Transportation
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MoCo’s Sierra Club: It’s not about the trees, it’s about the control
Read more: MoCo’s Sierra Club: It’s not about the trees, it’s about the controlYou’re a Clarksburg parent of two young children. You spend your first 20-minute commute dropping them off at Snowden Farm Elementary School, and now you start your next 60-minute commute into Tyson’s Corner (total 80 minutes). After a day of “work” (in the DC sense of the word), you start your 75-minute commute back to…
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We Don’t Build Bridges Anymore – And It is Crushing the DMV Region
Read more: We Don’t Build Bridges Anymore – And It is Crushing the DMV RegionThe District-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region suffers from a paralysis. Bridge-building paralysis, specifically. In the year 2023, the region’s top traffic bottlenecks stem from a lack of bridges and options to cross water. Don’t let any local politician fool you. The issue is no new bridges. Getting across a river is like crossing a gauntlet for millions…
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Equity Emphasis Areas Are Still Technocratic Top-Down Central Planning — And It Doesn’t Work for MoCo
Read more: Equity Emphasis Areas Are Still Technocratic Top-Down Central Planning — And It Doesn’t Work for MoCoThe Metro Washington Area’s “Council of Governments” (MWCOG or just COG) is a regional body that says on its “About Us” page / shadow box that it is: the one place in metropolitan Washington that regularly brings leaders together to develop solutions to the region’s major challenges. But has it developed solutions to the region’s major…
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Cobalt Red: Is MoCo Government’s Obsession with Promoting Electric Vehicles Helping Fuel the Congo’s Cobalt Mining Tragedies?
Read more: Cobalt Red: Is MoCo Government’s Obsession with Promoting Electric Vehicles Helping Fuel the Congo’s Cobalt Mining Tragedies?Did you know? “Zero-Emissions Vehicles are an important part of Montgomery County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% by 2027 and 100% by 2035.” broadcasts the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection website. “The goals of the county’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle initiatives are to increase use of EVs by both residents…