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May, 2018 News
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- 5-31-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED JUNE 4-8 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Glenbrook Pkwy and Jones Bridge Road
- 5-30-18 Bethesda Magazine: Motorists Will Encounter Triple Lane Closures on Beltway This Weekend -- Construction crews will work on resurfacing highway near Kensington Parkway
- 5-29-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018
- 5-29-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Va. man headed to Md. to face murder charges in Bethesda tunnel house death
- 5-26-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Man Charged With Murder After Fatal House Fire in September -- Investigators found tunnels under home
- 5-24-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Brothers respond to county complaint over fatal Bethesda fire site, tunnels -- The Beckwitts’ property sits about 15 feet back from Danbury and a mile away from the National Institutes of Health and the Walter Reed campus
- 5-29-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Metro’s cash-free bus pilot aims to speed up trips, but some riders worried
- 5-29-18 Multi-Housing News: Affordable Housing Project for Veterans Breaks Ground in DC -- TD Bank has facilitated a $9.5 million construction loan for an adaptive reuse project built on part of a former military building at the Walter Reed Army Base
- 5-25-18 Montgomery Community Media: (VIDEO REPORT) Crews Build Underground Metro Connection in Bethesda
- 5-25-18 Source of the Spring blog: $300,000 Dale Drive pedestrian safety study to begin in July
- 5-25-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018
- 5-25-18 NPR: 'If I Only Had A Magic Wand': Reflecting On Years Spent Working With Wounded Soldiers
- 5-25-18 Washington Post: Some businesses along the Purple Line will get help to survive its construction
- 5-25-18 Association of Defense Communities: Excess Capacity Estimates Likely Inaccurate, GAO Finds
- 5-25-18 Association of Defense Communities: Pentagon CMO Favors Thornberry’s Proposal to Reform Support Agencies
- 5-24-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 29-JUNE 1 on Rockville Pike, NORTHBOUND between Woodmont Ave and Jones Bridge Road
- 5-24-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: REVISED - CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018
- 5-24-18 MCDOT: LOOK OUT for our innovative NEW pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure and learn how to safely navigate these traffic patterns and road markings in Montgomery County
- 5-24-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Community Advocates, Parents Critique ‘Placeholder’ Projects for Local Schools -- County Council uses funds to prevent housing development from stalling in areas with crowded classrooms
- 5-24-18 Washington Post: Tax rate decreases in Montgomery County’s next budget
- 5-24-18 Maryland Daily Record: Panel: Transportation woes hamper Baltimore’s economic development
- 5-24-18 Source of the Spring blog: Medical Museum Science Cafe: “We Saved More Than We Lost” – Remembering Vietnam
- 5-24-18 Bethesda Magazine: Developer Solicits Community Input on Proposal for Bethesda Metro Center Plaza -- Online portal offers information, includes survey
- 5-24-18 Bethesda Magazine: Advisory Panel Urges Significant Changes to Development Designs Near Farm Women’s Market -- Community members raise concerns about open space layout, building mass
- 5-23-18 Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Drivers Should Start Expecting Lane, Sidewalk Closures Around Marriott Construction Site -- Underground utility work is slated to begin on May 30, with demolition to follow
- 5-23-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: ‘Bio-center’ planned for downtown Bethesda -- Developers StonebridgeCarras and the Donohoe Cos. will jointly develop a bio-center in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, to attract life sciences companies to the new co-locating facility
- 5-23-18 Washington Post: Maryland ends E-ZPass fee, taking another step toward ‘all-electronic’ tolling system
- 5-23-18 WAMU 88.5 FM: As The Washington Region Pushes To Land Amazon’s HQ2, Critics Call For Caution
- 5-23-18 Association of Defense Communities: Administration Takes Exception to Defense Bill’s Attempt to Disband Support Agencies
- 5-22-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CORRECTED – DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES: PLANNED MAY 21-24 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
- 5-22-18 Washington Post: Major repaving work to begin on southbound I-270 in Maryland
- 5-22-18 Montgomery County Department of Parks: Community Meeting on Capital Crescent Trail Crossing At Little Falls Parkway
- 5-21-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 21 & 24, 2018
- 5-21-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Dark tunnels, potential Metro safety problems found in new federal inspections
- 5-21-18 Washingotn Business Journal: Exclusive: Montgomery County, emboldened by HQ2, also courting Apple
- 5-21-18 Washington Post: Group of corporate heavyweights pushes for regional toll network
- 5-21-18 Curbed DC real estate blog: Check out The Parks at Walter Reed’s first two residential buildings -- It’s part of the 66-acre redevelopment of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus
- 5-20-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: Silver Spring residents take to the streets to demand safer roads -- About 100 Silver Spring residents took to the streets Sunday for a safety walk with the aim of making the 1-mile stretch of Dale Drive between Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue a little bit safer for neighborhood residents.
- 5-18-18 Purple Line Transit Partners: UPDATE: Lyttonsville Place Bridge Closure -- On or about June 18th the Lyttonsville Place Bridge will be closed for six months to allow Purple Line Transit Constructors to build a replacement bridge
- 5-18-18 Washingtonian Magazine: The Prospect of HQ2 Seems to be Inspiring a Lot of Good Behavior Around Washington -- Developers and governments are getting serious about affordable housing near the areas Amazon's new HQ might land.
- 5-18-18 Joint Base Andrews Gaszette: Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic celebrates 60 years of patient care
- 5-17-18 Montgomery Community Media: Bike Lanes Flourishing Around Montgomery County
- 5-17-18 Bethesda Magazine: County To Gauge Developer Interest in Project on Waverly Garage Property -- MCDOT says mixed-use development could add parking space at the site
- 5-17-18 DC Commute Times: MCDOT to Explore Connecting Shady Grove, Metropolitan Grove
- 5-17-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL: Walter Reed Bethesda Conducts Mass Casualty Exercise
- 5-17-18 Belvoir Eagle: Defense Mapping Agency celebrates 100th anniversary
- 5-16-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: RE-REVISED BLASTING SCHEDULE – CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY MAY 17, 2018
- 5-16-18 Military Times: Lyft is coming to Camp Pendleton, Fort Meade — and soon to a base near you
- 5-16-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: REVISED BLASTING SCHEDULE THIS WEEK – CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 16, 2018
- 5-16-18 WTOP 103.5 FM: More toll lanes from Balto. to Richmond? Business leaders push them to ease traffic jams
- 5-15-18 Bustle.com: Who Is Walter Reed? The Hospital Is Named For A Pathology Pioneer
- 5-14-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 14-18 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
- 5-14-18 Urban Turf.com blog: Massive Mixed-Use Development Planned Adjacent to the Bethesda Farm Women’s Market
- 5-14-18 WAMU 88.5 FM: Rent In The Washington Region Is Already Too High. Would Amazon HQ2 Make It Even Worse?
- 5-14-18 Washington Post: Turning railways into trails has been a boon to outdoor lovers -- The Washington area has miles of paved trails that once were used by train travelers.
- 5-12-18 Washington Post: How can the D.C. region absorb an Amazon headquarters if it can’t cope now with gridlock and housing costs?
- 5-10-18 Washington Post: Purple Line train tests will begin in Maryland in 2020 or after, contractor says
- 5-10-18 Source of the Spring blog: Ride On Set to Begin New Rush Hour Bus Service May 13 -- In addition, the Department of Transportation announced that Route 2 Ride On service will be split into a daily Route 2A and a weekday rush-hour-only Route 2B due reconstruction of the Lyttonsville Place bridge for the Purple Line. From the Silver Spring Transit Center, Route 2A daily service will run along East-West Highway, loop around Lyttonsville, and return to East-West Highway back towards the Silver Spring Transit Center. Route 2B rush hour service will serve the Forest Glen Annex–Fort Detrick commuters to and from the Silver Spring Transit Center along Colesville Road, 16th Street, 2nd Avenue, Linden Lane and Brookville Road, toward the Ride On Operations Center. These changes are expected to continue through the end of 2018, the release said.
- 5-9-18 Bethesda Magazine: Documents Offer More Details About Redevelopment Plan for Auburn Avenue Office Complex -- Proposal for up to 180 housing units in downtown Bethesda heads before county plann
- 5-8-18 Montgomery County Government: MCDOT’s First All-Pedestrian Traffic Signal in Downtown Bethesda Halts Traffic in All Directions for Pedestrians
- 5-8-18 Medical Research.com: Vets with Head Injury More Likely To Develop Dementia
- 5-7-18 Bethesda Magazine: County Planners Approve Initial Plans for Residential Tower on Wisconsin Avenue -- Project would generate more than 100 affordable housing units, some retail space
- 5-7-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: DAYTIME LANE CLOSURES PLANNED MAY 7-11 on Rockville Pike between Woodmont Ave and Chestnut St
- 5-7-18 MCDOT: MD 355 Crossing Project Update: CONTROLLED BLASTS PLANNED FOR MAY 11, 2018
- 5-7-18 Association of Defense Communities: Authority for Closing Smaller Facilities included in Chairman’s Mark of NDAA
- 5-4-18 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM: DISA, OEA saved from congressional scalpel, for now
- 5-3-18 Bethesda Magazinoe: Planning Board Gives Thumbs-Up to Proposal for Expediting Corporate Headquarters Projects -- County officials say measure would smooth Amazon’s arrival if company decides to move in
- 5-3-18 Montgomery County Sentinel: GSA to decide on FDA expansion at White Oak
- 5-3-18 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC JOURNAL: NSAB Encourages Bike to Work Day Participation
- 5-3-18 Bethesda Magazine: Metro Seeks Public’s Thoughts on Ending Turnarounds at Grosvenor-Strathmore Station -- Transit system is taking feedback on the proposed change to provide more service on the Red Line in Montgomery County
- 5-3-18 Association of Defense Communicies: Measuring Effectiveness of Base Closure Could Support DOD’s Case for New Rounds, GAO Concludes
- 5-2-18 Association of Defense Communities: Mixed Report Card: Economic Performance of BRAC 2005 Closure Communities Is Average
- 3-30-18 U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO Report 18-231 -- MILITARY BASES: DOD Should Address Challenges with Communication and Mission Changes to Improve Future Base Realignment and Closure Rounds
- 5-2-18 Bethesda Magazine: Planning Board To Review Another Project on Busy Downtown Bethesda Block -- Proposal calls for up to 441 units and retail space in 200-foot-tall tower
- 5-2-18 American Military News: 126 bases have water contamination linked to cancers and birth defects, Pentagon finds
- 5-2-18 Bethesda Magazine: Twinbrook Quarter Developers Pitch Project Expected To Bring Wegmans to Rockville -- B.F. Saul representatives say development could draw more than 3,450 jobs to site
- 5-1-18 DC Urban Turf: The 3,350 Residential Units Planned for Downtown Bethesda
- 5-1-18 U.S. Department of Defense: Kelley talks unmanned systems, future capabilities, to Carderock workforce -- Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for Unmanned Systems (UxS) Frank Kelley visited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division April 20 to hear about Carderock’s contribution to unmanned systems, aeronautical expertise and legacy of innovation
- 5-1-18 United States Army: Migration to Defense Health Agency to modernize Army medicine, surgeon general says
- 5-1-18 Bethesda Magazine: County Council President Struggles To Detail Successes of Montgomery County Economic Development Corp.
- 5-1-18 Association of Defense Communities: Initiative to Reform Overhead Spending Aims at Wrong Target, Analyst Says
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