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October, 2016 News 

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• 10-31-16 U.S. Department of Defense:  NEA, DoD Launch Creative Forces Sites Expansion to Increase Art Therapies
• 10-31-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Study Finds Montgomery County Housing More Affordable -- County is bucking a national trend, analyst says
• 10-31-16 Washington Post:  Merger between JBG and Vornado to create Washington’s largest landlord to the federal government
• 10-31-16 DCist blog:  Anacostia Riverwalk Extension Links D.C. Trail To Maryland
• 10-31-16 Bethesda Magazine:  How Many People Ride the Bethesda Circulator?
• 10-31-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Redesign Needed at Site of Fatal Bethesda Crash -- Improvements would make Capital Crescent Trail crossing safe for all: Commentary by Wendy Leibowitz and Richard Hoye
• 10-28-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Local leaders say agreement on dedicated Metro funding possible
• 10-28-16 Washington Post:  The half-baked Bethesda plan -- Commentary by Allison Macfarlane
• 10-28-16 Huffington Post blog:  These Facts About the Pentagon Might Surprise You --  While the Department of Veterans Affairs is indeed failing to meet its duties, the Department of Defense runs the Military Health System for active duty military, retirees, and their dependents, as well as providing a health insurance plan called TRICARE for those who can’t make it to the military hospitals.
• 10-28-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Expect more water main breaks as WSSC replaces pipes
  • 10-27-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Aging, weakening WSSC water pipes get dose of zinc
  • 10-27-16 Washington Post:  WSSC begins installing new water pipes designed to last a century
• 10-27-16 Washington Business Journal:  Potomac ferry study gets federal funding, but the waters ahead may be rough
• 10-27-16 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  NICoE, VA Partner Highlight “Unmasking the Trauma of War” Exhibit
  • 10-25-16 WUSA/CBS9 TV:  New art program helping Wounded Warriors heal
• 10-27-16 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Officials re-open Pence Gate weeks ahead of schedule
• 10-26-16 WAMU 88.5 FM:  D.C. Takes Over Portion Of Walter Reed Campus, Setting Stage For Development
• 10-26-16 Washington Post:  SafeTrack comes to Metro’s oldest and busiest line starting this weekend
• 10-26-16 Washington Post:  How do you ‘rebrand’ D.C. when the public thinks it’s ‘corrupt’ and ‘arrogant’?
• 10-26-16 ECN:  At Molecular Level, Picatinny Arsenal Seeks To Develop Versatile, Transparent Explosives
• 10-25-16 Los Angeles Times:  Obama tells Pentagon to speed up review of California Guard enlistment bonuses
• 10-25-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Fort Belvoir’s main gate reopens after needed intersection work
• 10-24-16 WMATA Advisory:  Medical Center Metro Station: No elevator service beginning October 27 due to rehabilitation
• 10-24-16 Montgomery County Government:  Red Line Passengers Urged to Seek Alternatives During SafeTrack Surge 10 from October 29 to November 22 -- This surge is expected to cause delays on the entire Red Line
  • 10-22-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  WTOP track work guide: 10th surge, Oct. 29-Nov. 22 -- Past 24/7 Metro work zones have led to increased traffic in areas affected by the surge, and this shutdown — of the Red Line tracks between Fort Totten and NoMa-Gallaudet — will result in weeks of significant service cuts along nearly the entire line.
• 10-24-16 Washington Business Journal:  NIH scores bargain-basement rents for new Bethesda office space
• 10-24-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Traffic congestion in DC region to explode in coming years -- Vehicle hours of delay will increase by 24 percent by 2040, according to the projections from the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board released last week
• 10-23-16 Washington Post  Many wonder why Metro would float idea for station closures if proposal wasn’t ‘real’
  • 10-14-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Metro Might Close White Flint Station During Off-Peak Hours -- Rail and bus service needs to close $275 million funding gap
  • 10-12-16 Washington Post:  These stations and bus routes face service cuts if Metro can’t balance its budget
• 10-21-16 Washington Post:  A once nearly all-white school district has a new largest group: Hispanic students -- Montgomery County’s public schools have become increasingly diverse over the years and recently reached a new milestone: Hispanic students are the largest racial or ethnic group
• 10-21-16 Washington Post:  Metro’s failure is not an option -- Commentary by Montgomery county Councilmember Roger Berliner, chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• 10-21-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Governor Hopes To Restore Funding for County’s Corridor Cities Transitway -- Hogan also won't interfere with local jurisdictions creating a tax to help fund Metro and says delaying Purple Line construction would be an “expensive problem”
  • 10-21-16 Frederick News-Post (Capital News Service):  Hogan says Purple Line will turn Metro around
• 10-21-16 Washington Post:  Will we be able to manage outsize metropolitan growth? -- When it comes to growth, transportation, housing and education are the obvious challenges, but some are not so easily predicted
• 10-21-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Clark Enterprises Drops Opposition to Brookfield’s Plans for Bethesda Metro Center -- Company wants high-rise built over an existing building at site
• 10-21-16 Washington Post:  Capital Bikeshare arrives in Fairfax County
• 10-20-16 U.S. Department of Defense:  NSAB Wins SECNAV Energy Achievement Gold
• 10-20-16 Bethesda Magazine:  County Planning Officials Say Bethesda Downtown Plan Can Accommodate Marriott Headquarters -- Plan includes flexibility to handle future development
  • 10-20-16 Washington Business Journal:  Holding onto Marriott was a must-win proposition for Ike Leggett
• 10-20-16 Bethesda Magazine:  As Collisions with Vehicles Surge, County Police Say Pedestrians and Cyclists Must Take Care -- Officials warn public after collisions resulted in a number of serious injuries and a death in the past month
  • 10-20-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Police return to deadly Md. intersection for education campaign
• 10-20-16 Association of Defense Communities:  Expanding Goals of BRAC Could Improve Its Political Prospects, O’Hanlon Says
• 10-20-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Bethesda Downtown Plan Garners Public Support at Second Hearing -- Owners of La Madeleine restaurant among those looking to maximize development potential of their properties
  • 10-19-16 WJLA/ABC7 TV:  Proponents, critics debate major development plan for downtown Bethesda
  • 10-19-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Residents Skewer Bethesda Downtown Plan at Public Hearing -- Too few parks, too tall buildings, too little attention to schools, they say
• 10-20-16 Bethesda Magazine:  How Can the Wisconsin Avenue Building Housing Golden House Survive Bethesda’s Development Boom?
• 10-20-16 Washingtonian:  Would-be Bethesda Condo Buyers Can’t Sell Their Mega Mansions
• 10-20-16 Washington Business Journal:  Westphalia developers aim to avoid foreclosure on massive town center project
• 10-20-16 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Pence Gate re-opening early
• 10-19-16 Washington Business Journal:  Here are the massive changes coming to Walter Reed Medical Center
• 10-19-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking for Universities at Shady Grove’s New Biomedical Sciences Building -- The $162 million project is scheduled to be completed in 2019
• 10-19-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery County’s Speed Camera Profits Fall By $1.6 Million
• 10-19-16 Bethesda Magazine:  County Agreement with Marriott Includes 1,200 Dedicated Parking Spaces -- Company will pay the county to supply the parking in downtown Bethesda
  • 10-18-16 Washington Post:  Marriott to move headquarters to downtown Bethesda with $44 million in incentives
  • 10-18-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Marriott Official Says Company Is Seeking One Site in Downtown Bethesda -- At least three properties could meet the company’s requirements
  • 10-18-16 Montgomery County Gpvernment:  Marriott International announces plan to relocate to Downtown Bethesda -- New state-of-the-art facility in Downtown Bethesda will house about 3,500 corporate jobs and solidify iconic company’s presence in state for decades
  • 10-18-16 Baltimore Business Journal:  Details of Marriott's $44M incentive package to stay in Maryland
  • 10-18-16 Washington Business Journal:  The incentive war: How Marriott's new deal stacks up
• 10-19-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Why is my Metro trip so slow?
• 10-18-16 American College of Surgeons:  Military Surgeons Release Largest Report of U.S. Military Humanitarian Medical Care Delivered in Afghanistan
• 10-18-16 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  (AUDIO REPORT)  Adm. John Richardson: Improving the health of the Navy’s civilian workforce
• 10-18-16 WUSA/CBS9 TV:  Cyclists call for traffic control at deadly Bethesda trail crossing
• 10-18-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Purple Line Lawsuit Plaintiffs Ask Army Corps of Engineers To Reject Project’s Environmental Permit Request -- The Chevy Chase residents’ legal challenge has not delayed transit project, according to deputy project director
• 10-18-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Nature as treatment? Road to healing PTSD is Green
• 10-18-16 U.S. Department of Defense:  Armed With Science -- Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC} and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Team Up to Launch Joint West Africa Research Group in Nigeria
• 10-17-16 DCist blog:  This Massive Pool In Bethesda Is Made For Model Ships
  • 10-17-16 SIGNAL Magazine:  Blog: Surfing USA in the Name of Science
• 10-17-16 Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation:  SFDC partners with Fairfax County to secure $400,000 federal grant in order to support transit oriented development (“TOD”) on Richmond Highway
• 10-17-16 Harford County Dagger:  Harford County Public Schools Awarded $1.5 Million Grant for Digital Conversion at Military-Connected Schools
• 10-16-16 Baltimore Sun/Harford Aegis:  Editorial: 'A big win' for Harford comes with a word of caution
• 10-14-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Capital Crescent Trail Work Scheduled -- Insect-infested trees to be removed and lanes to be striped
• 10-14-16 Bethesda Magazine:  MCPS Superintendent Recommends Elementary School Assignments for New Kensington Middle School -- Building is scheduled to open next year to alleviate overcrowding at Westland Middle
• 10-14-16 Bethesda Magazine:  At Least 100 Expected To Testify About Bethesda Sector Plan -- County Council to hold three public hearings next week
• 10-14-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Metro Might Close White Flint Station During Off-Peak Hours -- Rail and bus service needs to close $275 million funding gap
  • 10-12-16 Washington Post:  These stations and bus routes face service cuts if Metro can’t balance its budget
• 10-14-16 Frederick News-Post:  I-270, U.S. 15 considered high priorities for local transportation projects
• 10-14-16 Fort Detrick Standard:  The Standard Bids Farewell
  • 10-10-16 Frederick News-Post:  Fort Detrick's newspaper becoming online-only publication
• 10-13-16 Bethesda Magazine:  White Flint Western Workaround Scheduled To Start Construction Next Month -- The project will realign roads to create a street grid near Pike & Rose
• 10-13-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro fare hikes remain option to close $275M budget gap
  • 10-13-16 ROLL CALL:  Metro Bypasses Congress, Looks to States to Plug Funding Gap -- Fare hikes, service cuts ruled out to address $275 million shortfall
  • 10-13-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Region’s leaders discuss possible sales tax to fund Metro
  • 10-12-16 Washington Post:  Region’s leaders split over 1-cent regional sales tax to pay for Metro
  • 10-12-16 Baltimore Sun:  Hogan reluctant to bail out Washington Metro: 'We can't throw good money after bad'
• 10-13-16 Montgomery County Sentinel:  Purple Line on chopping block again
• 10-13-16 Montgomery County Sentinel:  Rockville ponders BRT on Veirs Mill Road
• 10-13-16 Baltimore Sun/Harford Aegis:  Commuter bus starts rolling between Baltimore and Aberdeen Proving Ground
• 10-13-16 Baltimore Business Journal:  This map shows where Baltimore is planning to install bike rental stations
• 10-13-16 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  With electronic health record on the way, DHA expands what it means to be ‘interoperable’
  • 10-13-16 FCW.com:  DHA director touts 'more complete' DOD health record
• 10-13-16 Fort Belvoir Eagle:  Road closures set for new access control point construction
• 10-12-16 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Schuh appoints first Anne Arundel transit director
• 10-12-16 Bethesda Magazine:  How Does Alert Montgomery Decide What To Notify Residents About -- The alert system sends out about 700 notifications about significant traffic, police and weather events each year
• 10-11-16 Bethesda Magazine:  County Leaders Warn Hogan, Rahn About Negative Effects of Delaying Corridor Cities Transitway Funding -- State said it had cut funding for the bus rapid transit project due to declining gas tax projections
• 10-11-16 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Metro Paints Dark Financial Picture, Raises Possibility Of Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
• 10-11-16 Baltimore Business Week:  Baltimore's first bike share stations will open on Oct. 28
• 10-11-16 Washington Post:  In Washington, vertical living is on the rise
• 10-10-16 Bethesda Magazine:  County Completes Newest Bike Lane Project in North Bethesda -- Another Bethesda project is nearly finished, while separated bike lanes proposed for downtown Silver Spring await final state approvals
• 10-10-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Chili’s Closes in North Bethesda -- Restaurant closed because the building is being demolished, according to a note posted on the door
• 10-10-16 Petersburg (VA) Progress-Index:  Army changing way it manages its installations
• 10-10-16 Washington Business Journal:  How Maryland's biotech cluster compares to other regions around the country
• 10-10-16 Washington Business Journal:  The Army's future battlefield: Drone-killing laser tanks, armed robots and loitering missiles
• 10-8-16 Norfolk Virginian-Pilot:  Navy plans to identify threat of sea level rise in Hampton Roads and how flooding affects areas around a base
• 10-7-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery, Frederick officials want to revive plans to widen 270
• 10-7-16 Maryland Capital Gazette:  Anne Arundel Medical Center uses new approach to treating breast cancer -- AAMC has "robust research program," she said. During national trials, the hospital conducts its own research and collaborates with Walter Reed's Breast Care and Research Center of Excellence.
• 10-6-16 Maryland Capital Gazette:  How Fort Meade's new 'city manager' is tackling the base's continuing growth
• 10-6-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett Opposes Increases to Commercial Development Impact Taxes -- County Council committee weighs taxes that support transportation projects
• 10-6-16 Baltimore Sun/Harford Aegis:  Federal $1 million grant to be used for soil contamination studies at former Bainbridge naval base
• 10-6-16 NSA Bethesda/Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  New Outdoor Space Aims to Use Nature to Aid Healing
• 10-6-16 Military.com:  Army Chief Calls for Joint Basing Review
• 10-5-16 Washingtonian Magazine:  Metrorail Is So Bad We’re Actually Excited to Ride the Bus Again -- In a year of bad transit news, the region is home to one winning innovation -- Commentary by Dan Reed
• 10-5-16 Washington Post:  After a war wound and long wait, a quadruple amputee gets new arms — and a new life
• 10-4-16 Washington Post:  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan delays funding for transitway in upper Montgomery
• 10-4-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Berliner Seeks Zoning ‘Resource Officer’ To Explain Process -- Says residents need a guide on how to participate in land-use decisions
  • 10-4-16 Washington Post: Berliner proposes ‘resource officer’ to help Montgomery residents in zoning process
• 10-4-16 BISNOW Real Estate News:  How The Presidential Election Affects DC's Office Market
• 10-4-16 New York Times:  A Maryland County Tries to Tame a Stretch of Suburban Sprawl
• 10-4-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Fort Belvoir's Pence Gate will close for U.S. 1 widening project
  • 6-27-15 WTOP 103.5 FM:  (PHOTO GALLERY)  Big change coming to U.S. Route 1 in Fort Belvoir
• 10-4-16 Bethesda Magazine:  Demolition Underway for Second Gallery Bethesda Building -- Luxury apartment building is second of project’s three parts
• 10-3-16 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  New bus from Baltimore to Aberdeen Proving Ground -- A new commuter bus route is being rolled out from Baltimore to Aberdeen Proving Ground
• 10-2-16 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Transit upgrades to improve bus ride experience -- Area transit upgrades, made possible through a federal grant, include bus stops with real time arrival information and faster trips through intersections where traffic signals give buses priority.
  
  
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