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September, 2017 News 

• 9-29-17 Washington Post:  What you need to know about the Purple Line’s construction
  • 9-29-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Some Md. residents call for more notice over Purple Line construction
  • 9-29-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Police Warn People Not To Trespass on Georgetown Branch Trail -- Commander of Bethesda police district says entering trail ‘is a huge safety concern
  • 9-28-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Purple Line Managers Say Public Notification Process Starting, Apologize For Rocky Start -- More details given about tree-cutting, construction process
  • 9-28-17 Washington Post:  Montgomery leaders tell Purple Line project team to work with neighbors
  • 9-28-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery Co. lawmakers: Purple Line construction will be ‘nightmare’
• 9-29-17 Washington Post:  Public-private partnerships are in danger because of the Purple Line legal challenge
• 9-29-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Kensington Produce Stand Cleared Away To Make Space for Tasting Room, Eatery -- Row of retail establishments could include phone store, ice cream shop
• 9-29-17 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  Major changes coming to DoD’s TRICARE system Jan. 1
  • 9-28-17 U.S. Department of Defense:  DoD Leaders Announce TRICARE Interim Final Rule Changes
• 9-29-17 U.S. Government Accountability Office Report GAO-17-791R:  Defense Health Reform: Steps Taken to Plan the Transfer of the Administration of the Military Treatment Facilities to the Defense Health Agency, but Work Remains to Finalize the Plan
• 9-28-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Metro’s Expansion of Red Line Tunnel Water-Proofing Pilot to Cause Service Disruptions -- Track closures planned for weekends in October and November; nighttime single-tracking in Bethesda area
  • 9-27-17 WMATA:  Metro Red Line waterproofing pilot to be expanded amid signs of improvement
• 9-28-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett: White Flint Mall Site Could Be Part of County’s Pitch To Attract Amazon HQ -- County executive tells real estate group that continued economic growth will mean dealing with traffic jams
• 9-28-17 Washington Post:  Silver Spring residents join others who say Purple Line contractor, Maryland officials are ignoring their concerns
  • 9-28-17 Washington Post:  Another electronic roadwork sign hacked with an obscene message, this time in Bethesda
• 9-28-17 Baltimore Business Journal:  'Not just a better suburb': Through food, festivals and music, downtown Columbia tries to become a 'real city'
• 9-27-17 Montgomery County Government:  Leggett, Berliner, Roshdieh Celebrate Pedestrian Safety Improvements with Friends of White Flint and Coalition for Smarter Growth
• 9-27-17 Bethesda Magazine:  State Asks About Benefits, Drawbacks of Privatizing I-270 Maintenance -- Transportation officials query business community about plan to add toll lanes
• 9-27-17 Capital News Service:  Maryland lawmakers move to block Fort Detrick biolab shutdown
• 9-27-17 Multi-Housing News:  Strong Fundamentals Fuel Heavy Development in DC -- Although the metro’s employment growth rate trails the U.S. average, its multifamily market remains among the most vigorous in the country. Young professionals are drawn to the city’s well-paying jobs, pushing up demand for upscale communities in transit-oriented and live-work-play areas.
• 9-26-17 Washington Business Journal:  StonebridgeCarras sets stage for its $300M Bethesda tower
• 9-26-17 Baltimore Business Journal:  Howard County crafting a pitch for Amazon's HQ2
• 9-26-17 MCDOT:  PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS & MOTORISTS URGED TO OBEY SIGNS AND BE CAREFUL AT THE CROSSING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SITE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER METRO STATION IN BETHESDA
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  • 9-26-17 WMATA:  Construction at Medical Center Metrorail Station -- Advisory Effective: 9/26/17 - 12/31/17
• 9-25-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Apex Site Developers Get Permission for Overnight Demolition in October -- County issues 30-day noise waiver for leveling downtown Bethesda building
• 9-25-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery Leaders Say More Details Needed About Hogan’s Highway Widening Plan -- County officials say they didn’t get advance notice about plan to add four lanes to Beltway and I-270
  • 9-25-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery County leader slams Gov. Hogan’s toll lane proposal
• 9-25-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line tree clearing, construction pick up
  • 9-25-17 WJLA/ABC7-TV:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Purple Line tree trimming underway in Montgomery County
  • 9-25-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Vandal Strikes Purple Line Construction -- Police say someone broke through a fence to damage a Caterpillar bulldozer
  • 9-25-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Judge Rejects Legal Request to Block Tree Cutting for Purple Line -- Crews began clearing trees along light-rail route in Silver Spring Monday
  • 9-25-17 WRC/NBC4-TV:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Purple Line Work Closes Popular Trail
  • 9-23-17 Washington Post:  Small-business owners in Purple Line’s path worry about being forced to move
  • 9-21-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Town of Chevy Chase Will Not Appeal Order to Pay Purple Line Advocates’ Attorneys’ Fees -- A judge ordered the town to pay $92,000 in public records case
• 9-24-17 USA TODAY:  Bureaucratic fight could keep DC military hospital from becoming needed trauma center -- A disagreement between the state of Maryland and the federal government is preventing the use of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a Washington-area trauma center
• 9-23-17 Washington Post:  Hogan’s transportation plans refute criticism that he ‘doesn’t sweat the big stuff’
  • 9-22-17 Baltimore Sun:  Under state law, opponents to Hogan's $9B toll lane plan have little recourse
  • 9-23-17 Washington Post:  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan proposes widening the Beltway and I-270 to include 4 toll lanes
  • 9-21-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Hogan Announces Major Project To Add Toll Lanes on I-270, Beltway -- Plan will rely on partnership with private industry, governor said
  • 9-21-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Hogan Proposal for New Toll Lanes on I-270 Turns Heads in Montgomery County -- Some cheer the announcement, while others raise questions
• 9-22-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: Controlled Blasts SEPT 25 & 27
• 9-22-17 Bethesda Magazine:  New Pedestrian Signal Installed at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Crosswalk -- State will activate ‘HAWK’ at end of the month
• 9-21-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Leggett: Montgomery County Will Make ‘Very Competitive’ Amazon Bid as Other Suitors Line Up -- As region’s governments woo commerce giant, county executive says pitch will be sober, business-like
• 9-21-17 Baltimore Sun:  Transportation workforce development to be top priorities for Greater Washington Partnership
  • 9-21-17 Washington Business Journal:  Questions about the Greater Washington Partnership? We have some answers
• 9-20-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Residents want land reserved now for future Montgomery Co. schools
• 9-20-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Resurfacing Project on I-270 Could Cause Lane Closures Through Late Fall -- Work will focus on spur that connects with outer loop of Beltway
  • 9-19-17 Maryland State Highway Admininstration:  MDOT SHA Begins $100 Million I-270 Innovative Congestion Management Project in Montgomery County -- Work Will Add New Lanes on Southbound I-270 at the I-495 Outer Loop Merge
• 9-20-17 Washington Post:  Where We Live -- A look at the hottest communities in Montgomery County, Md.
• 9-20-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Dockless bike-sharing pedals into DC
  • 9-19-17 Washington Post:  Dockless bike-share companies race to Washington
• 9-20-17 Washington Business Journal:  More people leave Greater Washington than move here. And it's getting worse.
• 9-19-17 WAMU 88.5 FN:  To Make Way For Purple Line, Tree Cutting On Popular Trail Can Begin — For Now
• 9-19-17 Baltimore Sun:  Prince George's joins Baltimore in competing for Amazon headquarters
  • 9-19-17 Baltimore Sun:  Baltimore County support sought for $2M state loan for potential Amazon center at Tradepoint
• 9-19-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: Controlled Blast Scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
• 9-19-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Judge Seeks Additional Information in Purple Line Tree Cutting Case -- Removal of trees on Georgetown Branch Trail could begin Wednesday morning
  • 9-19-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line construction moves ahead after judge declines to issue ruling
• 9-19-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Developer Says Marriott Headquarters Likely Will Be Smaller Than Requested Height -- Project rep tells local residents the office tower probably won’t exceed 21 stories
• 9-19-17 Bethesda Magazine:  100 New Condos Could Land on Lawn Next to Friendship Heights Office Building -- Developer looks to construct 16-story condo complex but retain community green space
• 9-19-17 Baltimore Business Journal:  Amazon's HQ2 sends U.S. cities into recruiting overdrive. Here's what's in the works in Baltimore and beyond
  • 9-15-17 Baltimore Business Journal:  Amazon is looking for 8 million s.f. for its 'HQ2'. Here's how big of a footprint that is in Baltimore
• 9-18-17 Washington Business Journal:  Walter Reed's mixed-use centerpiece will rise after a lengthy hospital teardown
• 9-18-17 Montgomery County Council:  White Flint 2 Sector Plan Public Hearing on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m.  Also on Tuesday, September 19: Human trafficking prevention and Bethesda Downtown Master Plan Sectional Map Amendment
• 9-18-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  More Red Line shutdowns possible as Metro expands efforts to plug tunnel leaks -- The additional work would be in a similar area of the Red Line around Medical Center and Bethesda stations, which have some of the worst water issues of anywhere in the system
• 9-18-17 Bethesda Magazine:  It's Official: Fox 5 To Move to Downtown Bethesda in 2021 -- Station intends to sign lease for space in new trophy tower on Apex site
  • Montgomery County Economic Development Corp:  WTTG Fox 5 and WDCA Fox 5 Plus Plan a Bold Move from Washington, D.C. to Montgomery County, MD -- Will Bring Approximately 200 Jobs to New 57,500 SF of Premiere Space in Bethesda
• 9-17-17 Washington Post:  So many bikes have been stolen or vandalized in Baltimore that officials had to halt the bike-share system
• 9-15-17 WDVM-TV (Hagerstown):  (VIDEO REPORT)  Officials urge pedestrians to follow detour signs on MD-355 -- A section of sidewalk is closed on the side of the Metro
  • 9-13-17 MCDOT:  Pedestrians, Cyclists & Motorists Urged to be Careful at the Crossing Project Construction Site at the Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda
• 9-15-17 Baltimore Sun:  Hogan to lobby for bringing Amazon HQ to Baltimore
  • 9-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery County Trying To Lure Amazon -- Officials hope county can land internet giant’s second headquarters
  • 9-13-17 Washingtonian Magazine:  Maryland Needs to Build the Purple Line Quickly if It Has Any Hope of Landing Amazon -- Commentary by Patrick Thornton
  • 9-9-17 New York Times:  Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You
• 9-15-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Proposed Increase in Building Height Cap for Downtown Silver Spring Heads to County Council -- Bill would allow 270-foot buildings in exchange for grocery store, public facilities
• 9-15-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Downtown Silver Spring Bike Network Beginning To Come Together -- Transportation department plans to finish separated bike lanes on Spring and Cedar streets by end of month
• 9-15-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Developers Fine-Tune Plans for Public Fitness, Aquatic Center in Silver Spring -- Planning board expected to hold November hearing on Elizabeth Square proposal
• 9-14-17 WMATA:  Metro proposes changes, seeks public input to streamline bus service and meet ridership demands
• 9-13-17 PBS NewsHour:  How Walter Reed earned his status as a legend and hospital namesake
• 9-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery County Trying To Lure Amazon -- Officials hope county can land internet giant’s second headquarters
  • 9-13-17 Washingtonian Magazine:  Maryland Needs to Build the Purple Line Quickly if It Has Any Hope of Landing Amazon -- Commentary by Patrick Thornton
• 9-13-17 MCDOT:  Pedestrians, Cyclists & Motorists Urged to be Careful at the Crossing Project Construction Site at the Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda
• 9-13-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Residents Continue to Oppose Trail Deal Offered by Ourisman -- Speakers at public hearing say county needs to protect Capital Crescent Trail against encroachment
• 9-12-17 WJLA/ABC7 TV:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Neighbors concerned about wildlife at old Water Reed site
• 9-12-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: Controlled Blast RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
• 9-12-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Berliner: ‘Not wild’ about Purple Line project rollout
  • 9-11-17 Montgomery Community Media:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Berliner Says Hearing in Works for Changes to Purple Line ‘Rules’ (VIDEO)
• 9-12-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Court Orders Town of Chevy Chase To Pay Nearly 100K in Public Records Case -- Town must cover attorneys’ fees for pro-Purple Line group Action Committee for Transit
• 9-12-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Community Groups File Legal Challenge to Development Plan for WMAL Site -- Planning board in June approved 309-home proposal
• 9-11-17 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS):  In a Decade of War, U.S. Military Surgeons Provided More Than 6,000 Humanitarian Surgical Procedures to Afghan Adults
• 9-11-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Public Has Another Chance to Weigh in on Ourisman Bethesda’s Trail Improvement Plans Tuesday -- Honda dealership negotiating with county to keep garage expansion that extends into trail right-of-way
• 9-11-17 Baltimore Business Journal:  Why most of Baltimore's bike share racks are sitting empty
• 9-11-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project Update: LANE CLOSURE – MONDAY, SEPT. 11
• 9-11-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Hogan Offers $500 Million To Fix Metro, But Only if Other Jurisdictions Do the Same -- Montgomery County Council president calls proposal ‘a very positive development’
  • 9-11-17 Washington Post:  Two weeks after saying no more for Metro, Hogan offers $500 million extra if others match it
• 9-11-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Judge Delays Decision on Purple Line Tree Cutting -- Opponents believe large trees are wrongfully being cut down
  • 9-9-17 Washington Post:  Judge postpones decision on tree-cutting along Georgetown Branch Trail
  • 9-9-17 Washington Post:  Some residents, officials complain they’re being kept in dark about Purple Line construction plans
  • 9-8-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Ruling allows tree-clearing to continue for now along Purple Line route
  • 9-8-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  In court filing, Maryland argues for a 2-day delay on Purple Line work
• 9-8-17 WAMU 88.5 FM:  Wiedefeld To Deliver WMATA Funding Warning to Region’s Leaders
• 9-8-17 Washington Post:  Bicyclists learn from bicyclists to break traffic laws. But perhaps the law should learn from them, researcher says
• 9-8-17 Medical Xpress:  PATH and WRAIR announce largest-ever controlled malaria infection
• 9-8-17 Los Angeles Times:  Vast new intelligence haul fuels next phase of fight against Islamic State -- In recent weeks, U.S.-backed ground forces have sent an estimated 30 terabytes of data — equal to nearly two years of nonstop video footage — to the National Media Exploitation Center in Bethesda, Md., a little-known arm of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence.
• 9-8-17 Southern Maryland News / Maryland Independent:  Lt. Gov. visits Indian Head, meets with Military Alliance Council  
• 9-7-17 Washington Business Journal:  Where would Amazon's second HQ fit in Greater Washington?
  • 9-7-17 QUARTZ:  Cities are falling over themselves to be the site of Amazon’s next corporate headquarters
• 9-7-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Purple Line Construction Notification Process Under Fire -- Governor, transportation secretary said rapid start to construction needed due to delays caused by lawsuit
• 9-7-17 Washington Business Journal:  Gov. Larry Hogan's catchphrase makes its way to new Maryland brand campaign -- When Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took office in January 2015, his catch phrase became “We’re open for business.” It soon made its way to road signs that welcome drivers into the state. Now it’s the backbone of a new statewide marketing campaign that aims to present Maryland as an innovation hub and attractive home for businesses.
• 9-6-17 MCDOT:  UPDATED MD 355 Crossing Project This Week: Lane Closures Thursday Night, Friday; Controlled Blast Friday
  • 9-6-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Update: Rockville Pike Lane Closures Scheduled for Thursday Night -- Crosswalk to be installed at Medical Center Metro station in downtown Bethesda
  • 9-4-17 MCDOT:  MD 355 Crossing Project This Week: An overnight lane closure and a controlled blast on Rockville Pike near NIH/NSAB/Walter Reed
• 9-6-17 Washington Post:  Purple Line opponents ask judge to prohibit tree cutting while lawsuit is pending
  • 9-6-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Federal Judge Calls Latest Arguments by Purple Line Opponents a ‘Real Stretch’ -- Says he’ll announce by Friday whether tree clearing can continue on Georgetown Branch Trail
  • 9-6-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Judge gives Purple Line opponents hope in bid to halt construction
  • 9-5-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Purple Line Opponents File New Lawsuit in Controversial Judge’s Court -- Hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon on restraining order to halt construction on light-rail project
• 9-6-17 Bethesda Magazine:  North Bethesda Center Developer Loses Rights to Part of Metro Site -- LCOR still aims to build new apartment complex near White Flint station
• 9-5-17 Washington Post:  School year opens in Maryland with enrollment surge in Montgomery County
• 9-5-17 Homeland Preparedness News:  Cameron begins tenure as new president of National Intelligence University
• 9-5-17 Federal News Radio WFED 1500 AM:  DoD is backing McCain’s BRAC amendment, Thornberry open to BRAC
• 9-6-17 Task & Purpose military and veterans affairs blog:  The Suicide Contagion: How The Effort To Combat Veterans’ Suicide May Be Making It Worse
• 9-5-17 Washington Post:  Georgetown Branch Trail closes for Purple Line construction
  • 9-5-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Popular Md. jogging trail closes as Purple Line construction begins
  • 9-5-17 Bethesda Magazine:  More than 2,000 Sign Petition To Try To Prevent Tree Cutting, Purple Line Construction on Trail -- Town of Chevy Chase says trail shouldn’t be closed without at least 30 days’ notice
  • 9-4-17 Washington Post:  Closure of popular trail for Purple Line sparks community anger and nostalgia
  • 9-4-17 WRC/NBC4 TV:  (VIDEO REPORT)  Opponents Fight Back Against Multi-Year Closure of Georgetown Branch Trail
  • 9-4-17 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Purple Line opponents hope for last-minute stop to Montgomery Co. trail closure
  • 9-3-17 Washington Post:  The Capital Crescent Trail closure is being mismanaged -- Letter to the Editor
• 9-5-17 Stars and Stripes:  Pentagon: Another BRAC could increase forces' combat readiness
  • 9-5-17 Washington Examiner:  Pentagon backs McCain-Reed push for military base closures
• 9-4-17 Washington Post:  Gassing up the time machine for another drive down Rockville Pike -- Commentary by John Kelly
  • 8-27-17 Washington Post:  Pike & Rose is along the middle of Rockville Pike — Mid-Pike, you might say -- Commentary by John Kelly
• 9-2-17 Washington Post:  Behind closed doors, region’s leaders clashed sharply over Metro funding
• 9-1-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Why Isn’t There a Covered Walkway in Front of the Apex Building? -- Readers questioned closed sidewalk on Wisconsin Avenue
  • 8-31-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Police Officers Patrol Closed Sidewalk in Front of Apex Building Construction -- Off-duty officers hired by company gave warnings to pedestrians walking on Wisconsin Avenue
• 9-1-17 Washington Business Journal:  Marriott's new Bethesda HQ will be larger than previously planned
• 9-1-17 Bethesda Magazine:  Two County Council Members Challenge Immediate Closure of Georgetown Branch Trail -- Berliner, Hucker send letter with other questions to Maryland Department of Transportation
• 9-1-17 SIGNAL Magazine:  Technology Leads One Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
   
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