Working under the auspices of Project Lightbulb, AmeriCorps has installed energy-saving devices in 1,700 homes in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in Baltimore during the past two years. The upgrades come free of charge, thanks to grants from the Abell Foundation, Maryland Energy Administration, Baltimore Community Foundation and the Stullman Foundation.
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February 7, 2010
AmeriCorps installing energy efficient devices in Baltimore rowhouses
February 4, 2010
Fenty approval rating slips to 42%
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s approval rating has plummeted over the past two years, with support eroding in all parts of the city and across demographic groups, particularly among African Americans, according to a new Washington Post poll. The numbers stand in stark contrast to how people feel about their city: District residents give higher ratings for their neighborhoods and the quality of key city services than they have at any point in Post polling over the past 20 years.
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February 3, 2010
Planners look at opportunities for parks in Silver Spring
Little did county planners know that when a half acre of temporary artificial turf was removed from Silver Spring in 2008, residents would be outraged to suddenly find their downtown devoid of green space, fake or not. Now those planners are resuming a project to identify areas for more green space in downtown Silver Spring.ply
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Residents want more pedestrian-friendly Silver Spring
As residents grow more concerned with pedestrian safety in downtown Silver Spring following two pedestrian deaths in recent months, state transportation officials are undergoing a $1 million project to improve several busy intersections. To present the project’s plans, SHA officials met last week with residents who responded with a laundry list of pedestrian-related demands in what they say is an increasingly dangerous area for pedestrians.
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Montgomery leaders speak up in support of Corridor Cities Transitway
State and county leaders renewed their push for the Corridor Cities Transitway, telling a roomful of developers and real estate executives that the 14-mile mass transit line between Shady Grove and Clarksburg will be an essential conduit in Montgomery County’s transformation from a suburban, bedroom community to an urban enclave of more than 1 million residents.
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Study says roads can handle Gaithersburg Science City
The Montgomery County Council’s top traffic expert says that the proposed 900-acre live-work research hub between Gaithersburg and Rockville will be able to hold 20 million square feet of laboratory, office and retail space without breaching county thresholds for traffic congestion.
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White Flint redevelopment will require $900 million in new infrastructure
Montgomery County Council members are working to figure out how to pay for nearly $900 million in infrastructure improvements to prepare for the 9,800 new homes and nearly 6 million square feet of commercial space that could be coming to White Flint over the next 30 years. The strategies include: impact taxes, one-time assessments on builders made when permits are issued; excise taxes, such as those on fuel or parking; development districts, which would tax properties within a designated area; tax increment financing, a mechanism to pay for projects with future tax revenue; and bonds, according to council documents.
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MacArthur Blvd in MoCo to see improved cycling paths
Yellow signs along MacArthur Boulevard gently remind drivers to “share the road” with bicyclists. But some Glen Echo, Cabin John and Potomac residents are hoping that that will be easier to do once a hiker/biker path and road space for cyclists is installed along a 7.3-mile stretch of the highway.
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Columbia downtown plan adopted by Howard County
The legal framework for a three-decade plan to transform central Columbia - from an auto-dominated, disconnected series of aging buildings and a shopping mall into a lively urban downtown - was unanimously approved late Monday by the Howard County Council.
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January 28, 2010
Virginia receives high-speed rail grant
After months of speculation about which states will get funding from the Federal Railroad Administration to begin construction on new high-speed corridors, the news is in. As has been expected, California, Florida, and Illinois are the big winners, with more than one billion in spending proposed for each. Virginia received a smaller grant to build eleven miles of new track between Richmond and Washington that will form the first segment of the region’s plans for 110 mph service.
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