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March, 2019 News
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- 3-30-19 Washington Post: How can the region avoid fiascoes like Thursday’s Beltway meltdown?
- 3-30-19 Washington Post: Maryland residents say they need answers about the impact of Beltway, I-270 toll lanes proposal
- 3-29-19: Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of April 1, 2019
- 3-29-19 Bethesda Magazine: Developer Files Plans for 800 Residences at White Flint -- Project includes retail space, apartments and townhouses near Pike & Rose
- 3-29-19 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board Considers Allowing E-Bikes, Scooters on Park Trails -- Program would coincide with countywide expansion of bike-share
- 3-29-19 Bethesda Magazine: An ‘Off the Wall’ Idea from Elrich Advisers: Limit Driving in Parts of County -- Transition team also suggests restricting tractor-trailers, providing incentives to employees who walk or bike to work
- 3-29-19 Tom Philpott's Military Update: Military Update ends 25 years of reporting
- 3-28-19 U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-19-338 Report -- Defense Health Care: DOD's Proposed Plan for Oversight of Graduate Medical Education Programs
- 3-28-19 Military.com: Two Senators Want to Revoke 'BRAC-Like' Review of VA Facilities
- 3-28-19 Bethesda Magazine: Additional Metrorail Service North of Silver Spring Gets Funding -- Subway system’s board approves budget with money to end turnaround
- 3-28-19 Bethesda Magazine: Construction at B-CC High Presents Dusty Dilemma for Neighbors -- Tree removal created ‘wind tunnel,’ blowing dirt, debris against houses
- 3-28-19 Pax River Tester: New employees’ windshield view of Pax River’s history, mission
- 3-27-19 Bethesda Magazine: Senator Criticizes Conditions on Bethesda Military Base After Fire -- Van Hollen says state of fire station has been ‘unacceptable’
- 3-27-19 Bethesda Magazine: Barnes & Noble Moving from Montrose Crossing Center -- Bookstore relocating across Rockville Pike to Congressional Plaza in 2020
- 3-27-19 THE HILL: Pentagon releases list of military bases most at risk to climate change -- Around Washington, D.C., several sites make the Army, Air Force and Navy lists, including Fort Belvoir, Va., and Fort Meade, Md., both at risk for recurrent flooding; Joint Base Andrews, Md., at risk for flooding, drought and wildfires; and Washington Navy Yard and Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, at risk for flooding and drought.
- 3-27-19 MCDOT: MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT -- PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 29 THRU APRIL 8, 2019
- 3-26-19 Bethesda Magazine: Woodmont Avenue Utility Work for Marriott Headquarters Shifts to Mornings -- Hours shifted after noise complaints by nearby residents
- 3-26-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Speed limits along Georgia Ave. in Montgomery Co. to be reduced
- 3-26-19 WDVM TV (Hagerstown): Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan is underway -- Officials added vision zero plan to eliminate fatal pedestrian accidents
- 3-25-19 Washington Business Journal: Foulger-Pratt reveals new name, time frame for Discovery remake
- 3-25-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Md. plans for widening I-270, Beltway still cause for concern, local lawmakers say
- 3-25-19 Bethesda Magazine: Blaze Breaks Out at Firehouse at Bethesda Navy Medical Center -- Authorities say fire caused “significant damage”
- 3-25-19 Bethesda Magazine: New Limits On Parking Spaces Being Debated -- Large commercial, residential buildings could be forced to cut available parking in effort to promote transit, carpools
- 3-25-19 Source of the Spring blog: Medical Museum Science Cafe: Visual Voices of the Invisible Wounds of War -- March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Free)
- 3-24-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Purple Line tunnel noise to ease as construction enters new phase
- 3-23-19 Frederick News-Post: Potential development could increase growth around MARC station
- 3-22-19 Federal News Network 1500 AM: (AUDIO REPORT) Walter Reed Medical Center to demolish buildings for nearly 7-year reconstruction project
- 3-22-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of March 25, 2019
- 3-22-19 Washington Post: Maryland and Purple Line contractor ‘still far apart’ on line’s cost and opening date -- The contractor says delays have added $300 million to project’s cost; state officials say that’s too much
- 3-22-19 Silver Spring Patch: Rock Creek Trail Closed During Rock Creek Bridge Demolition -- A portion of Rock Creek Trail will be closed for two weeks, so construction crews can demolish the Rock Creek Bridge
- 3-22-19 Bethesda Magazine: Battery Lane Developers Aim To Provide 375 Moderately Priced Apartments -- Plans for redeveloping older Bethesda housing units show net increase of 1,021 units
- 3-22-19 WUSA/CBS9-TV: (VIDEO REPORT) What's the worst commute in Maryland? -- A just-released report by a nonprofit transportation research firm says that Maryland drivers suffer through the second-longest commutes in the country, bested only by New York and beating California
- 3-21-19 Annapolis Capital Gazette: Study: Washington area tops Baltimore area for region's worst congested highways
- 3-21-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: ‘Congestion emergency’ costs DC-area drivers around $2,000 a year
- 3-21-19 WBAL 1090 AM/101.5 FM: MDOT Head Declares Congestion 'Emergency,' Gov. Hogan Asks Lawmakers To Support Parkway's Handover
- 3-22-19 Maryland State Highway Administration: MDOT SHA to Hold Six Public Workshops on Alternatives for the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study in Montgomery County and Prince George's County
- 3-22-19 Washington Post: Montgomery’s finance director leaving for job in Virginia
- 3-21-19 Bethesda Magazine: Purple Line is 10 Percent Complete, Project Managers Report -- Opening date still uncertain for 16-mile light rail system
- 3-21-19 Hagerstown Herald-Mail: Fort Ritchie sale price to start at $3.5M
- 3-21-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: In forceful letter, Md. Gov. Hogan calls for state takeover of BW Parkway
- 3-20-19 Washington Post: For some Metro riders, catching the right Red Line train home is a game of roulette
- 3-20-19 Bethesda Magazine: Scrutiny of Economic Development Efforts Ramped Up Amid Lackluster Jobs Report -- County Council grills business development director over growth, outreach efforts to lure companies
- 3-20-19 MCDOT: MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 25 THRU APRIL 1, 2019
- 3-19-19 Washington Post: Gov. Hogan to Amazon: ‘We are still here, and we are still interested’
- 3-19-19 Bethesda Magazine: County Council Puts State Transportation Chief on Hot Seat Over Toll Road Plans -- $9 billion plan for toll roads, extra lanes on Montgomery highways brings sharp questions
- 3-19-19 Military Times: Is anybody tracking health issues from mold and other military housing hazards?
- 3-19-19 MCDOT: MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MARCH 18-22, 2019
- 3-19-19 Bethesda Magazine: County Council, Executive Challenge State on I-270 and Beltway Widening Priorities -- Easing I-270 congestion, adding bus lanes suggested
- 3-19-19 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery Remains Healthiest County in Maryland -- Annual report looks at a range of quality of life, access to care factors
- 3-19-19 Federal News Network 1500 AM: After years of neglect, military facility upkeep gets attention in 2020 budget
- 3-18-19 Military.com: Cuts to Military Medical Force Included in Pentagon Budget
- 3-18-19 Washington Post: Pentagon sends Congress list of military construction projects that could be delayed to free up money for wall
- 3-15-19 Bethesda Magazine: Construction Schedule Changes at Marriott Site Contemplated -- Residents complain about nighttime noise from Bethesda project
- 3-15-19 Bethesda Magazine: Updated: County’s Proposed Budget Holds Property Tax Rate, Slightly Increases School Funding -- Money for retirement trust cut, employees to receive raises
- 3-15-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Electric Capital Bikeshare bikes will now cost more than traditional ones
- 3-14-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Access to transit, traffic, congestion to be addressed in Metro DC ‘Smart Region’ efforts
- 3-14-19 Bethesda Magazine: Apartments Aimed at D.C.-Bound Commuters Being Built Near Glenmont Metro -- Studio to two-bedroom units expected to open in late 2020
- 3-13-19 Washington Post: Gov. Larry Hogan says the Beltway needs more lanes but won’t get wider. Really? -- Commentary by columnist John Kelly
- 3-13-19 Bethesda Magazine: Montgomery’s Job Growth Trails Northern Virginia, D.C. -- New report says increase was lowest in eight years
- 3-12-19 Bethesda Magazine: Residential, Retail Project To Break Ground in Downtown Rockville -- Town Center senior apartment residents to be transferred to new building
- 3-12-19 Bethesda Magazine: Trump Budget Proposes 13 Percent Cut for NIH -- Bethesda-based agency would receive cut of $4.9 billion from current funding level
- 3-12-19 Military.com: Pentagon Budget Includes Plan to Reduce Military Medical Force
- 3-11-19 Bethesda Magazine: Developers Break Ground on White Flint Apartments -- Project is joint venture between Metro, private developer
- 3-11-19 Washington Post: Data shows areas near Metro stations remain havens for the rich
- 3-11-19 Bethesda Magazine: Approval of Westwood Shopping Center Project Recommended -- Citizens take fight against redevelopment to state appeals court
- 3-11-19 Washington Post: Is Capital Bikeshare becoming less reliable? Some users grow frustrated with glitches -- Capital Bikeshare says the problems aren’t widespread
- 3-10-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Drainage project could affect I-270 traffic, starts Monday -- A new yearlong project to retrofit the storm drainage system along Interstate 270 in Germantown, Maryland, is scheduled to start Monday
- 3-10-19 Washington Post: ‘They risk squandering this culture of transit riding’: Metro ridership hits a low point
- 3-8-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of March 11, 2019
- 3-8-19 Bethesda Magazine: Navy Training May Affect Traffic in Bethesda Next Week -- Medical center warns of possible delays in access
- 3-8-19 Montgomery County Government: Traffic Flow Plans for Revitalized Downtown Wheaton to be Discussed by Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee on Tuesday, March 12
- 3-7-19 Greater Greater Washington blog: A beautiful sight: Purple Line trains inside their New York factory
- 3-7-19 Soource of the Spring blog: County DOT Seeking Comments on Dale Drive Pedestrian Proposals
- 3-6-19 MCDOT: MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF MARCH 11-15, 2019
- 3-6-19 Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB): From March 11 to March 15, NSAB will participate in force protection exercises, with possible traffic impacts
- 3-6-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Metro ridership may be headed for nearly 2-decade low
- 3-6-19 Bethesda Magazine: KID Museum Included in Proposal To Use Office Building for Career, Technology High School -- Bethesda museum has been looking to expand
- 3-5-19 WTTG/FOX5 TV: Safety changes coming to Rockville intersection -- Changes are coming to the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Rockville Pike
- 3-5-19 Washington Post: Judge dismisses second lawsuit against Purple Line project -- Opponents of the light-rail line’s construction had argued that the federal government awarded $900 million to the project illegally
- 3-5-19 Bethesda Magazine: Reducing Veirs Mill Road Turn Lanes Could Nearly Triple Drive Times -- Council examines ways to improve pedestrian safety, maintain morning traffic flow
- 3-5-19 Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore named among top 10 U.S. foodie cities
- 3-4-19 Bethesda Magazine: Developers Starting Construction on Apartment Building Near Bethesda Elementary -- Rents will range from $2,500 to $7,200 a month in 229-unit complex
- 3-4-19 Montgomery County Government: Elrich Appoints New Procurement Director and Three Assistant Chief Administrative Officers
- 3-4-19 Montgomery County Government: Veterans Affairs Primary Medical Clinic in Gaithersburg Now Fully Operational
- 3-1-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda: Development Update, Week of March 4, 2019
- 3-1-19 Bethesda Magazine: Pedestrian Deaths Continue To Sound ‘Alarm Bells’ -- County fatality rates mirror state and national trends; Gaithersburg man is latest to die
- 3-1-19 WTOP 103.5 FM: Maryland, Virginia counties top list of most expensive commutes in US
- 2-28-19 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project -- PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, WEEK OF MARCH 4-8, 2019
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