wi-Fi for passengers and bus diagnostics
• 3-8-17 Washington Business Joirnal:  House panel votes to urge federal agencies to consider locating outside of D.C. area
• 3-7-17 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Smart bases may be a smart idea, but can the military afford them?
• 3-7-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Builders Win Approval To Begin Work on 338-Unit Apartment Complex in Downtown Silver Spring -- High-rise that will include retail, parking is scheduled to be finished by spring 2019
• 3-7-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Redevelopment Proposal Submitted for County Planning Headquarters in Silver Spring -- Project partners want to build nearly 414,000 square feet of retail space, housing
• 3-6-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro budget agreement raises fares, cuts rush hour service, saves some bus lines
• 3-6-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Berliner Suggests Building Bethesda Rec Facility at Regional Services Center Site -- Pushes for $30,000 in county funding to start planning project
• 3-6-17 Washington Post:  Climate scientists and weather forecasters outraged by proposed cuts to NOAA -- Several leaders in the weather and climate community have expressed exasperation, saying such cuts would profoundly set back advances in weather prediction and climate science. Some said they could even cost lives
• 3-4-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  More beauty may mean bigger buildings for Bethesda
  • 3-3-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Council Looks at Major Cuts to Building Height Caps in Proposed Bethesda Downtown Plan  -- Staff plan focuses tallest buildings near Metro station and future Marriott headquarters
• 3-2-17 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Public Invited March 15 to Provide Input on Alignment for Interim Option Once the Georgetown Branch Trail is Closed for Purple Line Construction
• 3-2-17 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Construction Forum Focuses on Brown Drive, Parking
• 3-2-17 Quantico Sentry:  Naval Health Clinic Quantico at a glance
• 3-2-17 Washington Business Journal:  Trump doubles down on massive Navy expansion
• 3-2-17 FedSmith:  Can The Secdef-Ordered Review of DoD Business Operations Make a Difference? Absolutely.
• 3-1-17 United States Department of Defense:  Belvoir Hospital Opens Sleep Medicine Clinic
• 3-1-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Federal control board suggested for Metro
• 3-1-17 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  With most senior positions still vacant, Pentagon must tell Congress how it plans to restructure itself
   
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