This week in our round-up of must-read posts: Say Something about NPS’s horrible DC public space track record (in contrast, saying less may be more for the 11th St bike lanes). Mostly people from Chevy Chase had the microphone at the Montgomery County listening sessions. CaBi breaks their annual ridership record two months before the end of the year. Maryland budget cuts threaten the state’s bicycle and pedestrian plans. UMD’s proposed parking lots near the future site of its Purple Line station can squander opportunity to create more walkable, and transit-focused development.
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Do Something: The week of November 18, 2024
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • November 22, 2024
This week on Do Something: grumble about the National Park Service; 11th Street bike lanes; what’s wrong with public meetings in Montgomery County; and Georgia Avenue bus lanes.
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Montgomery County was listening, but mostly heard from Chevy Chase
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • November 18, 2024
We looked at who signed up for Montgomery County’s “listening sessions” on a housing proposal and one-third of them came from a single zip code. As many people from zip code 20815, which includes Chevy Chase, signed up for the listening sessions as the next six zip codes combined.
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Bikeshare Beat: CaBi breaks all-time annual ridership record…in October
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • November 20, 2024
Capital Bikeshare recorded a record-breaking 5.2 million rides in 2024, and broke its monthly ridership record for the sixth consecutive month in October.
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Maryland’s bicycling infrastructure plans face unfavorable budget
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by Ethan Goffman (Contributor) • November 19, 2024
Budget tradeoffs put some of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s bigger plans for biking infrastructure at risk, advocates say.
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Proposed UMD parking lots could undermine transit-oriented development plans along Purple Line
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by Steve Hartig • November 21, 2024
Prince George’s County has plans for transit-oriented development along the Purple Line. Why is the University of Maryland proposing more surface parking lots?
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