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June, 2019 News 

• 6-25-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Anderson Reappointed Planning Board Chairman -- Council also picks Partap Verma for vacancy on development advisory panel
• 6-25-19 Washington Post:  House passes amendment to prioritize efforts to combat airplane, helicopter noise -- The amendment was sponsored by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
  • 6-23-19 Washington Post:  Like ‘living in a war zone’: Washington-area residents say increased helicopter traffic is giving them nightmares
• 6-25-19 Maryland Matters blog:  Four Years Later, Death of Red Line Still Angers ‘Car-Free’ Lawmaker
• 6-24-19 Washingtonian Magazine:  LOOK: The Art Planned for Purple Line Stations
  • 6-22-19 Washington Post:  Artists hope Purple Line station designs will inspire wonder and showcase communities
• 6-24-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Health Safety Nonprofit Grades County Hospitals -- In Leapfrog report card, Bethesda's Suburban Hospital gets an A
• 6-21-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of June 24, 2019
• 6-20-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 Open House: June 26 and 27 -- The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is studying options for a new BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) service along MD 355 called FLASH. MCDOT invites you to a public Open House to learn more about FLASH on MD 355 and see the results of the extensive evaluation and preliminary engineering of the alternatives, including ridership, benefits, impacts, and estimated costs.
• 6-20-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Montgomery Co. halts new residential building in some parts of county -- Currently, 13 schools feeding into four of the county’s high school “clusters” are at overcapacity. The high school clusters affected by the moratorium are James Hubert Blake, Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein and Walter Johnson.
  • 6-20-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Residential Building Freeze Covers 12% of County -- Planning Board vote places 1-year moratorium in areas with crowded schools
• 6-20-19 Washington Post:  Jack Evans to resign from Metro board after probe shows he ‘knowingly’ violated rules
  • 6-19-19 Washington Post:  In reversal, Metro chair Jack Evans acknowledges he violated board’s ethics code
  • 6-19-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Metro memo shows ethics violation finding against Jack Evans
• 6-19-19 Washington Post:  Rep. Anthony Brown’s proposals to block Maryland’s toll lane plan die in committee -- Brown’s amendments would have prevented the federal government from approving environmental studies needed to build toll lanes on the Beltway and I-270
  • 6-18-19 Washington Post:  Rep. Anthony G. Brown tries to block federal approval of Hogan toll lanes study -- The amendments also would prevent the Interior Department from transferring ownership of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to the state for another toll lanes project.
• 6-18-19 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA Carderock):  NAVSEA ship experts say history should inform the future in naval shipbuilding expansion
• 6-18-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT -- PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 17-28; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
• 6-18-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Developers Scale Back Apartments in North Bethesda Gateway Project -- Citing ‘market forces,’ plans include adding three-bedroom units at East Village
• 6-17-19 Baltimore Business Journal:  Bethesda North Marriott completes $25M renovation, eyes more conventions
• 6-17-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Court Affirms Planning Board Approval of Bethesda Metro Center Project -- Judge writes concerns with development can be made as reviews progress
• 6-17-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Church Group Envisions Underground Museum for Bethesda Cemetery -- Macedonia Baptist Church continues to press for action on burial grounds
• 6-17-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Man must serve 9 years for murder, manslaughter in Bethesda tunnel fire death
• 6-14-19 Military Times:  DoD council will examine how ‘wholesale’ changes in military health care affect troops’ families
• 6-14-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -- Week of June 17, 2019
• 6-14-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Planning Board Axes ‘Road Diet’ for Capital Crescent Crossing -- Board opts to move trail to crossing with Arlington Road
• 6-13-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Bethesda Chamber Chair Presses County To Improve Business Climate -- Board leader urges end to liquor monopoly, supports governor’s highway widening plan
• 6-13-19 Washington Post:  Maryland will pursue toll lanes on lower part of Interstate 270 first, official says -- Montgomery County leaders say traffic relief is most needed on the upper section of the highway, but the state says toll profits from the lower part are needed to help pay for new lanes on upper I-270
  • 6-13-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Where 1st toll lanes will be built in I-270, Capital Beltway expansion
• 6-12-19 Source of the Spring blog:  Dejá Vu for Silver Spring Commuters as Fencing is Installed
• 6-12-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Executives Knock County’s Economic Development Approach -- Council gets an earful after reaching out to businesses for ideas
• 6-11-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 10-21; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
• 6-11-19 Bethesda Magazine:  County Analyzing Streets for ‘Pedestrian Comfort’ and Safety -- Two-year project will develop a pedestrian master plan, recommend improvements
• 6-11-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Military Flag Returned to Middle Position at Government Center -- LGBTQ Pride flag flying below state flag after flap over pole positions
  • 6-11-19 Montgomery County Government:  Statement by County Executive Marc Elrich on the POW/MIA Flag
  • 6-10-19 WRC/NBC4 TV:  Pride Flag Replaces POW/MIA Flag at Montgomery County Executive Building -- POW/MIA flag to rise again Tuesday
• 6-10-19 SHA NOTICE OF UTILITY RELOCATION AT MD 185 (Conn Ave) @ JONES BRIDGE ROAD
  • 6-10-19 MCDOT:  Intermittent Lane Closures Expected on Connecticut Avenue at Jones Bridge Road
• 6-10-19 Washington Post:  More Washingtonians say drivers are bad than say the same of cyclists, walkers, scooter riders, poll finds
  • 6-7-19 Washington Post:  The car is still king in the Washington region, poll finds
  • 6-7-19 Washington Post:   Nearly 1 in 6 D.C. residents use e-scooters, poll finds
• 6-10-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Elrich, Once Opposed to ICC, Now Embraces It as Option to Beltway Widening -- County executive suggests greater use of Intercounty Connector could eliminate need for Beltway toll lanes
• 6-10-19 Maryland Matters blog:  Frank DeFilippo Commentary: Public-Private Partnerships — Like Something Out of Ayn Rand
• 6-9-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Changes to Montgomery Co.’s dangerous Capital Crescent Trail could become permanent
  • 6-7-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Capital Crescent Trail Safety Improvements Have Reduced Crashes -- $1.4 million project narrows lanes on Little Falls Parkway\
• 6-7-19 Marriott International Headquarters, Downtown Bethesda:  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, Week of June 10, 2019
  • 6-7-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Bethesda Construction Site Rescue Drew Standard, Ample Response, Official Says -- 'We bring a lot of gear not knowing exactly what we’ll need'
• 6-6-19 Montgomery County Sentinel:  Residents say goodbye to the historic Talbot Avenue Bridge
• 6-6-19 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Toll lane construction to widen I-95 picks up; expected to add traffic -- A summer getaway along Interstate 95 in Virginia could include extra backups the next few years now that construction is ramping up on a 10-mile extension of the HOV or toll 95 Express Lanes. Virginia and Transurban, the private builder and operator of the toll lanes, held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday at the Stafford Regional Airport for the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg extension, a project they believe could significantly alleviate some regular backups from Garrisonville Road to the Rappahannock River.
• 6-6-19 MCDOT:  Agenda for JUNE 18, 2019 Montgomery County BRAC Integration Committee (BIC) Meeting
• 6-6-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Planning Commission Gives Thumbs Down to Beltway, I-270 Toll Lanes -- Advisory group wants more transit to be studied as part of environmental review
  • 6-6-19 Montgomery County Planning Board:  The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Provides Position on State’s Recommended Alternatives Retained for Detailed Study for the Interstate 495 and Interstate 270 Managed Lanes Study -- Concerns remain over segmentation, phasing, transit and environment and parkland impacts
• 6-6-19 Maryland Matters blog:  Hogan’s Road Compromise Praised, But Many Critics Remain Skeptical
  • 6-5-19 Washington Post:  Hogan’s plan to add toll lanes to Beltway, I-270 clears key vote — with some changes
  • 6-5-19 Bethesda Magazine:  State Board Advances I-270 Widening, Delays Beltway Plans -- Vote follows calls from Montgomery leaders to delay toll lanes
• 6-5-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Planning Department Supports Changes to Construction Moratorium Policy -- Amendment would allow certain projects despite residential building freeze
• 6-5-19 Washington Post:  Hogan plan to add toll lanes to Beltway, I-270 heads to state panel for key vote
  • 6-4-19 Washington Post:  Who are the sick Marylanders Gov. Hogan accused of craving traffic congestion? -- Commentary by John Kelly
  • 6-4-19 Washington Post:  Monorail advocates say Maryland officials will consider it for I-270
• 6-4-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, JUNE 3-14; CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
• 6-4-19 Maryland Matters blog:  Opinion: No Leadership, No Alternatives, Not Even a Response from MoCo Officials -- Commentary by Emmet Tydings, vice chairman of the Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance
  • 6-4-19 Maryland Matters blog:  Opinion: Beltway Expansion Threatens the American Dream -- Commentary by Aram Sinnreich, associate professor and chair of communications studies at American University
• 6-3-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Montgomery, Prince George’s Leaders Push for Transit Alternatives to Toll Lane Project -- 59 lawmakers from state’s largest legislative delegations call for delay in contract awards
  • 6-3-19 A Miner Detail blog:  County and State officials introduce 7-point ‘multimodal’ congestion relief plan two days before critical Public Works vote
  • 6-3-19 Baltimore Sun:  Maryland lawmakers, advocacy groups urge rejection of Gov. Hogan's toll lanes plan in D.C. suburbs
  • 6-3-19 Baltimore Sun:  Opposition grows to Maryland Gov. Hogan's public-private partnership plan to build toll lanes in D.C. suburbs
  • 6-1-19 Washington Post:  Why is Hogan pursuing toll lanes project despite objections? It’s good politics.
• 6-3-19 Bethesda Magazine:  County Sues Former Economic Development Official Convicted of Stealing Millions -- Restitution sought from Peter Bang, family and associates after embezzlement
• 6-3-19 Bethesda Magazine:  Challenge to Westbard Project Before State Appeals Court -- Neighborhood group contests growth plan around shopping center
• 5-29-19 MCDOT:  MD 355 CROSSING PROJECT: PLANNED LANE CLOSURES, MAY 28 thru JUNE 7 CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTINUES INSIDE METRO STATION
   
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