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May 2013 News

• 5-31-13 Gazette.Net:   Comment period extended on proposed Montgomery bus rapid transit system -- Public has until June 7 to weigh in on plan
• 5-31-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Vets fume over Walter Reed furloughs
• 5-31-13 Frederick News-Post:   Furloughs hit hundreds at Fort Detrick -- Cuts include 900-plus at Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
• 5-31-13 Gazette.Net:  Shareable bike stations soon rolling into Takoma Park -- First installed as early as summer
• 5-31-13 WJLA/ABC7 TV:  Walter Reed hospital workers receive furlough notices
• 5-31-13 Washington Examiner:  D.C. tops nation with largest daily surge in commuters
• 5-31-13 Baltimore Sun:  Cyber task force formed for Baltimore-Washington region -- Business groups want to 'solidify' region as tops for cyber industry
• 5-31-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  National Museum of Health and Medicine Participating in “Blue Star Museums” Program this Summer
• 5-31-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Another Successful Bike to Work Day for Fort Detrick
• 5-31-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Fort Detrick Commissary Hours Reduced Due to Furlough
• 5-31-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Pedestrian Safety: Know the Facts
• 5-30-13 Bethesda Now:  Planning Board Agrees To Extend Public Commenting Period On Bus Rapid Transit
• 5-30-13 Bethesda Now:  See What Development Is Here And What Could Be Coming On June 7
• 5-30-13 Washington Post:  Gwen Wright is named Montgomery planning director
• 5-30-13 Washington Examiner:  Community supports White Oak redevelopment
• 5-30-13 Baltimore Business Journal:  $2.5B Fort Meade project offers an in on specialized security work
• 5-30-13 Marine Link.com:  Engineers Put Next-Generation U.S. Navy Ships to the Test
• 5-30-13 Washington Examiner:  Metro ridership falling despite fat federal transit benefits
  • 5-30-13 Washington Examiner:  Commuter trains attract riders even as numbers flag on Metro
  • 5-30-13 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Cherry Blossom's Late Arrival Affects Metro Ridership Numbers -- Spokesman attributes drop to late arrival of cherry blossoms
• 5-30-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  DoD furlough decision driven by readiness concerns
  • 5-30-13 Baltimore Sun:  Fort Meade workers getting furlough notices -- More than 500 civilians to be sent home one day a week during the summer
• 5-29-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for MD 355 Multimodal Crossing Project at Medical Center Metro Station & Intersection Improvements at MD 355/Jones Bridge Road  (40 pp)
  • Additional Procurement Informatioon for REOI  (scroll down to Project #1027863)
• 5-29-13 Bethesda Now:  Second Crane Coming To Lot 31
• 5-29-13 Gazette.Net:  Residents challenge bus rapid transit plan for ‘Green Mile’ -- Ten new ‘transit corridors’ proposed throughout Montgomery County
  • 5-29-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   Residents Voice Frustrations Over Bus Rapid Transit Plan for Wisconsin Ave. -- Curb-side, bus-only lanes are proposed for Wisconsin Avenue between Bradley Boulevard and Friendship Heights, while median bus-only lanes are proposed through Bethesda
  • 5-29-13 Gazette.Net:  Severe collisions involving pedestrians decline; total number on the rise -- Fewer pedestrians getting severely injured
• 5-29-13 Gazette.Net:  MTA wants to slash commuter bus route from Columbia to Bethesda -- Route suffers from lack of rides, MTA says
• 5-29-13 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County installs metered parking in science corridor -- Meters intended to relieve traffic congestion
• 5-29-13 Bethesda Now:  Chevy Chase Residents Let Anti-Bus Rapid Transit Feelings Be Known
• 5-29-13 Washington Examiner:  MARC commuter trains attracting record ridership
• 5-29-13 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Army rebuilding gate facility at Fort Meade
• 5-29-13 United Press International:  Report: Questions raised about all reasons behind Quantico closing
• 5-28-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Leggett Objects to MTA Proposal to Eliminate Three ICC Commuter Bus Routes; MTA to Hold Public Hearings in June
• 5-28-13 Bethesda Now:  County Completes Bethesda Stormwater Project
• 5-28-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Army museum battles for money to build
• 5-28-13 Gazette.Net:  New park at Children’s Inn in Bethesda gives sick children a place to play
• 5-27-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  A Hero's Best Friend: Dogs help wounded warriors recover
  • 5-27-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  (PHOTO GALLERY)  A Hero's Best Friend -- Warrior Transition Brigade Service Dog Training Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
• 5-27-13 CBS News:  Pediatricians warned children of military personnel face mental health risks
• 5-26-13 Washington Examiner:  Developer faces uphill battle luring FBI to Westphalia
• 5-24-13 Bethesda Now:  Leggett Asks MTA To Reconsider Cutting Walter Reed Commuter Bus
  • 5-24-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  MTA proposes route cuts to commuter buses
• 5-24-13 Gazette.Net:   Montgomery’s growth outpaces Fairfax -- State still gets low marks for business climate
• 5-24-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Maryland DOT Public Meeting June 11: Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
• 5-24-13 Washington Business Journal:  Next step for Walter Reed redevelopment? Map it
• 5-24-13 Association of Defense Communities:  Lawmakers Question Success of Joint Basing Initiative
• 5-23-13 Federal Computer Week:  House panel rejects BRAC request
• 5-23-13 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation:  Bethesda Avenue-Woodmont Avenue project (parking lot #31) update
• 5-23-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Bethesda Notebook -- Spring Commuter Fair
• 5-23-13 Bethesda Now:  BRT Planner Meeting With Opponents From Chevy Chase
• 5-23-13 Washington Examiner:  Surveys: Many Bikeshare riders wouldn't have driven
• 5-23-13 Washington Examiner:  Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
• 5-23-13 Politico:  K Street looking forward to BRAC fights
• 5-23-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  DoD chooses interoperability over integration for new e-health record system
  • 5-22-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA
• 5-22-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda Parking Fee Changes Could Be Sign Of Demand Pricing To Come
• 5-22-13 Gazette.Net:  Transit Projects in Gaithersburg to benefit from fuel tax revenue -- The proposed Corridor Cities Transitway bus rapid transit system and an interchange on Interstate 270 at Watkins Mill Road are among 10 new projects — totalling $1.2 billion in spending — that will benefit from the increase in revenue
• 5-22-13 Easter Seals Serving DC-MD-VA:  Military Family Finds Respite with Easter Seals -- In recognition of Military Appreciation Month, Easter Seals Serving DC | MD | VA tells the story of a Wounded Warrior family who found respite through Easter Seals' unique and impactful services
• 5-22-13 Washington Post:  Naval program hooks Loudoun students on robotics
• 5-22-13 Association of Defense Communities:  Has Pentagon Reduced Reliance on Leased Space, Panel Asks
• 5-21-13 Bethesda Now:  Bethesda BRAC Watchers Not Happy With State’s Plan For Commuter Bus
• 5-21-13 Bethesda Now:  Ditching Cars For Bus Rapid Transit A Tough Sell
• 5-21-13 Gazette.Net:  More blasting scheduled in Bethesda -- Residents should expect five months of blasting
• 5-21-13 Baltimore Business Journal:  Columbia firm tapped to build $13M Prince George's transit center
• 5-21-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Maryland Ranks as 11th-Most Bike-Friendly State -- The state's spending and advocacy for cyclists earned it a high ranking from the League of American Bicyclists
• 5-21-13 Washington Post:  How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco
• 5-20-13 Bethesda Now:  Excavation, Blasting To Start At 8300 Wisconsin Site
• 5-20-13 Bethesda Now:  Police Move Controversial Jones Bridge Road Speed Camera
• 5-20-13 Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA):  Online Map of Construction Projects Now Available -- e-Road Ready Highlights Major Highway Projects across Maryland
• 5-19-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch Capital News Service):  Corridor Cities Transitway, Traffic Relief in the Distance for Commuters -- Maryland looks to buses to loosen traffic-tied I-270
• 5-18-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   State of Maryland to Cancel 3 ICC Bus Routes? -- Gaithersburg, Ft. Meade, Bethesda, Columbia and College Park could lose some public transportation options.
• 5-18-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line will rely on federal, private funding
• 5-18-13 Baltimore Sun:  Md. sheds 6,200 jobs in April, Labor Department says -- Loss reverses four-month trend of gains in the state
• 5-17-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery County residents speak out on bus rapid transit
  • 5-17-13 Bethesda Now:  Bus Rapid Transit Hearing Shows Much Is Left To Debate
  • 5-17-13 WUSA9 TV:  (VIDEO)  Montgomery County Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Plan One Step Closer To Reality
• 5-17-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Fort Detrick and Forest Glen Annex Restoration Advisory Board Updates
• 5-17-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Miracle Workers in Modern Medicine: DoD Funds Life-Saving Regenerative Medicine Capabilities for Soldiers and Civilians
• 5-17-13 Baltimore Sun:  MARC to add weekend service to Washington -- Officials say gas tax increase makes Penn Line expansion possible
• 5-17-13 Bethesda Now:  Giant To Open Grocery Pick-Up Location In Chevy Chase
• 5-16-13 Associated Press:  Md. governor signs gas tax, announces projects
• 5-16-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  NAVFAC Washington Receives Outstanding Federal Planning Project Award
• 5-16-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Bike to Work Day: Pedal Your Way to a Better Commute
• 5-16-13 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Tri-service formation shows solidarity, summer colors
• 5-16-13 Gazette.Net:   Plans for new Bethesda post office met with skepticism -- New office expected to be retail only with on-site parking
• 5-16-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Three White Flint North Gets LEED Gold -- The White Flint building into which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving received high marks from the U.S. Green Building Council
• 5-16-13 Bethesda Now:  Walter Reed Skydivers Could Mean Friday Traffic
• 5-16-13 Washington Post:  Private companies consider boarding Purple Line light-rail project
• 5-15-15 Gazette.Net:  Purple Line has some seeing red -- Transportation officials meet with community about plan
• 5-15-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Widening of U.S. 1 to ease Fort Belvoir commute -- This fall, a project to widen U.S. 1/Richmond Highway between Telegraph Road and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway will begin to help ease the commute to Fort Belvoir. Funded by the Department of Defense, the project will cost $180 million and will take three years to complete. It will widen the road from four lanes to six.
• 5-15-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   Protecting Pedestrians: Montgomery, Prince George's Use Several Measures to Increase Safety -- Using red light and speed cameras, targeted stings and other methods, police departments and municipalities hope to prevent pedestrian-related accidents, after a number of fatalities
• 5-15-13 Bethesda Now:  County Negotiates With State Highway On New White Flint Street Grid
• 5-15-13 Marine Corps Times:  Soldier with arm transplants exceeding expectations
• 5-15-13 Association of Defense Communities:  Army Should Issue Guidance on Facility Maintenance for Closed Bases, GAO Says
  • 5-14-13 Association of Defense Communities:  Better Planning Data, Civilian Liaison Would Benefit Growth Communities, GAO Finds
  •  5-14-13 U.S. Government Accountability Office:  GAO Report 13-436 -- Defense Infrastructure: Communities Need Additional Guidance and Information to Improve Their Ability to Adjust to DOD Installation Closure or Growth
• 5-15-13 Odenton-Severn Patch:  Army Seeks 165k of Space Near Fort Meade -- A recent solicitation show the army wants a secure building within 10 miles of the installation
• 5-15-13 Frederick News-Post:  Home News Environment Policies .Fort Detrick, developer reach agreement on drilling near Area B
• 5-14-13 Washington Examiner:  Magazine: Maryland No. 1 for new businesses
• 5-13-13 Defense News:  Using Stress to Treat Suicides and PTSD
• 5-13-13 Maryland Transit Administration (MTA):  Notice of Public Hearings -- The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) gives notice of 3 public hearings on proposed changes to the ICC commuter bus routes. The MTA is proposing to reallocate resources from three of the routes to other transit bus service due to low ridership. The affected commuter bus routes are:  Nos. 202, 203, and 205. Route No. 202 operates weekday peak service between Gaithersburg and DOD/Fort Meade. Route No. 203 operates weekday peak service between Columbia and Bethesda. Route No. 205 operates weekday peak service between College Park and Germantown. The proposed date to discontinue service is August 1, 2013.
• 5-13-13 Lodi (CA) News-Sentinel:  Steve Hansen column: How a national treasure vanished -- Located on the grounds of Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology was an impressive place. Built in the 1950s, it was designed to resist the blast of an atomic bomb.
• 5-13-13 Washington Post:  Correction: Purple Line story
  • 5-12-13 Washington Post:  Purple Line’s progress is measured on maps unfurled for neighborhoods to review
  • 5-12-13 Washington Post:  (MAP)  Proposed Purple Line
• 5-12-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line open houses bring optimism for project
• 5-10-13 Gazette.Net:  Reporter’s Notebook: Bethesda, the last refuge for state’s huge companies
• 5-10-13 Washington Post:  Those in Purple Line path put on notice
• 5-10-13 Bethesda Now:  Postal Service To Discuss Plans For New Bethesda Post Office
• 5-10-13 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro GM hopes to take control of troubled transit center
• 5-9-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   Police Ticket Dozens of Drivers in 'Pedestrian Stings' -- In the first two of a series of "pedestrian stings," 128 drivers were ticketed for not yielding to pedestrians in Aspen Hill and Bethesda
• 5-9-13 Bethesda Now:  Police Run Pedestrian Safety Sting In Bethesda
• 5-9-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Wound Care Conference Educates Providers Locally, Abroad
• 5-9-13 Frederick News-Post:  Scientists display work at Fort Detrick research festival
• 5-9-13 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Survivor Suicides -- Alarming trend of family members committing suicide after service members die in battle
• 5-9-13 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. area companies dominate list of top contractors, winning $104B in 2012
• 5-9-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Report: Bethesda Metro Redesign Wins Praise, Draws Critics -- Bethesda was selected for the "Model Station of the Future" pilot project by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in March
  • 5-6-13 Washington Post:  Capital Business -- Rethinking the design of metro stations
• 5-9-13 Bethesda Now:  Floreen Questions Council’s Commitment To Affordable Housing -- Some of the most affordable rental housing in Bethesda is on the way out and Montgomery County Councilmembers can’t seem to agree on how to create more.
• 5-8-13 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Maryland Holds Open Houses On Purple Line Progress -- The Trade Offs of New Transit Debated along Maryland's Planned Purple Line
• 5-8-13 Gazette.Net:  Capital Crescent Trail gets upgrade
• 5-7-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:   Plainclothes Police to Conduct 'Pedestrian Sting' Series -- Montgomery County police say drivers aren't yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks
• 5-6-13 Washington Post:  Capital Bikeshare possibly underpaid workers, ex-employee alleges
• 5-6-13 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  DoD's BRAC wish hitting brick wall on Capitol Hill
• 5-6-13 Washington Post:  Walter Reed investigates potentially deadly mix-up at medical center pharmacy
• 5-5-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Purple Line Open Houses Planned in Bethesda, Silver Spring -- The proposed 16-mile light rail line would connect Bethesda to New Carrollton
• 5-4-13 Westminster Patch:   Maryland Looks to Buses to Loosen Traffic-tied I-270 -- The Maryland chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state’s roads and transitways a C- rating in its 2011 report on the state’s infrastructure that came out in March
• 5-3-13 Gazette.Net:  Army finds contaminants, not source, at Forest Glen Annex -- Study identifies high levels of chloroform, arsenic
• 5-3-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  USAMRMC’s Work Contributes to Army Earning “Top Innovator” Title
• 5-3-13 Fort Detrick Standard:  Medical Museum to Commemorate Sesquicentennial of Civil War with Living History Program
• 5-2-13 Frederick News-Post:  O'Malley to sign cancer cluster bill into law today
  • 5-2-13 Frederick News-Post:  Developer files $37 million claim with Fort Detrick over contamination claims
• 5-2-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Military Medicine Benefits All
• 5-2-13 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Drop Arm to be Lowered Soon -- On, or about, Monday, May 6, the drop arms at Building 54 and Building 32 (Multi Use Parking Structure) will be in operation. To enter these garages, you must have a proximity card issued by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda Security to open the gate.
• 5-2-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  An Accident Waiting to Happen: Old Georgetown Road & Cordell Avenue -- blog post by Stuart Borman
• 5-2-13 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch:  Purple Line Bridge Over Conn. Ave. Envisioned -- The Maryland Transit Administration has released a few preliminary images of what the Purple Line and Capital Crescent Trail bridges spanning Connecticut Avenue could look like
• 5-2-13 Gaithersburg Patch:  Would Bus Rapid Transit Reduce Gridlock in Montgomery? Weigh In at Public Hearing -- Residents are asked to weigh in on a 79-mile, 10-route bus rapid transit system that aims to relieve congestion for commuter
• 5-2-13 Bethesda Now:  Luxury Bethesda Condo Begins Marketing Campaign
• 5-2-13 Baltimore Sun:  Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md. -- Attrition outpaced new hires in 2012
• 5-2-13 TIME:  Congress: Base Motives
• 5-1-13 Bethesda Now:  Developer Reveals Plan For 300-Foot Towers on Rockville Pike
• 5-1-13 Gazette.Net:  In high-rise heavy White Flint, planners seek to expand green space -- Parking for Wall Park, aquatic center to be relocated, eventually
• 5-1-13 Military Times:  Air Force general appointed to head single military health agency
• 5-1-13 Washington Business Journal:  Washington among top 'American Boomtowns'

 

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